Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Ernie Sander. Ernie is a senior strategist at Pioneering Collective, a communications agency that provides executive PR, thought leadership, coaching and networking to transform leaders’ hard-earned wisdom into heavyweight impact.

Gary Frey has served as president of four successful companies, including Bizjournals.com, a business news portal which he helped transform from a three-person organization to a $100 million company. He has done two turnarounds and held executive positions in two Fortune 100 companies.

Fabrice Desmarescaux works with CEOs and their teams to help them reach higher levels of performance and consciousness. A former partner at McKinsey & Company, Fabrice has practiced meditation, taught yoga, and led spiritual retreats for two decades.

Park Howell is known as The World’s Most Industrious Storyteller having grown purpose-driven brands by as much as 600 percent. He is a 35+ year veteran of the advertising industry and hosts the popular weekly Business of Story podcast, author of Brand Bewitchery, and co-authored The Narrative Gym for Business.

Otis McGregor leads Tribe and Purpose as the principal leadership and success coach. With decades of experience as a leader, coach, and team member, Otis embodies the values and principles of Tribes and Purposes. He is driven both by these values. Better leaders and tribes create better organizations, and a better world.

Thom Singer is a keynote speaker and professional EmCee who combines a robust mix of actionable content with a high-energy delivery style. He is the author of twelve books on the power of business relationships, networking, presentations skills, legal marketing, and entrepreneurship.

Donna Serdula and her team of over 40 writers have helped thousands of executives, entrepreneurs, sales stars, business leaders, and professionals from around the world create professionally branded LinkedIn profiles.

Dr. Nadia Brown helps women learn to play the career game in business to advance their careers and professions. When it comes to sales, women come to her timid and shaky about going after the money – they leave her strategic, strong, emboldened, and most importantly, paid.

Mandy Harvey is a leader in the field of trauma healing as well as an in-demand inspirational speaker. She specializes as a healing guide for highly sensitive, overachieving leaders who are ready to transform their physical and emotional pain into purpose.

Will Scott is the author of The Culture Fix & The Gift of Culture, and founded The Culture Fix Academy and has helped hundreds of businesses fulfill their corporate culture dreams. He leads workshops and speaks regularly using his Alive, Thrive & Drive methodology and is host of The Culture Fix podcast.

Tutti Taygerly is an executive leadership coach and professional speaker, supporting CEOs and tech leaders to embrace their unique leadership style to achieve professional impact. She’s previously spent 22 years as a design leader at design firms, startups, and large companies including Disney and Facebook.

Being the Founder for Salomé Trambach Leadership Coaching & Training, she provides coaching and advice to leaders & entrepreneurs by elevating and empowering them so they can create more of an impact in life. Salomé has dedicated herself and her vision as a leader who engages in projects with a committed attitude.

Erik Jensen has been a business owner since the age of 14, when he formerly operated a national juggling business that took him and his brother around the country. Now the Chief Strategy Officer at Predictive ROI, Erik developed the podcasting strategy that made the agency over $2M, which was featured in the book Profitable Podcasting.

After serving as a Marine Corps officer, Angie led in pharmaceutical sales for Merck and Pfizer. She’s been a special advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on diversity initiatives, and engages routinely with boards and organizations to drive performance.

Andrew Bartlow has 25 years of Human Resources and Talent Management experience at organizations across a wide spectrum of sizes, maturity stages, and industries. He is the co-author of “Scaling for Success: People Priorities for High Growth Organizations,” has a master’s degree from the top program in his field, and has been CECP, SPHR, Six Sigma, and executive coaching certified.

Rich LeBrun is the founder and CEO of LeBrun Advisory group Inc. and owner in the Franchise Consulting Company, working with clients around the US and many parts of the world. Rich is an author of “What’s My Next Move”. Rich is a certified franchise broker (CFB) and commercial investment manager (CCIM).

Nils Vinje accelerated from individual contributor to Vice President in 30 months. Every team he ran became a high-performing team. The process behind how he did this formed the foundation of his leadership coaching. Once Nils’ clients started using his playbook, the results were remarkable.

Over two decades, Michael served in leadership roles at the White House, FBI, U.S. Department of Justice, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He was often called upon to start up high-profile offices and initiatives.

Jeff is President & CEO at GoalSpan, a performance management software as a service and consulting company in the San Francisco Bay Area. He founded GoalSpan in 2008, where his team has been assisting SMBs to improve performance and workforce alignment since.

Derrick Kinney is changing how you feel about money. He believes money is not bad and good people should have more of it. After applying these proven principles with thousands of clients, Kinney sold his multimillion-dollar business to teach these success steps to you.

Dave possesses more than 25 years of strategic public relations experience dealing with a wide array of adverse public events. Starting as a U.S. Navy Public Affairs Officer and later as a Corporate Chief Marketing Officer and Non-Profit President, he excels in…

Heather helps top global leaders show up, speak up, and inspire action in a changing world. She focuses on fostering unmuted communication cultures where every voice is heard, resulting in greater inclusion, innovation and efficiency across remote and global teams.

Michael K. Sahota, CEC, controversial thought leader and keynote speaker revealing the truth of organizational realities and what it takes to create high performance. Michael is the founder and CEO of SHIFT314 Inc – a leadership training and consulting organization, specializing in new ways of working, Agile, Digital, Lean and Evolutionary Leadership.

Don Joseph Goewey is the Executive Director of the Center for Spiritual Exchange, the official archive for the works of Anthony De Mello. Don is the editor of a new book entitled Stop Fixing Yourself / Awake Up, All is Well, based on Anthony DeMello’s practical spirituality (released by Beyond Words/Simon & Schuster in April, 2021).

As a strategic advisor and leadership coach, Nicole Jansen has been empowering business leaders and entrepreneurs for over 30 years. Her vast experience in business, leadership and human behavior has uniquely equipped her to bring out the best in others.

When it comes to executive transitions, Navid Nazemian speaks with an authority that is grounded in research and complemented by authentically demonstrated experience. His ICF accredited coach education took him on a three year journey across three continents in Europe, Africa and America.

David as the President of Life Is Now, he helps clients gain the confidence and find the right mindset to increase their revenue, turning their endeavors into seven- and eight-figure ventures.

Mark Grainger is the Co-Founder of BigImactHQ – Providing more income, impact & influence for women experts who love to speak. Their “Speak Your Path To Cash” system has helped their clients generate over $51 Million in revenue for their own businesses.

Dr. Cheryl Wood is an international motivational speaker, best-selling author, and master speaker development coach for women. She is committed to empowering and equipping women with the tools to courageously share their unique voice, their story, and their subject matter expertise.

Michael F. Schein is the founder and president of MicroFame Media, a company that specializes in making idea-based companies famous in their fields. Some of his clients have included eBay, Magento, The Medici Group, University of Pennsylvania, Gordon College, University of California Irvine, United Methodist Publishing House, Ricoh, LinkedIn, and Citrix.

Drawing on his 25-year career in the Royal Air Force, Peter Docker has spent over 14 years partnering with businesses around the world and encouraging them to Lead from the Jumpseat. Co-author of “Find Your Why,” and a founding Igniter at Simon Sinek, Inc., he continues to deliver the message that leadership is about lifting others up so that, when the time is right, they can take the lead.

Benjamin Easter is the Founder and Head Coach at Lucid Shift Coaching where he helps freedom-seekers to develop the resources, strategies, and mindsets they need to build authentic businesses so that they can experience more meaning, fulfillment, and impact.

Jessica Blasingame is a CPA who specializes in financial services for creative entrepreneurs. She founded Beam Financial Group after working a corporate accounting gig that eventually took a toll on her health. She initially left accounting altogether and worked as a certified health coach and yoga teacher. Jessica came full circle when her health coaching clients and colleagues started asking her questions about their business finances.

Arthur Woods is a social entrepreneur, LGBTQ+ advocate working at the intersection of equity and technology. He is the author of the up & coming book Hiring for Diversity and most recently co-founded Mathison, a venture-backed technological platform equipping employers with all they need to manage their diversity hiring efforts.

Emily Ransone loves to say she is enjoying a very multi-faceted career these days. As a business owner, EOS® Implementer (business coach), Peer Group Facilitator with Twelve Mavens, published author, sought-after speaker and workshop facilitator, and active community volunteer, Emily has developed a passion for helping clients, friends and colleagues get more of what they want from life.

Drew Hitchcock is the Owner of a YouTube Strategy Agency, focused on helping Authors, Speakers, and Entrepreneurs grow their audience and vision on YouTube. Drew has been featured in Forbes as well as the Evan Carmichael YouTube Channel. He is a guest instructor for Evan Carmichael’s Movement Makers and Brandlytics Programs.

Len Herstein has over 30 years of experience in business and brand marketing. Prior to founding his marketing and events company (ManageCamp Inc.), Len innovated, managed, and grew brands for major consumer packaged goods marketers, including Coca-Cola, The Campbell Soup Company, and Nabisco. Since 2015, Len has served as a Reserve Deputy Sheriff in Douglas County, Colorado.

LaTonya Wilkins is the founder of The Change Coaches and Author of Leading Below the Surface. She partners with executives, upwardly mobile professionals, and teams to build cultures of belonging through highly customized coaching and learning experiences. She is a sought-after keynote speaker and has inspired audiences all over the world. She built her career working in HR, talent management and learning & development at Fortune 500 companies before teaching and taking on progressive leadership roles at the University of Illinois’ Gies College of Business.

Dan Hill, PhD, is the author of nine books, including Emotionomics, which was an Advertising Age top 10 must-read selection and features a foreword by Sam Simon, co-creator of The Simpsons. In 1998, Dan founded Sensory Logic, Inc. whose clients represent over 50% of the world’s top 100 advertisers. Dan pioneered the use of facial coding in business to capture and quantify consumer responses and has 7 U.S. patents for scoring methods for the tool The Economist has dubbed central to the “emerging facial-industrial complex.”

Patricia Fripp helps leaders, engineers, and technical experts develop presentations that drive results. She is a Hall of Fame keynote speaker, executive speech coach, and sales presentation skills expert. Her online learning program, FrippVT.com Powerful, Persuasive Presentations, is embraced as a “must-have” by speakers and companies worldwide. Kiplinger’s Personal Finance wrote that learning presentation skills from Patricia Fripp is one of the best ways to invest in you.

Laurie Sudbrink is a leadership expert and author and has seen effective leadership that makes people want to step up and do more. She has also seen down-right terrible leadership that only inspires people to tell stories of the monstrous boss they have! Laurie developed the GRIT® system (Generosity, Respect, Integrity and Truth), which has participants to take control of their own happiness and productivity at work.

Jennifer Love is a wealth philosopher, money therapist and the founding CEO of The Living Wealthy Institute. She is a sought after advisor to world leaders and an international speaker, author and educator weaving the aspects of our humanity into her garden conversation about the nature of wealth.

Finka Jerkovic is an author, international speaker, workshop leader and coach. As President of FINKA Communications Inc., she consults with clients in areas of personal branding, leadership, sales, client experience and employee engagement. She brings over two decades of experience in corporate Canada in the financial services industry, with an expertise in sales, leadership, communication, and coaching.

Pamela Hackett has advised, led, and supported people through major change within some of the world’s most prominent companies and brands throughout her 35 years in management consulting. She is the Global CEO of the international consultancy Proudfoot. Hackett is on a quest to help all companies build engagement.

Ms. Brown forged a New Era in Publishing® in 1994 by launching a fiercely independent publishing house with an innovative business model that is now recognized by the industry as The First Hybrid Publisher. Milli Brown’s commitment to authors–building successful relationships and developing award-winning books for those who wish to retain the rights to their intellectual property—is the cornerstone of her company.

Elaine Bennett’s name may sound familiar. She is an award-winning speechwriter and definitely not the lady from Seinfeld, whose last name was Benes. Elaine is a strategic messaging consultant. She advises clients from Fortune 50 CEOs to entrepreneurs on their messaging. She also creates and delivers trainings on how to improve the writing of everything from internal communications to speeches.

Meredith Bell is co-founder and President of Performance Support Systems, a global software company providing assessment and development tools for the workplace. Their award-winning software and books guide leaders and team members to make the shift from KNOWING to DOING. The result is permanent improvements in the way people interact with each other.

Vikrant Shaurya is the CEO and founder of BestsellingBook.com and is also a bestselling author. Back in 2017, Vikrant wrote P.O.W.E.R: The Success Mantra, which became a number one bestseller in one of the most competitive categories on Amazon, the Entrepreneurship category. It basically talks about how success has a lot to do with loving your job. Vikrant’s latest book How to Write a Bestseller came out in 2020 and it became a number one bestseller in the electronic publishing category.

Sean Ryan is a world-renowned business consultant, speaker, trainer and executive coach. As the founder of Whitewater International Consulting, he has worked internationally with companies such as Disney, Nucor Steel, FedEx and Nestle Waters of North America/Perrier Group of America. With more than two decades of industry experience, Sean is highly regarded for his ability to guide organizations through complex transformational change in what he describes as “a world of perpetual whitewater.”

Matthew R Mottola is a leading voice and entrepreneur building the ‘Human Cloud’, the remote and independent model of work that over half the US workforce will transition to within the next five years. As the author of #1 New Release The Human Cloud, he sets the standard for the Future of Work. As the CEO of Venture L, he enables freelancers and clients to execute remote outcomes at scale.

Major General Robert W. Mixon, Jr. has achieved over three decades of extraordinary leadership success in diverse organizations, including the United States Army where he commanded the 7th Infantry Division and Fort Carson, Colorado prior to his retirement in 2007. Subsequently, he served in executive leadership positions in both for-profit and not-for-profit companies prior to starting his own leadership company, Level Five Associates, in 2014.

After 20+ years in the digital marketing industry, Janet’s seen some things. She combines her love for entrepreneurship, communication, leadership, and community to offer approachable and real-world ways to deepen engagement in the workplace through mindfulness-based emotional intelligence.

Ford Saeks, CSP, CPAE – Hall of Fame Speaker, is a founding member and past chair of NSA’s Million Dollar Speakers Group, he runs his own 7-figure speaking business, and has helped many well-known professional speakers, past presidents, CSP’s, CPAE’s, authors and consultants grow their businesses. From start-ups to Fortune 500’s, Saeks is widely recognized as a Business Growth Innovator.

Erin Jewell, is an Executive Mindset and Performance Growth Coach, an International Speaker and a Professor of Leadership at Villanova University. She has over 20 years of leadership experience in the healthcare sector at fortune 500 companies like Pfizer, Boston Scientific, and Medtronic, and was the founder of her own healthcare Start-Up.

Television host and charity fundraiser Pari Livermore is one of the nation’s most famous matchmakers. She is the author of, “How to Marry a Fabulous Man” and is best known as the host of Everybody’s Angels. She is often referred to as the Robin Hood of Matchmaking. Her matchmaking fees are contributed to non-profit organizations. Pari is currently raising funds for California Education.

Dr. Garland Vance is an author, speaker, coach, and consultant. He cofounded AdVance Leadership to help overwhelmed influencers and leaders live with purpose, productivity, and peace. He is the author of Gettin’ (un)Busy, which Forbes named as “one of the seven books everyone on your team should read.” He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee with his wife of twenty years, Dorothy, their three kids and turtle.

CPAE Dan Clark is founder and CEO of a multi-million dollar international communications company; University Professor; High Performance Business Coach; Alumnus of the University of Utah (Psychology); Podcast Host; Gold Record Songwriter; Film Maker; an Award Winning Athlete who fought his way back from a paralyzing injury that cut short his football career; New York Times Best Selling Author of 36 books; a primary contributing author to the Chicken Soup For The Soul series; and was named 2012 Utah Father of the Year.

Atholl Duncan is an evangelist for change in the post-COVID world of business. He is Chair of Black Isle Group, a group of leadership performance development specialists. Atholl is an executive coach. His new book is, “Leaders in Lockdown: Inside Stories of COVID-19 and the New World of Business.”

Dr. Joli Hamilton is a research psychologist, best-selling author, TEDx speaker, and AASECT (pronounced ay-sect) certified sex educator. She has spent the past two decades balancing a wild entrepreneurial spirit with a deep desire to have a secure, passionate partner (and she raised 7 kids along the way!). Dr. Joli is committed to helping people create sustainable, soul-nourishing relationships without sacrificing their career dreams.

Tim Ash is an acknowledged authority on evolutionary psychology and digital marketing. He is a sought-after international keynote speaker, and the bestselling author of, “Unleash Your Primal Brain.” Tim has been mentioned by Forbes as a Top-10 Online Marketing Expert, and by Entrepreneur Magazine as an Online Marketing Influencer To Watch.

Dr. Mary Kelly improves profit growth. As an economist, corporate strategist, former Navy intelligence officer, and leadership development expert, Mary translates economic data into relevant information that business leaders can use to make the right decisions and grow their organizations.

Mark Butler is the founder of the accounting startup Let’s Do the Books, as well as the bookkeeper, CFO, and confidante to top online entrepreneurs like Brooke Castillo. Before working in finance, Mark co-founded three online businesses that brought in close to $2 million in total revenue. Today, Mark combines his business savvy with his certification in life coaching to help business owners take control of their finances and work through the shame and anxiety that almost always comes up when dealing with money.

Elie Dagher is a Lebanese entrepreneur, business coach, and founder of Lead From Within. In the last couple of years, Elie has been invited as a guest teacher in universities and start-up incubators in the US and the Middle East (of which for example Columbia University). He has also been coaching high-achieving professionals and entrepreneurs since 2016, ranging from CEOs to mid-managers from companies such as Facebook, Goldman Sachs, BCG.

Ed Tate is an award-winning international keynote speaker, trainer, and author. To date, he has spoken professionally in 50 states, 25 countries, and on five continents. Using the principles he teaches, Ed Tate won the “American Idol of Public Speaking”. He became the 2000 World Champion of Public Speaking – Toastmasters International’s most prestigious speaking award among its 357,000+ members.

Jonathan Goldhill is a masterful business coach and personal strategist specializing in guiding next-generation leaders of family businesses to scale up their business as they take control over the leadership and ownership of the family business.

Marjorie Woo, Ph.D., is the founder of Keystone Group Shanghai, Inc., a coaching service in China and Asia has worked with companies such as General Electric, IBM, Microsoft, and many more. She is the co-editor of LEADERSHIP COACHING IN CHINA.

Lisa Johnson is a self-made multi-millionaire business strategist specializing in helping entrepreneurs scale their businesses using passive income from memberships and courses. During the pandemic Lisa had a £1.7m launch as well as several others from £60k to £300k.

THI founder Anthony Hayes has spent more than 18 years in communications, crisis and issue management and political and legislative campaigns. A seasoned C-level advisor, Anthony has cultivated an energetic, fast-growing company now trusted to execute strategy for prominent clients around the globe. He’s served leaders at the highest levels including presidential candidates, members of the U.S. Cabinet, governors and other elected officials, C-Suite executives, law enforcement officials, and high-ranking health and legal professionals.

Sarah Poynton-Ryan is an award winning entrepreneur, who believes in a world where people wake up in a safe, warm, comfortable bed. A property entrepreneur & investor turned business mentor has always been a grafter and high achiever. After her first business venture almost ruined her financially she turned things around when she took control and launched her current property & education businesses. Sarah is an independent female voice in a very male dominated industry globally. Sarah is living proof that it is possible to fail your way to success and that when you make a choice, and you mean it anything is possible.

Maya Roffler has been in a leadership role for over ten years in corporate America as well as small startups. She feels extremely passionate about leading women and has found great success in her career. She has worked in corporate retail, startups, and the event production space for most of her career. Maya has led teams larger than a hundred and enjoys the challenge of bringing together a remote team. Her goal is to assist in creating successful individuals and that is different for every direct report.

Mark is a Human Connection specialist, solving the problem of employee and manager burnout in a way that strengthens company culture with enduring results. He works with executives and leaders with fiscal agency who are struggling with strategic approaches to the complexity of burnout and isolation in the workforce.

Tina Clements is a high-energy, hands-on keynote speaker, author, coach, facilitator, entrepreneur.com contributor, and successful leader. Before launching the BMW Group Joint Venture, The Retail Performance Company, LLC (rpc) in 2013, she worked for 10+ years within the BMW NA Organization and has been in the Learning & Development industry since 1996.

Robin Hills is the director of Ei4Change, a company specializing in educational training, coaching and personal development focused around emotional intelligence, positive psychology and neuroscience. He has taught over 100,000 people in 175+ countries how to build resilience, increased self-awareness and understanding of others.

Seth Berkley joined the GAVI Alliance as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in August 2011. The GAVI Alliance is a public-private partnership whose mission is to save children’s lives and protect people’s health by increasing access to immunization in developing countries. Since its launch in 2000, GAVI has prevented more than five million future deaths and helped protect 288 million children with new and underused vaccines.

Chris Kane has worked in the Corporate Real Estate sector for over thirty years, having operated as the Vice President of International Corporate Real Estate for The Walt Disney Company, before acting as Head of Corporate Real Estate at the BBC. His new book, Where Is My Office? Reimagining the Workplace for the 21st Century (Bloomsbury Business, Oct. 15, 2020) investigates innovative corporate real estate thinking in the modern workplace.

Diana Fryc believes that business should be a force for good and uses her networking superpowers to drive change in the food, beverage, and wellness industries, specifically in the areas of employment diversity, food equality, and the promotion of sustainable supply chain. She founded and hosts The Gooder Podcast where she interviews the powerhouse women leading on every level in food, beverage, and wellness. Diana Fryc is a marketing industry executive with 20 years advising brands from fortune 50 to start-ups on how to address their toughest growth challenges.

Brandon Smith is a leading expert in leadership communication and curer of workplace dysfunction. Known as “The Workplace Therapist,” Brandon is a sought-after executive coach, TEDx speaker, author and award-winning business school instructor. He has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, CNN, Fox News.com, NPR, Forbes and many others for his expertise. His book “The Hot Sauce Principle: How to Live and Lead in a World Where Everything Is Urgent All of the Time” helps readers to master urgency so they can more effectively lead others, manage expectations, and prevent burnout at home.

Steve Heroux is a Sales Development Expert, Professional Trainer & Keynote Speaker. Whether it’s empowering you to become the best sales professional you can be, helping you inspire and drive the sales team you lead, or teaching you his extremely powerful system of selling for 2021 and beyond, Steve can transform your entire outlook on sales in less time than you think. He has trained thousands of salespeople to reach their targets, risen to the top of his field in multiple industries, and leaves his audiences and clients changed for the better.

Molly McGrath is a National Podcaster, decade long national blogger and 2 x Amazon #1 Best Selling Author. Since the late nineties, Molly has coached, consulted and directed presidents and founders of national organizations and over 4,000 small business owners in; executive-level leadership, continuous improvement and team empowerment initiatives to infiltrate new markets, leveraging partner ecosystems and producing profitability.

Tony Martignetti is a leadership development expert, entrepreneur, idea generator, and people connector. He brings together practical experience, formal training, and extreme curiosity, to elevate leaders and equip them with the tools to navigate through change and unlock their true potential. He loves guiding people to find clarity in their lives, so they are energized, fully present, and unstoppable. When leaders unlock their potential and lead from a place of inspired purpose, they impact and inspire everyone around them.

Jeff Wald is the Founder of Work Market, enterprise software that enables companies to manage freelancers (acquired: ADP). Jeff has founded several other technology companies, including Spinback, a social sharing platform (acquired: Salesforce). Jeff is an active angel investor and startup advisor, as well as serving on numerous public and private Boards of Directors.

Best-selling author, award-winning speaker and executive speech coach, Orvel Ray helps other speakers, authors and professionals discover, develop and deliver their unique message to the world. Co-author of the legendary Guerrilla Marketing series, he’s been voted one of the Top 5 Sales and Marketing speakers in the world a record 5 years straight.

Cody Lowry’s story is an upbeat and hilarious one. But it wasn’t always that way. His past knew poverty, abandonment, and a family that moved thirty-two times within a seven-year period. Yet today, he’s a Pied Piper of positivity with advice for everyone on how to make each day count.

Josh Little is the founder of four tech companies–Maestro, Bloomfire, Qzzr, and Volley–that have collectively been used by hundreds of millions of people. His work has been featured in Tech Crunch, Mashable, Entrepreneur, Inc., and Forbes. With two successful exits and third pending, he’s currently on a mission to save the working world from death-by-meetings with his fourth creation, Volley.

John Lee Dumas is the founder and host of the award winning podcast, Entrepreneurs On Fire. With over 100 million listens of his 3000+ episodes, JLD has turned Entrepreneurs On Fire into a media empire that generates over a million listens every month and 7-figures of NET annual revenue 8-years in a row. His first traditionally published book, The Common Path to Uncommon Success is available for pre-order now with 5 amazing bonuses at UncommonSuccessBook.com.

Mike Rayburn is a two-time TED Talk Presenter, an innovative entrepreneur and Hall of Fame speaker who uses world-class guitar and comedy to teach change and innovation to corporations world-wide. He has headlined Carnegie Hall, headlined in Las Vegas, and performed more than 5,000 presentations in 20 countries on five continents. Rayburn is a regular on Sirius/XM and morning radio nationwide. He has performed as guitarist with The Beach Boys and John Oates.

Maceo Jourdan is a serial entrepreneur with two decades of building businesses by creating great products and great marketing. His experience spans a wildly eclectic mix of practical real-world experience from the US Army to the cut-throat world of electronic trading. An early pioneer in computerized trading, Maceo built one of the earliest high-frequency trading systems for the S&P 500.

Fabienne Fredrickson is a powerful catalyst for solo business owners who seek to make the greatest impact they can in their work all while creating certainty in their business and financial security in their lives. She believes that when women make their own money (and lots of it), they experience a profound feeling of safety in their life allowing them to take up more space in their families, their communities, and the world.

Do you feel you are not moving forward fast enough? Are your goals never being reached? Find out how you can accelerate your performance with this optimization program. Brad Donohue is a licensed clinical psychologist and Professor in the Psychology Department and Director of The Optimum Performance Program in Sports at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He’s a Distinguished Alumni of Nova Southeastern University.

Working with many diverse startups and corporations over the last 25 years, Claire experienced that most companies fall apart once they start to scale. As a solution to this business time-bomb, she created the ’Whirlpool Effect’ – a revolutionary way to align your leaders and teams around a unifying vision that attracts, retains and motivates the right talent to achieve your mission.

Philip Zimmerman scaled his first business to multi-million dollars before being acquired by a public traded company. He took another company from 25 employees doing $700,000 in profits to 120 employees doing over $4.5 Million in less than 4 years. He then became the CFO to an 8 figure consulting firm. Wanting to pay it forward he retired and became a high school teacher for over 12 years where he discovered a generational shift and realized companies were in big trouble if they didn’t adapt quickly to the radical change in culture.

Robert “Bo” Brabo has always focused on the people, helping them tackle their business problems as if they were his own. Since retiring from the US Army as the Chief of HR Operations with the White House Communications Agency and Presidential Communications Officer for both Presidents Bush and Obama, Bo has served in several executive positions including most recently Vice President of Human Resources at the National Spine & Pain Centers and Founder of Hail Media Group.

Nancy Murphy has spent her career saying what others are afraid to – and learning to say it in ways that others will listen. She’s the founder and president of CSR Communications and creator of Intrapreneurs Influence Lab. Her passion is helping leaders of change within established organizations (intrapreneurs) influence and persuade others so that they can realize their vision for change faster, with less frustration and resistance.

Hilda Labrada Gore is the host and producer of the Wise Traditions and Tradiciones Sabias podcasts. A certified health coach, she has traveled the world exploring traditional practices for optimal well-being. Hilda shares the best of experts, experiences, and epic adventures on the podcasts, her Holistic Hilda YouTube channel, and on ancestral health tours that she leads.

Dr. Elena Pezzini, PhD, is the founder and CEO of You Have Got The Power, Inc. and manages the non profit foundation, You Got The Power, 501c3. Elena’s vision is the commitment to make this world a better place to live, for ourselves and the generations to come: houses for all people and animals, training and education, financial training, human rights for everyone; and a clean, ecological, sustainable land for all of us!

Luis Gonzáles is a communications consultant, coach, and trainer, with more than 25 years’ experience in helping improve business outcomes for organizations. He has successfully driven learning initiatives incorporating effective communication, cross-cultural communication, customer satisfaction and soft-skills training.

Stacey Brown Randall is the multiple award-winning author of Generating Business Referrals Without Asking, host of the Roadmap to Grow Your Business podcast and national speaker. She has had the privilege of helping well-known corporations and franchises but her focus is on small business owners and solopreneurs.

Brandon Williams, CEO and Founder of Lead Tac Consulting, is an accomplished and results-oriented leader, top business speaker, executive consultant, and technical expert with proven leadership experience in managing cross-functional teams and organizations.

Ed Evarts is the founder and president at Excellius Leadership Development, a leadership development organization focused on helping clients build their self-awareness on how others experience them in the workplace so they can manage that experience effectively.

David Russell is the creator of the #1 Hiring Goal system, the most effective way for entrepreneurs to hire in any economic conditions. David is the founder of Manage 2 Win, a management consulting firm located in Roseville, California. He is the author of 5 books, the creator of over 75 lessons on business soft skills, and the podcast host of over 140 episodes.

Jennifer Lier founded National Keynote Speakers in 2015, the most progressive speakers bureau in the country. She quickly caught the attention of large bureaus around the country and was recruited to join the Executive Speakers Bureau team in 2019. Today she is an expert in the speaking industry and is treasured by her clients. Aside from assisting clients with their speaker selections, Jennifer’s also uses her expertise to help speakers build, brand and grow their speaking careers.

Kathi Kulesza began her career in corporate America in the hospitality industry where she gave 22 years of service to her customers and employees. She spent her early years as a first-time manager waiting for the perfect moment to participate in the conversation, feeling like an imposter not deserving of her position or a seat at the table, and apologizing every time she received accolades.

Matt Johnson is a marketing agency founder, podcaster, and musician. Matt runs a podcast launch & production agency based in San Diego, an international team that helps business coaches, consultants and thought leaders use done-for-you podcasting to attract an audience, build influence & become MicroFamous.

Dr. Rebecca Heiss is dedicated to helping us overcome our evolutionary limitations – the ancient fears that hold us back, fears that we’re often not even consciously aware we have. Her research has been designated “transformative” by the National Science Foundation and it is waking up audiences around the world.

Kiné Corder spent over 15 years in financial services before making the shift to therapy, and since money is still the number one reason couples get divorced, Kiné has really dedicated her life to helping people redefine their idea of wealth and find more meaning in their lives.

Kim Ades is the President and Founder of Frame of Mind Coaching™ and JournalEngine™ Software. Author, speaker, entrepreneur, coach and mother of 5, Kim is recognized as one of North America’s leading experts on performance through thought mastery.

Shawn Rhodes brings what the highest-performing teams on the planet use to execute their missions in challenging environments to businesses. Shawn speeds up project time by as much as 34% and improve profitability by as much as 24%. In addition to proven results achieved for organizations from Fortune 100 companies to start-ups, he also delivers inspirational, motivating and results-oriented keynotes to organizations and associations around the world.

Amber Hurdle is the CEO of Amber Hurdle Consulting, a multi-award- winning talent optimization firm that pioneers using both science and marketing principles to strengthen customers’ brands from the inside out. Hurdle helps overcome costly business problems like ineffective recruiting, turnover, underperformance, declining morale and leadership gaps by clearly connecting her clients’ people strategy to their business strategy for measurable bottom-line results.

Corey Poirier is a multiple-time TEDx, MoMondays and PMx, Speaker. He is also the host of the top rated ‘Conversations with PASSION’ Radio Show, founder of The Speaking Program, bLU Talks, and he has been featured in multiple television specials. A columnist with Entrepreneur and Forbes magazine, he has featured in/on CBS, CTV, NBC, ABC, is a Forbes Coaches Council member, and is one of the few leaders featured twice on the popular Entrepreneur on Fire show.

For 30 years as a management consultant, executive coach, and facilitator, Liz Kislik has helped clients such as American Express, Orvis, The Girl Scouts, Guthy-Renker, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, and Highlights for Children solve their thorniest problems while strengthening their top and bottom lines.

Dr. Katrina Burrus, CEO/found of Excellent Executive Coaching LLC, is known for “Fast tracking leaders to the C-Suite and Beyond” and for “Transforming Brilliant Jerks into Inspiring Leaders.” Clients often comment that working with Katrina enlighten leaders to empower co-workers to walk the extra mile.

George McGehrin, for nearly 20 years, has run a national executive search/recruiting firm mostly dealing with executive search and leadership at the C-Suite level such as CEO, CFO, CTO, CMO, CIO roles throughout the US, Europe, and South America. Clients include small startups to global organizations, most companies that you will have heard of or products that you have been impacted by.

Manon Dulude has worked as a Leadership Coach to senior executives and key officials in the following sectors: IT, Financial, Government, hotel, crown corporations, and the non-profit. She has developed curriculum and delivered training programs to many organizations in the areas of coaching, leadership and team development, collaborative conflict resolution, and effective communication.

Dana Lindahl is the founder of Legendary Leadgen – one of the first outbound focused marketing agencies. He and his team have been helping B2B service companies and marketing agencies grow since 2014. His specialty is in helping companies set sales appointments with their ideal prospects, as well as est ablishing them as an authority within their industry. He is the author of LinkedIn Sales Success: B2B Lead Generation and Sales on the World’s Largest Professional Network.

Crista Grasso is the creator of the Lean Out Method. Crista strongly believes that simplicity and focus are the keys to crafting a superior business, and she’s on a mission to help businesses lean out so they can accelerate sales and scale to uncharted heights. The Lean Out Method™ is based on the fundamental belief that when you are leveling up your business and building true sustainable success, it isn’t about working harder, doing more, or having to feel like you are hustling every damn day.⁣

John Langeler was fascinated with sports broadcasting from an early age. His dream job was to be the play-by-play announcer for the New York Rangers. Over time, that interest morphed into journalism. His career began at KPAX in Missoula, Montana, serving as news reporter and for a time, sports anchor. After four years, John moved to Spokane, Washington. There, he worked for KXLY and KREM as a news reporter and anchor.

Amy Lynn Durham is a U.C. Berkeley Certified Executive Coach and Emotional Intelligence Practitioner who spent years in the corporate world successfully managing hundreds of employees for private and publicly traded companies. She is often referred to as a Corporate Mystic due to her unique ability in bringing Spiritual Intelligence (SQ) to energize and transform the workplace.

Dr. Katrina Burrus, CEO/found of Excellent Executive Coaching LLC, is known for “Fast tracking leaders to the C-Suite and Beyond” and for “Transforming Brilliant Jerks into Inspiring Leaders.” Clients often comment that working with Katrina enlighten leaders to empower co-workers to walk the extra mile.

Dr. Paul White, PhD, is a licensed psychologist who has worked with individuals, businesses and families in a variety of settings for over 20 years. He received his B.A. from Wheaton, his Masters from Arizona State, and his PhD in Counseling Psychology from Georgia State University. He consults with successful businesses and high net worth families, dealing with the relational issues intertwined with business and financial wealth.

As a former Air Force officer, Tracey Jones has four decades of leadership experience. She has written eight books and is also the president of Tremendous Leadership, which has one goal – change world one book at a time. She believes that philanthropy and community engagement are at the heart of leadership. The profits of Tremendous Leadership support The Tremendous Trust which has provided over $1.3 million in donations over the last eight years.

Michelle Barry Franco works with executives, founders and entrepreneurs who want to lead with clarity, conviction and heart, whether it’s their team, their clients or their audience. With more than 20 years as a high-level speaking and messaging coach, she has helped leaders share their message and story on TEDx stages and at the best conferences in their industry.

Daniel Ramsey is the founder & CEO of MyOutDesk, the highest-rated Virtual Assistant company in the marketplace with over 400 5-star reviews, and over 13 years of experience, serving more than 5,000 clients across the US and Canada – including over half of the RealTrends:tm: Top 10 teams. Daniel is a long-time licensed real estate broker, mortgage broker, and general contractor who’s sold thousands of homes and made millions in commissions, and built real estate’s #1 staffing company.

Janet McKee is a former Fortune 500 corporate executive, where she nearly died from a massive burnout. After making a massive career leap, she now helps people achieve success on their terms without being insanely stressed. Janet Co-Authored a Best-Selling book with success legend, Brian Tracy and she also wrote Stressless Success.

Ali Shah comes from a technology background and has started five companies, but he experienced a transformational journey in South America that took him to where he is today. He realized when we personally connect with others, we improve our mental health, feel a sense of belonging, and strengthen our relationships. Traditional social media has erected barriers between humans, and hijacked our natural way of communication. Texting, posting memes/links, sharing filtered images does not bring us closer as human beings, nor does it allow us to meaningfully connect with each other.

Joe Trodden is a mindset coach has helped 300 entrepreneurs over the past 10-years. These entrepreneurs come to Joe to work on the next level of their strategy growth and to develop their mindset to become effective entrepreneurial leaders. Joe believes that mindset is the single biggest factor in success for entrepreneurs. The journey is incredibly difficult at this stage and is often a tipping point as to whether the business will reach its full potential.

For over 25 years, Susi Hately has been the bridge between the medical world and yoga – helping people out of pain, and enabling burnt out executives and entrepreneurs get back to their game, regain clarity of mind, get better rest, and to finally feel like themselves again. She is a best-selling author and has created two programs that were studied at the University of Calgary – Yoga Thrive (cancer recovery) and another for those with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Mia Hewett has co-owned and operated a seven-figure business, is an international speaker, and a world-class business coach. Mia is the founder of Aligned Intelligence™, a methodology that removes all blind spots, fear, anxiety, and self-doubt leaving you feeling “free to be Me.” This allows her clients to stop secretly struggling and live in alignment with their dreams so that they can scale to 6 and 7-figures the fast way.

Dr. Marcia Reynolds, Master Certified Coach helps coaches and leaders make every conversation a difference-making experience. She has provided coaching and training in 41 countries, is the Training Director for the Healthcare Coaching Institute in the US and teaches for coaching schools in China, Russia, and The Philippines. Her personal clients include leaders in multinational corporations, non-profit organizations, and government agencies.

Terry Ogburn has developed a Process that helps Entrepreneurs and Business Owners learn the importance of Working On Their Business Instead of being caught up in the day-to-day grind. His unique system and personal devotion to the development of others has contributed to the success of hundreds of small to large business ventures.

Wendy Barlin helps digital entrepreneurs minimize their taxes and increase their profits. She’s been in business for 25-years, and has worked with thousands of entrepreneurs and business owners. Most recently, she wrote That’s Deductible! Simple Tips and Tricks to Find More Business Tax Deductions.

Michael O’Brien PCC is the Chief Shift Officer at Peloton Executive Consulting. He elevates successful corporate leaders by preventing bad moments from turning into bad days as he illustrates in his current book, My Last Bad Day Shift. His award-winning, best-selling memoir Shift: Creating Better Tomorrows chronicles his Last Bad Day and near-death cycling accident recovery journey. He has shared his inspirational story on the TEDx stage, with multiple Fortune 500 companies, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Real Simple, ABC, USA Today and podcasts like Love Your Story.

Ryan Gottfredson, Ph.D. is a mental success coach and cutting-edge leadership consultant, author, trainer, and researcher. He helps improve organizations, leaders, teams, and employees by improving their mindsets. Ryan is currently a leadership and management professor at the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics at California State University-Fullerton (CSUF). He holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources from Indiana University, and a B.A. from Brigham Young University.

Jason Treu is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: How do you develop great teams remotely? How do you show your team you care? What does research say about developing extreme trust within a virtual team? What exercises do you recommend to develop trust in a team? When working at home, how do you protect your family life when working in confinement at home?

Jeffrey Hull, Ph.D. BCC is CEO of Leadershift, Inc. a leadership development consultancy based in New York City and author of the best-selling book, FLEX: The Art and Science of Leadership in A Changing World, from Penguin-Random House in 2019. A highly sought after speaker, consultant and executive coach with over twenty-five years working with C-suite leaders worldwide, Dr. Hull is also a Clinical Instructor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School and adjunct Professor of Leadership at New York University.

Ross Ingram is an award-winning technologist known for launching category-defining products. As part of the early team at Sphero, he helped grow to over two-million robots around the world alongside the Star Wars and Disney brands. His contributions to advancing technology and STEM in the classroom have been recognized by leaders in the education industry, including President Barack Obama and the National Science Foundation.

Steve Wiideman is a a professor, and a true practitioner of search optimization. Most marketers come and go, while he has been in business since 1988. When he’s not leading his team of SEO consultants for franchise and eCommerce brands, he’s a cheeseball romantic, entertaining dad, and world traveler with a passion for life, embracing culture and diversity.

Oscar Trimboli is a quest to create 100 million Deep Listeners in the world. As a former marketing director at Vodafone and Microsoft, Oscar has always been passionate about the importance of listening to his customers. Oscar and his teams were renowned for time listening to customers in the call centre as well as the market research summaries.

Chris Tabish is a passionate, transformational growth leader with over 20 years of experience successfully leading and delivering all aspects of complex implementations at the Fortune 500 Level including strategy, program management, technology, change leadership and process improvement.

Anita Graham is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: Why is talent management so important to VF? What are the 3 focus areas for managing talent? What does good talent management look like? What does talent management have like impact on culture and business? How do we encourage on-going growth at VF? How do you use talent management to make a difference at VF?

Bill Coletti is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: How do you determine a crisis situation? How can a leader prepare for a crisis situation that could jeopardize his/her career? When a leader shows up unprepared for a crisis, what can they do? What is a crisis vs. critical moment vs. a difficult business issue? What are the skill sets of those serving leaders that make a difference in a crisis? What are the leaders greatest fear when managing a crisis?

Tom Eddington is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: How to be less stressed when running a business? How top leaders integrate their work and personal lives? Why emotional intelligence matters? Why vulnerability is essential to a great leader/entrepreneur? Biggest lessons coaching top CEO’s.

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Tara Mohr and talks about practical wisdom for women who want to speak up, create, and lead. Tara is an expert on women’s leadership and well-being. Some of the questions asked during this podcast are: What does it mean to play big and why are so many women playing small? Why is confidence not the answer to self-doubt/inner critic?How do we unhook from praise and criticism and why is it important for women in particular to do so? Click on the button below to listen to the full episode.

Dr. Katrina Burrus interviews Jeffrey Magee and talks about how to develop your human capital and management and why it is so important to us. Some questions asked in this episode are: Why is human capital development and management so important to us? After being downsized from a Fortune 100 firm while in your early 20’s, what has that experience had on you and what can our viewers gain from your experience?

Dr. Katrina Burrus interviews Amy Landino and talks about how she got started with creating videos and shares her top three tips to make money and proper. Some questions asked in this episode are: Why did you get started with video? What should brands be focused on? How do you stay consistent with video content?

EEC 093: How Copywriting Translates to Business Success with Ray Edwards Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews, Ray Edwards, the specialist expert on how copywriting can Translate into business success. She asks him the following questions: What is copywriting, and why is it so important to entrepreneurs and small-business owners? In your book, How to Write…

EEC 091: How Storytelling Can Save and Launch Your Company with Eliot M. Wagonheim Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Eliot M. Wagonheim on how Storytelling can save and launch your company.   Eliot discusses his tips on ways to achieve true greatness through storytelling. Why are so many companies ineffective at recruiting their next rock star…

EEC 090: Reconnecting to Our Essence Through Essentials with Nadine Fortin Katrina Burrus, PhD, MCC interviews Nadine Fortin, a Strategic Leadership Coach who works with technical experts to help them become strategic thinkers by reconnecting to our essence. What is a Strategic Leadership Coaching? What does “detaching from the external results” imply for coaches? What…

EEC 089: When Sports and Coaching Leaders Combine with Anna-Marie Watson Katrina Burrus, PhD, MCC interviews Anna-Marie Watson, a dynamic and performance coach who combines sports and coaching leaders who yearn for more and desire balance within their life. What is your professional & personal experience of being a Global Nomadic Leader? How have you…

EEC 086: It’s Time to Take Off the Training Wheels with Matthew Kimberley Your host, Katrina Burrus, PhD MCC questions Matthew Kimberley on the following: Why are businesses being about people and not stakeholders? When working with leadership, what do you feel is your largest hurdle? Matthew’s mission in life is to help people fall…

EEC 084: How to Lead Teams to Create Awesome Experiences on Purpose with Phil Mershon Katrina Burrus taps into Phil’s incredible experience organizing a huge conference called Social Media Marketing World in San Diego and how to lead teams to be successful. Katrina asks Phil the following questions: How do you inspire creativity in an…

EEC 083: Creating Moments of Meeting in Coaching with David Drake Your host Katrina Burrus, PhD interviews David Drake to find out what he thinks are the biggest challenges in developing leaders and creating moments of meeting in coaching? What are you working on these days? What are “moments of meeting” and why do they matter…

EEC 082: Turn On Your GPS with Scott Friedman Your host Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Scott Friedman on what is the celebration mentality? What advice would you give to make a connection with their audience? What is the greatest gift of starting, “Together we Can Change the World?” and who is responsible for keeping…

EEC 078: What is Changeability and Do You Need It? with Kathryn Bryant Dr. Katrina Burrus interviews Kathryn Bryant and discusses changeability and asks her: Why is change hard? Why do we all need ‘changeability? How did you come to start Brilliant Living HQ? What is the upside of change? Who is Kathryn Bryant Kathryn Bryant is co-founder…

EEC 076: Be a Powerhouse: Own It, Express It, Cash in On It, with Janet Zaretsky Your host, Katrina Burrus, PhD, MCC interviews Janet Zaretsky on Being a Powerhouse and asks: “What is the most common thing you see that has people undervalue themselves?” “How can someone who may suffer from a lack of confidence…

EEC 075: How to Make Money with Free Publicity, with Josh Elledge Do you want to know how to Make Money with Free Publicity? Go listen to my podcast: Katrina Burrus interviews Josh Elledge. Why should executives and entrepreneurs alike focus on being more PR-savvy? What are the first steps to creating more publicity for…

EEC 072: The Arc of Executive Coaching with John Lazar Dr. Katrina Burrus interviews John Lazar and asked the following questions, “What do you uniquely bring to the coaching you do? How have you contributed to the development of the field and its professionalism?  What do you see as concerns to increasingly address through coaching? What…

EEC 071: The Power of Storytelling to Attract Ideal Clients with Lisa Bloom Katrina Burrus interviews Lisa Bloom on the following questions: What is the biggest challenge for entrepreneurs that you come across? How did you get started? What got you into Storytelling in Coaching? What is Story Coaching? We’ve heard you speak about the inner…

EEC 070: The Learning Wheel with Archetypes Imagery & the Spiritual-Self with Dr. Annabelle Nelson Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Dr. Annabelle Nelson on The Learning Wheel using Archetypes Imagery and the Spiritual Self. Who is Dr. Annabelle Nelson Annabelle has a lifelong passion for understanding how humans learn so that programs can match these…

EEC 069: Enhancing Employee Engagement Through Remarkable Communication with Pamela Jett Your host, Dr. Katrina Burrus, asks Pamela why she believes that words matter.  Tell me more about that? Why ought leaders, in particular, be intentional with the words they choose? What are some of the most powerful words to choose and to lose? What…

EEC 068: How The Coaching TV Show in Mexico Started with Luis Fernando Gonzales Katrina Burrus interviews Luis Fernando Gonzales on How he created and sustained a Coaching TV show in Mexico. Find out the trends and opportunities in Mexico and how Luis started from scratch a TV Show on coaching. Who is Luis Fernando…

EEC 067: What is Trickle Down Transformation? with Jonathan Raymond Jonathan Raymond explains: What steps should leaders take to avoid falling into the ‘traps’ of accountability that prevent employees from taking personal accountability for their role? In Jonathan’s new book, “Good Authority”, he talks about how to become the leader your team is waiting for.…

EEC 066: Public Relations Does Not Have to Be Difficult with Janet Murray What should someone do “Today” to get prepared with their PR? What is SoulFul PR? What training do you have available to help someone get started in PR? Who is Janet Murray With over 15 years’ experience as a journalist and editor…

EEC 063: CHOICE – a Magazine of Choice for Coaches, with Garry Schleifer Garry, you have been both a leader and a coach, what lessons have you learned  from being on both sides of that fence? What are you doing to develop yourself as a leader? Have you had any epiphanies lately? How did the…

EEC 061: Coaching Children for Spiritual Resilience with Taty Samperio Have you ever thought of providing your children with a better sense of harmony and well-being? How does one develop in children more balance between the body, mind, and spirit? Taty explains what brought her to this work and how through playful workshops children can…

EEC 060: How Coaches Can Create Online Courses with John Colley John Colley tells us how to create courses for business. Why Companies will Die if employees do not Learn. Cambridge University Graduate, he has a Bachelors and a Masters Degree from Cambridge University in the UK (Magdalene College) Master of Business Administration. He graduated from…

EEC 059: Collective Intelligence with Speaker Jean-François Noubel at the ICF Conference Jean-François Noubel participated in the launching of the Internet in France. Then he decided to devote himself to the new research field of collective intelligence that allows one to understand both individual and civilizational changes. Rather than remaining purely academic, he became his own…

Mary LoVerde is the author of, “The Invitation: When You Are Ready to Take Your Next Step.” Your host Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC asks how does she help others to take their next step? Most of us think it is to take action but no it isn’t. Mary will tell us what it is.

EEC 055: Winning Tips for Awesome Speeches with Peter Billingham Peter gives critical tips to open and close a speech and then answers questions how he became a thought leader in the Funeral industry.  He also answers questions about what happens to a person’s social media and PayPal accounts when a person dies? Who is Peter…

EEC 054: How Western and Chinese Medicine Differ with Dr. Hong Guang Dong Dr. Katrina Burrus, asks Dr. Hong Guang Dong, How Western and Chinese Medicine Differ and how they are complimentary? What are the different systems and approaches to Chinese versus Western medicine? Chinese medicine is based on five interconnected systems. Dr. Dong explains the…

EEC 050: Teachings from the Maasai with Xavier Peron Who is Xavier Peron Xavier Peron is a writer, anthropologist and political expert of the first peoples, especially within the GITPA (International Working Group on Indigenous Peoples). He was a lecturer at the Sorbonne and the Reunion Island where he led a geopolitical laboratory. Author of…

EEC 049: How Can We be More Creative? With Jonathan Tilley Jonathan is an artist, speak-over specialist and helps artists to promote themselves. He also explains how we can open ourselves up to be more creative? Your host, Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC asks Jonathan the following questions: What creative field have you worked in to…

EEC 048: How to Succeed in Sales with David Anderson David shares his journey to being a full time business developer and provides tips and strategies to develop your sales. Who is David Anderson? “I started Nitro Sales Team to give you – the business owner – a community that’s dedicated to increasing your revenue.…

EEC 047: Conversational Intelligence with Judith Glaser Find out how Conversational Intelligence can bring your coaching to the next level.  Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Judith Glaser on the topic with the following questions: Why is Conversational Intelligence so important for coaches to understand and use in their coaching practice? How did you discover Conversational Intelligence…

EEC 046: How Personal Disruption Keeps You on Top of the Wave with Whitney Johnson Whitney Johnson explains to us and our host, Katrina Burrus, how she defines personal disruption and what is the S-curve and how can it help companies and individuals understand personal disruption. She gives a fabulous metaphor to define the constant…

EEC 039: How to Bring Presence into Your Coaching with Doug Silsbee Why is it important to bring presence into executive coaching? What is the relevance/importance of presence to leadership? How do you bring presence into your coaching work with leaders? I would assume that you get some resistance from your executive clients with methods that could…

EEC 038: What are the Benefits of Joining the International Coach Federation with Isabelle Maes The International Coach Federation is the largest coaching association in the world. Isabelle who is responsible for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa tells us how the International Coach Federation has evolved? What are the current coaching trends? What is the International…

EEC 037: CERN-How Searching for the Big Bang is Helping Medical Services with Steve Myers What is CERN’s mission?  How Searching for the Big Bang is Helping Medical Services with Steve Myerst is CERN’s contribution to the medical field? Steve Myers explains the Big Bang and how CERN’s research is helping medical services. Steve Myers gave a presentation to…

EEC 036: Ninety Days to a New Life Direction with Laura Berman Fortgang! You’ve been supporting people to make changes to their work and careers for over 20 years. How do you take your insights to coach people to take only Ninety Days to a New Life Direction? You are the author of six books related…

EEC 035: How to Leverage Your Leadership Uniqueness with Koy McDermott Why is uniqueness important? What are you most passionate about right now? How did you embrace your leadership uniqueness? Who is Koy McDermott? Koy McDermott is a motivational speaker and the founder of Leaders Inspire Leaders, LLC.  His company aims to empower individuals to…

EEC 034: How to Quantum Think with Dianne Collins From new thinking to a new life with QuantumThink Why do we need a new way of thinking? You describe either/or thinking as one way of thinking that is from the mechanistic world.  How can we change that to think more multidimensionally, holistically, or even holigraphically? Why…

EEC 033: The Quotable Coach: How to Coach One Quote at a Time with Barry Demp Barry explains how he crafts his unique way of blogging daily and how he used the content to write his Quotable Coach book?  Barry also believes that the world would benefit from coaching and it should be accessible all.  With…

EEC 032: What a Layman Needs to Know About Structured Financial Products with Andreas Blumke This podcast is about an expert leader in Structured Financial Products Andreas Blumke explains sophisticated financial products such as derivatives or structured financial products in layman terms. How does a Swiss Advisory and Private Banker create trust with clients when he…

EEC 031: How to Coach Leaders with Horses to Develop Emotional Intelligence with Alexandre Guilmard What will you learn from this EEC#31 Episode How to use horses do develop emotional intelligence? Why do horses help leaders work on their emotional intelligence? What are the key challenges a leader faces in today’s organizations and how does coaching…

EEC 030: Approach to Traditional Chinese Medicine with Marc Aubert What will you learn? How does one practice Traditional Chinese Medicine? Why would a communication leader in an important biopharmaceutical company take up a leadership role for Traditional Chinese Medical Centres? What did Marc Aubert learn from working for the International Committee of Red Cross, a biopharmaceutical division…

EEC 029: How to Achieve “Team Advantage” with DJ Mitsch What team advantage could a team achieve? DJ explains the Complete Coaching Process for Team Transformation. DJ Mitsch is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, and coach.  She is considered a thought leader in the coaching profession, a Master Certified Coach – – one of the first 25 designated…

EEC 027: How a 28 Year Old Became CEO of a Family Business with Isabelle Harsch How did a 28 Year Old Became CEO of a Family Business? Isabel Harsch was the youngest of four siblings.  What did it take for her to become CEO of Harsch? How does she lead older more established long standing professionals?…

EEC 026: Holding Out for a Hero: Five Steps to Marriage over 40 with Lesley Lawson Botez What are you looking for in a marriage besides love? What is key to discuss before marriage over 40? Year 8 of marriage is critical. Lesley Lawson Botez MSc is an English-born writer and psychologist and in her book holding out for…

EEC 025: How to Stand Out From the Crowd with Dorie Clark Do you wonder how you can stand out from the crowd with your ideas? Do you feel you have nothing new to say that has not already been said? Well in this on-line radio show, Dorie Clark tells us how to stand out…

EEC 022: A Super Pioneer Coach: Dr. Cherie Carter-Scott In this podcast, your host Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Dr. Cherie Carter-Scott on her pioneer coaching experiences since 1974.  Katrina asks her the following questions: Dr. Cherie Carter-Scott’s pioneering experience Success: What do you think has made you successful? Failure: Share a story of a…

EEC 020: Guaranteed Tool to Evaluate Coaching Program’s Return on Investment (ROI) Coaching needs to provide a good return on investment to be sustainable and viable as a profession. Leadership coaching is most effective for developing talent, accountability and responsibility for personal and organizational results. However, the time coaching takes from daily operations and the cost of having one-on-one coaching must be considered. Therefore,…

Dr. Katrina Burrus explains how you can measure your creativity style to know if you like to make things better or make this differently.  At the end of this podcast, she tells you how to win a complimentary psychometric inventory that measures your specific creativity style.

Dr. Willy Pasini teaches psychiatry and medical psychology at the University of Geneva. He contributed to drafting a report on sex and health (WHO, 1975). He has worked on contraception and abortion with other specialists.

EEC 016: Deploying a Coaching Network at Nestle with Severine Jourdain Deploying a Coaching Network Across the Organization Severine Jourdain, head of coaching at Nestle, will be talking to us about deploying a Coaching Network Across the Organization at Nestle as a cultural change. Katrina Burrus, PhD. MCC will be asking her the following questions: What brought…

EEC 015: How Did You Overcome Your Biggest Defeat as a Champion Athlete? Champion Athlete: Sergei Aschwanden Sergei Aschwanden, a judo athlete, made Switzerland jump for joy during the Beijing Games by clinching a bronze medal. On his knees on the tatami mat, the man from Vaud was bursting with happiness, as if he had…

EEC 014: Past President, ICF World, with Damian Goldvarg Damian has been working as President of ICF World and is now Chair, ICF Global Board. Damian is also President of the Goldvarg Consulting Group, Inc. Your host Katrina Burrus, Ph.D, MCC is interviewing Damian Goldvarg Ph.D, MCC about his different leadership roles and the coaching trends. We discussed the…

EEC 013: Stop the Dreaded Drama: Tips for Ending Destructive Conflict Your host Katrina Burrus, Ph.D, MCC is interviewing Patricia Porter, LCSW, AAP about Ending Destructive Conflict. Here are the questions asked. Ending Destructive Conflict What is destructive conflict and why did you decide to write your Minibook? How do you know if you are…

EEC 012: Global Nomadic Leaders and Their Unique Skills with Dr Katrina Burrus What are the distinct emotional needs of highly mobile leaders? What is the difference between a local leader and a global nomadic leader? How are expatriates chosen to go abroad and why 40% of expatriates fail after 18 months. Global Nomadic Leaders Amid…

EEC 011: Developing Resilience with Wendy Ward What develops resilience? Have you become unsure of who you are in the world? Do you feel you are heading for disaster? What can build your resilience? Learn about Developing Resilience in this episode. Developing Resilience with Wendy Ward Coaches, individuals, groups, and teams who “get” that we are experiencing…

EEC 010: Developing Authentic Leadership with Nick Craig Do you want to know what is authentic leadership and how to develop it? How does one find one’s true north? Learn about Developing Authentic Leadership in this episode. The work Nick has been doing over the last 10 years has been around Authentic Leadership at the Authentic Leadership…

EEC 009: The Empty Nest Syndrome by Marie-José d’Astrée What are the issues when coaching a person going through the empty nest syndrome? Might this be a new coaching niche market? This is a brief introduction to an interview of Marie-José d’Astrée who wrote a book about this topic. What Inspired Marie-José d’Astrée’s to write about…

EEC 008: MCC Coaching and Social Change with Patrick Williams Patrick Williams, Ed.D., MCC is interviewed for the Excellent Executive Coaching Podcast by the host Katrina Burrus, PhD, MCC. Patrick Williams, Ed.D., MCC, is founder of The Institute for Life Coach Training, the first-of-its-kind training institute that specialized in training psychotherapists, psychologists, counselors and helping…

EEC 005: The Ultimate Cure-A Novel About a CEO’s Trials and Tribulations with his Start-Up Company Want to learn the ultimate cure about how to write a riveting novel or about a CEO’s trials and tribulations with his starting-up company? Peter Harboe-Schmidt‘s is a CTI head coach for Start-Ups in Switzerland.  CTI is a Swiss Government…

EEC 002: “The Ego Tango” with Amy Carroll There are three types of categories. There are predators who don’t know they’re predators. So once they just have that awareness and realization, they’re absolutely motivated to step into partner. Then there’s the category two who are the predators who know they’re predators except they think the…

Dr. Katrina Burrus – The 1st  Master Certified Coach in Switzerland and from the International Coaching Federation.  She will interview experts to share tips, strategies, and approaches for coaching managers to enhance their coaching skills.  Whether you are new to coaching or an expert coach, manager, or leader, this podcast is for you.