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Randy Herbertson is a recognized brand strategist, conceptor and creative director with over twenty years of marketing and innovation experience in the client, agency and media worlds, from entrepreneurial to corporate environments. What is the upside of a changing environment? How do you build a "Communication Code" with your brand's audience? How do you distinguish your brand in a sea of competition? What are some brand essentials for new and growing brands - for your investors, and your customers? How can you understand yours and others' "creative DNA" and how to optimize communication with everyone? Randy Herbertson Randy is a recognized brand strategist, conceptor and creative director with over twenty years of marketing and innovation experience in the client, agency and media worlds, from entrepreneurial to corporate environments. Randy has worked in the WPP and Omnicom agency networks, Conde Nast Publications, Allied Domecq and E&J Gallo. He also spent several years in the digital start up world

Kvon is the Co-Founder and CEO of Consciously, a purpose-driven firm that helps executives and organizations do work with more purpose. Until early this year, Kvon was the Global Head of Leadership Development at Google. What were some of the lessons you learned about leadership, coaching Fortune 500 executives at Amazon, Netflix, and Google? Could you describe the difference in cultures at these Fortune 500 companies? How do you develop leadership presence by using your body, feelings, and emotions? What tips are there to a develop contemplative practice? Why leaders need to lead with purpose and how can they develop purpose statements. Kvon Tucker Kvon is the Co-Founder and CEO of Consciously, a purpose-driven firm that helps executives and organizations do work with more purpose. Until early this year, Kvon was the Global Head of Leadership Development at Google. Part of his job at Google involved coaching top executives to be better leaders as they help grow the company. Before Google, Kvon worked at Am

Soren Kaplan is an award-winning author, former corporate executive, co-founder of Praxie.com, a columnist for Inc. Magazine and Psychology Today, and an affiliate at the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California. What is Experiential Intelligence? How does "XQ" complement IQ (intellect) and EQ (Emotional Intelligence)? What is the role of Experiential Intelligence in leading teams and organizations? How can leaders uncover and fully leverage their experiential intelligence? You share some very personal and poignant stories in the book. What inspired you to reveal so much about yourself? Soren Kaplan Soren Kaplan is an award-winning author, former corporate executive, co-founder of Praxie.com, a columnist for Inc. Magazine and Psychology Today, and an affiliate at the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California. He is an international keynote speaker and has led professional development programs for thousands of leaders around the world, incl

Dr. Lauren Tucker combines her extensive experience in DEI, data science, and relationship marketing to help clients build inclusive, positive employee relationships in a multicultural, transcultural, and global world. Why do your employees hate you? What is inclusion management and how can leaders use it to manage humans for the 21st century? Employee activism is on the rise. What does that mean for companies and how can they turn employee alienation into engagement and high employee NPS? How do you define and evaluate NPS, Net Promoter Score? How can leaders bridge the talent divide and turn employees into business partners. Lauren Tucker Dr. Lauren Tucker combines her extensive experience in DEI, data science, and relationship marketing to help clients build inclusive, positive employee relationships in a multicultural, transcultural, and global world. Frustrated with the myopic and transactional approaches of legacy DEI and talent management programs, Dr. Tucker designed Do What Matters to put inclusion

Kavita Ganesan is the author of The Business Case for AI: A Leader's Guide to AI Strategies, Best Practices & Real-World Applications and the founder of Opinosis Analytics, an AI advisory and consulting company. What's True, What's Hype, and What's Realistic to Expect from AI in Your Business? How can coaches use AI? Can AI be used to determine the emotional state of an individual? How do corporation use Artificial Intelligence AI? What is the HI-AI discovery Framework? What are the 4 Steps to uncover AI opportunities for your business? Kavita Ganesan Kavita Ganesan is the author of The Business Case for AI: A Leader's Guide to AI Strategies, Best Practices & Real-World Applications and the founder of Opinosis Analytics, an AI advisory and consulting company. With over 15 years of experience in AI, Kavita holds a master’s degree from the University of Southern California, and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, with a specialization in Applied AI, NLP, Machine Learning, and

Michael Hauge is one of Hollywood’s top story experts and consultants, and uses those same storytelling principles to help speakers, authors, entrepreneurs, and business leaders generate millions of dollars in revenue. Why must authors, speakers and business leaders tell great stories? What are the essential components of a great story? If I'm not a celebrity, why would anyone want to hear my story? What is the biggest mistake storytellers make, from the stage or on the page? You've worked with both Will Smith and Russell Brunson. In terms of storytelling, what do they have in common? Michael Hauge Michael Hauge, author of the best-selling book Storytelling Made Easy, has made in person and online presentations to more than 500,000 participants worldwide. He is one of Hollywood’s top story experts and consultants, and uses those same storytelling principles to help speakers, authors, entrepreneurs, and business leaders generate millions of dollars in revenue. In the words of Will Smith, “No one is better th

Kerry is the COO at Pariveda Solutions, a leading management consulting firm that specializes in developing talent that helps numerous businesses, from small startup ventures to Fortune 500 companies, solve complex technology and business problems. How to build a market-leading company through people development? How to rediscover your purpose at work as a leader in your company? What are top trends in employee development that should interest HR managers and company leadership in all industries? What is the significance of investing in people within your business? What are the benefits of c-suite executives when grooming members of their teams to be better than them? Kerry Stover Kerry is the COO at Pariveda Solutions, a leading management consulting firm that specializes in developing talent that helps numerous businesses, from small startup ventures to Fortune 500 companies, solve complex technology and business problems. Kerry has over three decades of management and technology consulting experience and

As CEO and founder of Pottinger and Associates Consulting, Jaymie has worked tirelessly and successfully with start-up businesses, as well as Fortune 500 companies to develop leaders and teams at every level of the organization. What does the FACE of Leadership Framework mean? To which level of leadership does the FACE of Leadership Framework Apply? What strategies do you recommend for a leader who struggles with failure and setbacks? How can a leader who is not naturally confident, improve their follower-ship and influence? How does your organization help leaders to implement the FACE of Leadership framework? Jaymie Pottinger Jaymie Pottinger is on a mission to change the world – one workplace at a time. He is a passionate, dynamic, high-energy thought-leader who is passionate about adding value to people's lives. Jaymie lives in Orlando, Florida along with his wife, and three children. As CEO and founder of Pottinger and Associates Consulting, Jaymie has worked tirelessly and successfully with start-up bu

With a mix of motivational public speaking style backed by tactful and appropriate rhetoric, Richard shared his knowledge and trained over 10,000 bilingual telemarketers. You are CEO of one of the largest call centres in San José in Costa Rica. What made you, a US citizen travel, live and work in Costa Rica? You trained 10,000 bilingual telemarkers. What makes a good telemarketer? How does phonetic micro expression reading help you become a good telemarketer. Please provide us with a good and a bad example? What are the viral tell signs? What is the Buffer Boomerang technique? Richard Blank Richard’s journey in the call center space is filled with twists and turns. When he was 27 years old, he relocated to Costa Rica to train employees for one of the larger call centers in San Jose. With a mix of motivational public speaking style backed by tactful and appropriate rhetoric, Richard shared his knowledge and trained over 10 000 bilingual telemarketers. Richard Blank has the largest collection of restored Amer

Mac McNeil has been a leader in the financial industry for seventeen years in various leadership roles. He is currently the Senior Vice President of Operations for the Community Reinvestment Fund, USA where he leads Enterprise Operations. What does My Great Aunt EDNA stand for, and how did this leadership platform come into existence? When did you first come to know about the spirit of excellence? What do you mean by leadership wilderness, and how can leaders that my feel that they are there escape it? Explain Excellence - Confidence = Mediocrity. You have a section in your book called "Broken Mirror." How can this concept help leaders continue to improve? Mac McNeil Mac McNeil is the author of My Great Aunt EDNA book and weekly newsletter that highlights the leadership topics of Excellence, Doing Things the Right Way, No Shortcuts, and Accountability. He began his career with JPMorgan Chase in Branch Banking, and spent four years as a 1st Vice President, District Manager in Southern California. He finished

Cara Silletto, MBA, CSP, works with organizational leaders to reduce employee turnover and make managers at every level more effective in their roles. What's the status of today's talent pool? Why has the workforce changed so dramatically in the last five years? What can organizations and leaders do today to reduce any excessive employee turnover they have? How should they prepare for future workforce challenges? What's one strategy every leader should do to become a more magnetic leader? Cara Silletto Workforce thought leader and keynote speaker, Cara Silletto, MBA, CSP, works with organizational leaders to reduce employee turnover and make managers at every level more effective in their roles. She's been named a Game Changer by Workforce Magazine and Recruiter.com listed her in their Top 10 Company Culture Experts to Watch list. She's the owner of Magnet Culture, a leadership development training firm, and she's the author of the book, "Staying Power: Why Your Employees Leave and How to Keep Them Longer."

Mike Acker is an executive communication coach, a keynote speaker, and the author of ten books, including Speak with Confidence, published by Wiley in December 2022. What led you to write a book called “Speak with Confidence”? You use an interesting analogy about two weights you carry as a communicator and how that relates to insecurity. Can you describe what that means and how that affects confidence? You have developed a framework for Executive Presence and Speaking with Confidence. Can you explain it? How did growing up in a different setting (Mexico) affect your communication and leadership? Mike Acker Mike Acker passionately coaches business professionals to lead and speak with confidence. His books have been translated into several languages and appeared on numerous booklists, with his first book being designated as the #1 book on overcoming fear of speaking on Forbes.com. Excellent Executive Coaching Podcast If you have enjoyed this episode, subscribe to our podcast on iTunes. We would love for you t

Douglas R. Bouey (dougbouey.com) is an author, facilitation veteran and award-winning coach with TEC/Vistage - a global organization with 25,000 president members. He is a renowned mentor in his private practice with Catalyst Strategic Consultants, encouraging presidents in their trials, growth and victories. Tell me about some of your experiences mending relationships with families in business? What is your framework in your book? How do you implement your framework to rebuild the relationship? How do you test the relationship that has just been rebuilt to overcome life's pressure? How to transform messy relationship breakdowns back into health? Douglas Bouey ‘Fixing Fractures: Restoring Shattered Relationships in Business and in Life’ - Doug’s latest book - was launched in 2022. Fixing Fractures contains incisive guidance for leaders and entrepreneurs who have broken with someone central to their fortunes. When fractures occur in key relationships, this is the essential handbook on the path to repair and

Bill Treasurer founder of Giant Leap Consulting (2002) has worked with thousands of leaders in the U.S., including NASA, eBay, Lenovo, UBS Bank, Saks Fifth Avenue, and many more. What got you interested in the field of leadership in the first place? You write about 3 areas of leadership fitness. What are they? One of your chapters is Cultivate Composure. Why is that important to leadership? What are you hoping that readers come away with from reading this book? What important question to ask yourself when you feel angry, frustrated, or emotionally charged How long have you been a leader and what triggered you to write your book? Bill Treasurer Bill Treasurer founder of Giant Leap Consulting (2002), and has worked with thousands of leaders in the U.S. and beyond, including NASA, eBay, Lenovo, UBS Bank, Saks Fifth Avenue, and many more. His new book, Leadership Two Words at a Time: Simple Truths for Leading Complicated People (BK Publishers, Sept. 27, 2022), provides actionable and relevant advice to today’s

Jessica is a genius at showing entrepreneurs how to build an expert platform, rapidly raise their value, build their credibility online and attract high-paying clients. She travels the world teaching and inspiring entrepreneurs and helping them grow their influence and make the income and impact they desire. The most overlooked aspect of creating ultra high end offers How to move from soloprenuer to CEO and reclaim your time freedom How to master the art of high end sales The "Myth of the Ascension Model" and how to take a top down approach to growing your business How to rapidly build your credibility and attract high paying clients Jessica Yarbrough Jessica Yarbrough has quickly developed a reputation of being one of the best business strategists for coaches and consultants who want to sell and scale ultra-high-end services. Her background is in international business and she has built multiple companies. Jessica is a genius at showing entrepreneurs how to build an expert platform, rapidly raise their val

Ed Rigsbee is a Collaboration Architect, Nonprofit CEO, Virtual Communities Leader, Member ROI Valuation Research, Keynote Speaker, author of 5 books (Topics: Strategic Alliance Development & Membership Growth) When did you start your professional speaking career? Tell me about the Association & Society Speaker Community Tell me about Cigar PEG Philanthropy through fun Future projects?Ed Rigsbee Ed Rigsbee Ed Rigsbee, (CSP) Certified Speaking Professional, (CAE) Certified Association Executive, is the ROI Guy. He is obsessed with helping individuals and organizations to both receive and give more return on investment (ROI) in everything that they do. He will help your organization to elevate your business relationships from ordinary to extraordinary; in service, results and profitability. Ed is the originator of the “Member ROI Valuation Process” and term, “Member ROI-Centric Organization.” Ed is the President of Rigsbee Enterprises, Inc., established in 1981. He is recognized internationally for hi

Dr. Jessica Kriegel is the Chief Scientist of Workplace Culture for Culture Partners, leading research and strategy in best practices for driving results through culture. How do you define culture? Why is corporate culture important? How does it drive results? What is the biggest mistake that leaders make? You do research work on corporate culture, what is your process? Dr. Jessica Kriegel Dr. Jessica Kriegel is the Chief Scientist of Workplace Culture for Culture Partners, leading research and strategy in best practices for driving results through culture. She is a Fortune 100 Thought Leader and keynote speaker as well as author of Unfairly Labeled: How Your Workplace Can Benefit From Ditching Generational Stereotypes. Her upcoming book, The Culture Equation will be published in 2023 and is based on her 15+ years of guiding global and national organizations on the path to creating intentional workplace cultures that accelerate performance and put people first. Excellent Executive Coaching Podcast If you ha

Dave Valentine owns 7 businesses that have generated over ONE BILLION dollars collectively for over 1000 clients, including major brands and Fortune 100 companies like Target, Time magazine, and American Express. What inspired you to become an entrepreneur and what were your biggest challenges? You mentioned you have unconventional Marketing. What is the difference between developing brand and getting direct response? What is "Conscious Capitalism" and how do you implement it across all of your companies? What is your goals and how do you see yourself reaching that goal? How do you partner with the companies you acquire? Dave Valentine Dave Valentine owns 7 businesses that have generated over ONE BILLION dollars collectively for over 1000 clients, including major brands and Fortune 100 companies like Target, Time magazine, and American Express. At the age of 29, his doctor said, “Are you prepared for your heart attack?” Dave realized he needed to learn how to scale his businesses without being overwhelmed b

Bill Stainton helps smart leaders think differently about their business so that they can see new possibilities for their challenges and opportunities. What did you learn about innovation from producing a comedy TV show? What would you qualify as good questions? How would you leverage a creative team differently? What is the leader's role within a creative team? What is the difference between innovation and creativity? How can someone become more innovative? Bill Stainton For 15 years, innovation expert and Hall of Fame speaker Bill Stainton produced the longest-running, highest-rated, and most award-winning regional comedy TV show in the United States—winning 29 Emmy Awards in the process. Today he helps smart leaders think differently about their business so that they can see new possibilities for their challenges and opportunities. Excellent Executive Coaching Podcast If you have enjoyed this episode, subscribe to our podcast on iTunes. We would love for you to leave a review. The EEC podcasts are sponso

Chuck Knabusch is the founder and principal of 13Ten Business Solutions, LLC. He spent nine years in the US Army and learned key processes that the military could help run an efficient operation. You come from a background in Manufacturing what are some principles of lean manufacturing that non-manufacturers could implement to improve their processes? What did you learn from the military that you can apply to the business world? It is safe to say that most people are too busy and, thus, their leadership suffers because of it. What are 1 or 2 principles that you cover in your book, that could help the average person? What have you found to be the most challenging leadership challenges? Chuck Knabusch Chuck Knabusch spent twenty-eight years in various positions and functional departments including IT, Materials, Quality, Logistics, and Manufacturing Operations at La-Z-Boy Incorporated, a multi-billion-dollar manufacturing company working across numerous sites and facilities throughout the United States, Canad