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Denise Griffitts interviews David Benzaquen. David Benzaquen is the Founder and CEO of PlantBased Solutions, a brand management and marketing agency representing award-winning, plant-based consumer products. Prior to his business, David led advocacy and fundraising efforts for various nonprofit organizations in the animal protection, public health and environmental protection movements. In 2012, following more than a decade of work in the nonprofit world, David launched PlantBased Solutions to support the growth of businesses that offer sustainable and healthy products as a means to eliminate the desire for animal-based goods. PlantBased Solutions has provided strategic business development and marketing services to some of the world’s largest plant-based companies, in over 10 countries. PlantBased Solutions’ work has been covered in the New York Times, VegNews Magazine, and numerous trade publications, and David has spoken about social entrepreneurship and the growth of the plant-based industry to dozens of

Denise Griffitts interviews Brad Szollose. Brad is the award-winning author of the international bestseller Liquid Leadership: From Woodstock to Wikipedia which explores the subject of new leadership styles — mainly how to get the tech-savvy Generation Y and analog driven Baby Boomers working together.Read his full bio here. Brad has advised entrepreneurs, executives and businesses alike on moving their organizations into the Information Age. Projects have included product launches, leadership training, emerging technology consulting, migrating an automated business model to the Web, Generation Y Management and Performance, technological comprehension, and executive coaching. With over 35 years as an entrepreneur, owning everything from single proprietorships to a publicly traded company, to sitting on the board of directors, Brad is one of the few business authors and advisers with experience in both entrepreneurial start-ups to executive board level management and strategy. Brad is no stranger to the show,

Denise Griffitts Interviews Kelle Eli, The Leader in Consciousness Training. At her core, Kelle Eli is a researcher. And her passion is Spiritual Consciousness, the power which ignites and fuels all of our outcomes. She has devoted her life to finding the tools that produce measurable and consistent results. This has given her clients lasting change, and the grounded certainty they seek. At 15, Kelle set out to find out why people only use 10% of their potential. With degrees in Biochemistry, Physiology, and Energy Medicine, she’s applied a scientific mindset to consciousness and energy studies for 30+ years. With over 15 years experience in private practice, Kelle teaches individuals how to leverage the innate powers within their consciousness field to clear, heal and elevate their energy. Her specialty is the application of spiritual principles to create immediate energetic results. Now, Kelle speaks nationwide on what she's discovered about Human Consciousness and how to work with the Divine to more easily

Denise Griffitts interviews inspirational survivor, speaker, and author Dave Sanderson. When US Airways Flight 1549, or “The Miracle on the Hudson,” ditched into the Hudson River on January 15, 2009, Dave Sanderson knew he was exactly where he was supposed to be. The last passenger off the back of the plane on that fateful day, he was largely responsible for the well-being and safety of others, risking his own life in frigid water to help other passengers off the plane. Despite the hazards to himself, Dave thought only of helping others and emerged from the wreckage with a mission: to encourage others to do the right thing. Today he will briefly share the story of Flight 1549, revealing the inner strength it took to make it through the day, and how teamwork, leadership, and state management can help overcome any obstacle. Then Dave is going to teach us the 12 resources he used during the plane crash and in his career to not only survive but be a top contributor in his personal philanthropy in addition to the

Denise Griffitts Interviews successful entrepreneur and author of the book, Small Business Big Challenges, Darryl Lyons.  Darryl W. Lyons, ChFC, CFP® is Co-Founder and CEO of PAX Financial Group, LLC. He has been a licensed professional in the financial services industry since 1999. A lifelong Texan, Darryl began his career in the financial sector just one day removed from earning his bachelor’s degree in corporate financial management and accounting at St. Mary’s University. Throughout his career, he has won awards for recruiting and development from Fortune 100 companies. Endorsed by 2 NY Times bestselling authors (Dave Ramsey & Dan Miller), an NBA Hall of Famer, and 16 successful business owners, his business is considered one of the best places to work in San Antonio and one of the fastest growing companies in the city (SA Business Journal).  Darryl is a successful small business entrepreneur and co-founder of Radio Show “Financial Mythbusters”. He is also the author of Small Business Big Pressure: A

During his 25 year career in insurance, David L. Brown learned firsthand the challenges of running a small business. Including the number one reason businesses fail, which is failure to understand their market and their customers’ buying habits. David became a student of marketing, and knocked it out of the park with his first campaign, which brought in 20% more sales. When fellow agents saw the results, they said, “Hey Dave, you should be teaching this stuff.”  This led him to write his bookFrom the Bottom Up: The Ultimate Guide for Business Planning to Profitability. In 2012 David left the insurance business and started his own consulting business, D Brown & Company, pursuing his passion of marketing and helping others.  David is a firm believer in serving his community. He became a member of a volunteer board of directors for a community health center in 1987 and worked his way up the ladder becoming President of the Board of Directors for nearly 20 years. During his tenure the organization grew from a

Denise Griffitts Interviews 'The Functional Medicine Doc' Dr. Carri Drzyzga. Dr. Carri Drzyzga is known internationally as ‘The Functional Medicine Doc’. She is committed to helping patients find the root cause of their health problems and fix the cause with natural treatments so they can feel normal again. Her last name is pronounced ‘Driz’-ga’ (it’s Polish), but everyone calls her Dr. Carri. She has been in private practice since 1996, and is founder of Functional Medicine Ontario in Ottawa, Ontario. Dr. Carri holds two doctoral degrees—Chiropractic and Naturopathic Medicine. Additionally, she has training in Functional Medicine and The Kalish Method, and is a Certified Gluten Practitioner. Always an avid learner, Dr. Carri has obtained a level of expertise in her profession that no other doctor in Canada has achieved to date. Dr. Carri speaks and gives interviews on such topics as natural treatments for fatigue, chronic pain, hypothyroidism, and digestive health. She has been a featured guest expert on mul

Amazon Best Selling Author, lover of iced tea and snarky banter, Faydra Koenig is determined to shake people up about their mediocrity and stop living a half-life that is killing their spirit. Known in pop culture as America’s Crisis Coach™ Faydra shares stories of triumph and hope that make a lasting impact on people moving through their own crisis.  Faydra is a mental health professional, author, speaker, podcaster and certified life coach. She works with men and women to help them manage the effects of life crisis, get back on their feet and get the lives they deserve. Strength comes from struggle, but can we learn the right lessons that will serve as our springboard to success and happiness in our lives? Please join us in the chat room as we broadcast live to ask questions of either of us and of course you can download this episode or find us in iTunes.   We appreciate you tuning in to this episode of Your Partner In Success Radio with Host Denise Griffitts. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider

Dõv Baron was named by Inc Magazine as one of the Top 100 Leadership Speakers to hire. He is the leading authority on Authentic Leadership, or as he calls it "Full Monty Leadership". He is the world’s only Corporate Cultural Momentum Strategist. He works with leaders and executive teams in building the bonds that create a corporate culture that becomes 'Fiercely Loyal'. Dõv is a bestselling author of several books and his latest book is titled: "Fiercely Loyal" How high performing companies develop and retain top talent. Dõv also writes for many industry magazine including; CEO magazine and Entrepreneur Magazine. Between 2010 & 2013 he was the host and executive producer of the popular radio show "The Full Monty Leadership show". His radio show and podcasts have had over one million downloads. His current podcast "Leadership & Loyalty Tips for Executives" is the #1 podcast for Fortune 500 Executives. Dõv believes that what the world needs today are more leaders

Denise Griffitts Interviews Kathleen Gage. Kathleen Gage is the “no-nonsense, common sense” speaker, author, product creation specialist and owner of the highly successful company, “Power Up for Profits.” As an early adopter of online marketing, Kathleen Gage is known for cutting through the fluff and helping people leave their sob stories behind so they can stop focusing on the past and start looking towards the future. She speaks and teaches about what she believes are the core elements of a successful life: accountability, integrity, honesty, and living with passion and hope. She speaks and teaches about what she believes are the core elements of a successful life: accountability, integrity, honesty and living with passion and hope. This is not to say that Kathleen doesn’t know struggle. At the age of 25 she was homeless without a college degree. With no direction, no focus, and no true purpose, she wondered if she’d ever find a use for her life. Following a spiritual awakening, she decided it was time to

Denise Griffitts Interviews Dr. Tracey Marks on Your Partner In Success Radio. Dr. Tracey Marks is a psychiatrist who focuses on working with women to help you jump off the hamster wheel and manage your life so you can actually enjoy it. As a working mom herself, Dr. Tracey noticed that her patients and friends were seeking solutions to help them avoid burnout. She created Beyond Burnout - Life Management for Working Moms to offer resources that can make a tangible difference to their quality of life. A psychiatrist with 18 years experience, Dr. Tracey has a specific focus on lifestyle management, sleep challenges and the mind/body connection. In addition to Beyond Burnout, she has a private practice based in Atlanta. Dr. Tracey is a regular contributor to leading publications such as The Huffington Post and Bedtime Network, and has appeared as a psychiatric expert on CNN and HLN. She is going to talk with us about some of the biggest causes of burnout among female entrepreneurs and offer specific tips to hel

Denise Griffitts Interviews Communication Strategist Lee Caraher. Lee Caraher is a CEO and acclaimed communication strategist known for her practical solutions to big problems. She started Double Forte as a new kind of communications firm designed to work with good people, doing good work for good companies by providing the best results and service in the business. So far so good. This is not her first rodeo, and she’s learned a lot along the way that she shares with others in the hopes that everyone can reduce drama and conflict in the workplace and create careers that matter. Lee’s an author, a speaker, a trainer, and a doer and she’s here to share what she’s learned the hard way to help reduce the drama in the workplace. Her first book “Millennials & Management: The Essential Guide To Making It Work At Work” was published by Bibliomotion in October 2014. The book is based on her own work building a successful intergenerational workplace, as well as the insight from more than 250 managers, leaders and e

Bridging the Generational Divide with Denise Griffitts and Brad Szollose. Global business adviser and the foremost authority on Generational Issues and Workforce Culture Strategies, Brad Szollose returns for the 3rd in a series of interviews centered on understanding and working with Millennials. The first time Brad was on Your Partner in Success was back in April, and he explained WHY Millennials act the way they do…if you haven’t listened to it, it was such an eye-opening podcast, I decided to bring Brad back for a part two… In the second part, Brad asked If Baby Boomers have been betrayed and explained the economic impact of inflation and government on our economic future. As Millennials rise into positions of power, Baby Boomers will be facing poverty in their old age…He touched on The Sandwiched Boomers, Millennials rising, Gen X being ignored, and how Boomers will HAVE to start a business, and create their own Brand online. I hope everyone Googled "The Brand Called You." You can listen to the

Denise Griffitts interviews Brian Holmes on Your Partner In Success Radio. Brian Holmes is the Founder and President of the Strategic Living Institute (SLI), a life changing organization dedicated to teaching people to harness the power and potential that God has given them. SLI’s mission and method is revolutionary, providing individuals the opportunity and means to receive inner life healing, purpose specific training and development, and the practical activation necessary to be mobilized as leaders of cultural transformation. Each year, Brian travels extensively, speaking in conferences and leadership forums around the world. He has authored numerous books and curriculums, including the internationally acclaimed, ‘The Ties That Bind’, a study on identifying and breaking unhealthy connections and soul ties. In addition to his books, Brian has also created numerous video and audio programs which are specifically targeted to unlocking and releasing the full potential of every individual. Brian is a board cert

Denise Griffitts Interviews Joleene DesRosiers Moody on Your Partner In Success Radio. Too often we allow the voices of others to run our lives — and believe it or not, we may not even realize this. People will tell us we can’t have this, or we can’t do that. And so we don’t. When we live our lives based on what other people tell us, we slowly suffer. It’s time to take our voice back, live our creative lives and live abundantly at the same time! Joleene Moody is a former central New York television reporter and anchor turned creative coach, comedic speaker and author/playwright. After struggling for years in a place that didn’t satisfy her true dreams and desires to write and sing and play on stage, Joleene bravely left the security of her job to embark on a journey that allowed her to unearth her greatest dreams and desires – while leveraging a decent income at the same time. Today she is a powerful mentor and coach to those who want to uncover and discover who and what they are truly meant to be and do. Tal

Denise Griffitts Interviews Tom Schwab. Tom Schwab is the leader of the eCommerce HubSpot User Group and speaks and writes extensively on how an Inbound Strategy is transforming eCommerce. In my first interview with Tom Schwab, we talked about Inbound Marketing. Be sure to listen to that interview because it sets the stage for our discussion today. Tom will now share actionable details to turn content into cash. The 3 Things Every Piece of Content Must Have to turn "Content into Cash". Tom will be sharing 2 free downloads during the interview: 101 Content Ideas and Content Ideas and Inspirations for the month of May.Getting help to pump up the horsepower of your marketing engine. He has some great stories, thoughts, lessons and resources to share. Be sure to join us in the chat room so you can ask questions of Tom as the interview progresses.   We appreciate you tuning in to this episode of Your Partner In Success Radio with Host Denise Griffitts. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subsc

Denise Griffitts Interviews Business Creator Adam Hommey. We live in a fast-paced virtual world. As busy business professionals, be it Virtual Assistants, Web Developers, Solopreneurs or business creators, we are bombarded, and I do mean bombarded with emails, texts, Skype calls, telephone calls, SPAM... the list goes on and on. And all this before breakfast! Never before has it been so easy to get interrupted and distracted. My guest today is going to share some techniques and processes that will help busy entrepreneurs keep themselves, their teams and their clients on task. Adam Hommey is the Founder and Creator of Help My Website Sell™ and The Business Creators Institute™. His recent professional accomplishments: Developing and implementing video training and a “quick start” process that helps an entire network of human resource professionals connect with and convert prospects to customers in an easy, systematic way;Coordinating the launch and ongoing development of membership sites that earn marketers ove

Denise Griffitts Interviews global business adviser and the foremost authority on generational issues and workforce culture strategies Brad Szollose. Please listen to our first episode Bridging the Generational Divide: Part 1 here. Author of the award-winning, international bestseller Liquid Leadership: From Woodstock to Wikipedia, Brad is a former C-level executive of a publicly traded company that he cofounded that went from entrepreneurial start-up to IPO in three years; the first Dot Com Agency to go public on NASDAQ. His company K2 Design, experienced 425% hyper-growth, due in part to a unique management style that won his company the Arthur Andersen NY Enterprise Award for Best Practices in Fostering Innovation. Brad works with companies like Dell, MasterCard Worldwide and BMW, helping them to Create High-Performance Organizations that include Millennials. Have Baby Boomers Been Betrayed? Has anyone noticed that there is a generational divide these days? Well last month, our guest Brad Szollose really e

Denise Griffitts Interviews Tom Schwab. Tom Schwab is the leader of the eCommerce HubSpot User Group and speaks and writes extensively on how an Inbound Strategy is transforming eCommerce.  Tom Schwab knows how to build an online business with an Inbound Strategy. He led the growth of Goodbye Crutches, a Direct to Patient Private Pay eCommerce Business, from a regional player to a national leader in under 3 years. Selling online has never been easier, but making a profit has never been tougher. As Michigan led the nation into the recession, Tom Schwab was one of the first to harness a new strategy to build his direct to patient private pay business from a regional player to a national leader. An expert in Inbound Marketing, Tom helps high potential small companies sell better than Amazon by using an Inbound Strategy. Tom answers business owners’ questions on the online show InboundMovement.com. About Tom Schwab Leader of the eCommerce HubSpot User GroupPublished in the leading industry blogsFeatured guest on

Denise Griffitts Interviews Don Hutson: The Global Expert on Sales & Negotiations. At age 17 a young Don Hutson helped his dad selling houses in a brand new subdivision outside of Memphis, Tennessee.  Don had a problem.  As a skinny teenager, he needed to wear a suit, to appear older and more professional.  He thought adding a hat to the look would do the trick.  And so launched a legendary sales career for Don Hutson.  It was in that year he and his dad sold 76 houses, and the rest is history. Although his plan was to succeed his mother and father to get his degree at their alma mater, fate had a different plan, and that twist of fate was the key to Don Hutson’s incredible journey.  He worked his way through the University of Memphis, graduating with a degree in Sales, the only one in America at that time. Don went on to become the #1 salesperson in a national training organization. He established his own training firm and was soon in demand as a professional speaker. Don has been recognized with many ho