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How to overcome negative energy? Listen to Anese Cavanaugh talk about the importance of workplace positivity and how to overcome negative energy. Anese Cavanaugh is devoted to helping people show up and bring their best selves to the table in order to create significant positive impact in their lives. This is why she’s so eager to teach people how to overcome negative energy in the workplace. She is the creator of the IEP Method® (Intentional Energetic Presence®), an advisor and thinking partner to leaders and organizations around the world, and author of CONTAGIOUS CULTURE: Show Up, Set the Tone, and Intentionally Create an Organization That Thrives. Top innovators and executives in companies like IDEO, Zingerman’s, GM Financial, Vistaprint, 15Five, Fitbit, Nike, Kaiser Permanente, and others have engaged with Anese to strengthen team health, unlock leadership potential, optimize company culture, and maximize impact. What you will learn from this episode about how to overcome negative energy: What exciting

Love is just damn good business, a podcast with Steve Farber. It’s time to understand why love is just damn good business. From his book, Love is Just Damn Good Business, Steve Farber will share to us the importance of showing love not just for your business but also to your customers or clients. This podcast episode is sure to be filled with “love” so make sure to tune-in and enjoy! Steve Farber is the founder of The Extreme Leadership Institute, an organization devoted to changing the world through the cultivation and development of extreme leaders in business, nonprofits, education, and beyond. Listed on Inc.’s ranking of the Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts in the world, and #1 on Huffington Post’s 12 Business Speakers to See, Farber is a bestselling author, popular keynote speaker, and a seasoned leadership coach and consultant who has worked with a vast array of public and private organizations in virtually every arena. What you will learn from this episode about love is just damn good business:

Developing your soft skills will help you in both a professional and social setting. Start developing your soft skills today. Greg Alcorn is the founder and CEO of Global Contact Services (GCS) with locations in North Carolina and New York. GCS provides outsourcing, management and consulting in the area of customer service. GCS currently has over 800 employees. He is a regular speaker on the subjects of developing your soft skills. Greg’s a North Carolina resident, graduating from Catawba College and earning his MBA from UNC-Charlotte. In 2010 he was named Catawba’s Alumnus of the year, 2015 Church and College award and the Adrian Shuford Award in 2016. For five years, he served on the NC State Board of Education. From that experience, Greg started ApSeed Early Childhood Education in 2015. ApSeed provides eReaders to economically disadvantaged children ages 0-4 years old, 6,000, so far. Recently, he received the MLK, Jr. Humanitarian Award for this work. He remains involved in numerous non-profits. Greg’s boo

Stephen is the founder and CEO of Predictive ROI, a digital marketing agency, and the host of Onward Nation — a top-rated daily podcast for learning how today’s top business owners think, act and achieve. Onward Nation is listened to in 120 countries around the world. Stephen is the author of three books, including the #1 bestseller, “Profitable Podcasting,” and his digital marketing insights have been featured in Forbes.com, Entrepreneur.com, The Washington Post, and Inc. Magazine.

The pillars of business growth, a discussion with John Oechsle. Learn about growing your company using the pillars of business growth. John Oechsle joined Swiftpage (www.act.com) in July 2012 and currently serves as Chief Executive Officer. He will be our special guest for today to teach us about the pillars of business growth and more.  John came to Swiftpage with an over 30 year track record of building highly profitable and sustainable revenue growth for emerging companies and established global leaders. Prior to joining Swiftpage, John served as the Executive Vice President of Strategy and Product for DigitalGlobe. During his tenure, he was instrumental in shaping the future of the company and driving revenue growth through the launch of a number of very successful product lines. Prior to DigitalGlobe, John was the Senior Vice President of Technology and Content as well as Chief Information Officer for IHS Inc. Before that he was the Chief Information Officer and Vice President of Information Management W

Taking on challenges one step at a time. Learn from Nick Prefontaine how his life changed after he started taking on challenges. In 2003, Nick was in a snowboarding accident that left him in a coma for over three weeks. The doctors told his parents that he probably wouldn’t walk, talk, or eat on his own again. Less than three months later, he was running out of Franciscan Children’s hospital. Now a Certified Infinite Possibilities Trainer, Nick speaks to groups that benefit from his message of overcoming adversity and taking on challenges. Nick grew up in the real estate industry and got started on his own at an early age. Most notably, he was knocking on pre-foreclosure doors at 16 and 17, doing up to 50 doors a day. This experience helped shape Nick’s real estate career. Now, Nick specializes in working with lease purchasers to get them into a home and on the path to homeownership. Regardless of a buyer’s credit situation, he looks at their complete financial picture and comes up with a plan to get them int

Finding clarity in life can open you to many opportunities. Learn from Dixie Decker on how everything changed after finding clarity in life. After a devastating divorce and bankruptcy, this single mother of two rebuilt her life through real estate. In the process of finding clarity in life, Dixie Decker accidentally stumbled upon a unique method for buying and profiting in real estate without using any of her own money or credit: student housing. In just three years, she mastered the process, building her net worth to over $5,000,000 and $100,000 per month in positive cash flow! Today her cash flow machine runs practically on AUTOPILOT, so she can focus on her family, growing investments, building associations with other women, and helping others succeed. What you will learn from this episode about finding clarity in life: The importance of finding clarity in life for Dixie and how she’s spreading the message The effects of the people, music, and environment you surround yourself with Giving yourself the cre

How to make yourself stand out? Learn from Jesse Cole about his process on how to make yourself stand out. If you want to learn how to make yourself stand out, then you will learn a lot from our guest in today’s episode, Jesse Cole. He is the founder of Fans First Entertainment and owner of the Savannah Bananas. His teams have welcomed more than one million fans to their ballparks and have been featured on MSNBC, CNN, and ESPN. The Bananas have been awarded the Organization of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, Business of the Year, and won the CPL Championship in their first year. Fans First Entertainment has been featured on the INC 5000 lists as one of the fastest-growing companies in America. The Savannah Bananas currently have sold out every game for two straight seasons and have a waiting list in the thousands for tickets. Jesse is an in-demand speaker and released his first book “Find Your Yellow Tux – How to Be Successful by Standing Out” in January of 2018. The book launched #1 in three categories o

Building a winning company culture is something to strive for. Listen to JT McCormick and start building a winning company culture today! Do you want to start building a winning company culture? Then you’re in the right place because this is what our guest, JT McCormick, will talk about in today’s episode. JT is the President and CEO of Scribe Media, a publishing company that’s created an entirely new way for you to write a book. The company has worked with nearly 1,000 authors and was recently ranked in their category as the #2 best company to work for in Austin and #4 in their category for all of Texas. JT is also the author of “I Got There: How I Overcame Racism, Poverty, and Abuse to Achieve the American Dream.” What you will learn from this episode about building a winning company culture: How JT grew his startup from 6 employees to 50 without any outside money Why JT’s approach to building a winning company culture has been lauded and celebrated by outside sources and how to build this kind of culture

Stephen is the founder and CEO of Predictive ROI, a digital marketing agency, and the host of Onward Nation — a top-rated daily podcast for learning how today’s top business owners think, act and achieve. Onward Nation is listened to in 120 countries around the world. Stephen is the author of three books, including the #1 bestseller, “Profitable Podcasting,” and his digital marketing insights have been featured in Forbes.com, Entrepreneur.com, The Washington Post, and Inc. Magazine.

Get to know your clients and build authentic connections. Learn from Allison and Scott on how to get to know your clients. Get to know your clients better to understand their problem and provide them with an ideal solution. This is what our guests, Allison and Scott, will be talking about in this episode. After graduating from Clemson University, Scott Fogleman began his career in advertising sales at The Wall Street Journal, followed most recently by a successful sales career with SYNNEX Corporation managing the Google Brand inclusive of Chrome Education. Scott’s passion for higher education began during his time with Clemson’s Undergraduate Student Government and as a member of President’s Cabinet. At Up&Up, he leads the East Sales Region with a mission to impact change by bringing strong, positive, executable campaigns to his clients and their constituents. Allison Lanier’s curiosity for the sales process began as a teenager while working in the retail environment. Years later, she graduated cum laude

Get client referrals as a way of growing your business. Learn from Bill Cates on achieving exponential growth when you get client referrals. Get client referrals and more by listening to this podcast episode with our guest, Bill Cates. While trekking through the Himalayas, the Andes and the Alps; while camping in the Arctic Circle and living on a houseboat in Kashmir, India, Bill Cates built and sold two successful publishing companies. For the past 25 years, his mission has been helping professional service companies grow through referrals, introductions, and other relationship marketing strategies. Bill Cates has spoken to over 350,000 professionals worldwide and has trained over 70,000 in his system. You will gain a proven process to enhance client engagement and leverage that engagement into quality introductions that result in new clients. What you will learn from this episode about how to get client referrals: Why Bill believes having satisfied clients isn’t enough to get client referrals and how reinf

Follow your vision and witness the success of your company unfold. Clate Mask’s advice will help you stay true and follow your vision. Learn from Clate on how to follow your vision and see your company grow towards success. Clate Mask is the CEO and co-founder of Infusionsoft, the leading all-in-one sales, and marketing software built for small businesses and eight-time Inc. 500 or Inc. 5000 winner. Clate was named an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist, a Top 100 Small Business Influencer by Small Business Trends, and one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2013 by Goldman Sachs. Clate is a national speaker on entrepreneurship and small business success, and he is the co-author of the New York Times bestselling book, “Conquer the Chaos: How to Grow a Successful Small Business Without Going Crazy.” What you will learn from this episode about how to follow your vision: Why Infusionsoft created their Mars Mission to help guide them through the transition to working with more small busin

How to implement a subscription model? Robbie Baxter will guide you through the right process on how to implement a subscription model. Robbie Kellman Baxter has been advising entrepreneurs on business strategy for 20 years, which includes teaching them how to implement a subscription model. Her clients have included solopreneurs and venture-backed startups as well as industry leaders such as ASICS, Netflix, Electronic Arts, and The Wall Street Journal. She has worked with nearly 100 organizations in over 20 industries on growth initiatives. A sought-after writer and keynote speaker, Robbie has presented at top universities, associations and corporations, as well as to corporate boards and leadership teams around the world. Robbie has created and starred in 10 video courses in collaboration with LinkedIn Learning on business topics ranging from innovation to customer success and membership. As the author of The Membership Economy: Find Your Superusers, Master the Forever Transaction & Build Recurring Reve

How culture impacts business, an insightful podcast with John Waid. It’s time to learn about the many ways of how culture impacts business. Learn from John about how culture impacts business and you might learn some golden nuggets, which you can utilize for your own benefit as well. John Waid has thirty years of sales and sales leadership experience in Fortune 500 companies and twelve years of senior consulting experience in the learning and development field. John earned his MBA in International Business from a top program and is fluent in three languages which has allowed him to work in Europe, North, Central and South America. He started his own firm, C3—Corporate Culture Consulting, to work with leaders and their companies on their cultures. What you will learn from this episode about how culture impacts business: Why the key to growing a business lies in paying attention to both your people and your business and how John’s parents taught him this lesson early on How Chick-Fil-A has built a powerful empl

Adopting a growth mindset and embracing a challenger-ability is the key to Prentice Howe’s success. Start adopting a growth mindset today! Prentice Howe has always believed in underdogs, especially when they start adopting a growth mindset. As Owner and Chief Creative Officer of Door Number 3, a full-service advertising agency based in Austin, Texas, his passion is helping brands embrace their challenger-ability and topple their giants. Prentice has been featured in The New York Times, AdWeek, Inc., and Communication Arts and authored the Amazon best-selling book “The Empowered Challenger Playbook,” which describes his strategies in detail and backs them up with case studies. What you will learn in this episode about adopting a growth mindset: Why Prentice thinks that betting on yourself is the best thing you can do for your professional career Why you need to start adopting a growth mindset, what it means for your future, and how to instill that mindset in your employees Prentice’s advice for creating a roa

Identifying leaders, a podcast episode with Sharon Spano. Learn about leadership DNA and how you can start identifying leaders. Sharon Spano, Ph.D., is an expert in identifying leaders and she helps them transform how they think, adapt, and respond in complex business environments. As a business strategist, author, and Professional Integral Coach, she leads her clients through specific research-based practices that empower them to realign their business strategy with a life of meaning, accelerated performance, and increased profitability. Sharon is also the author of The Pursuit of Time and Money: Step Into Radical Abundance and Discover the Secret to a Meaningful Prosperous Life. She is also a scholar-practitioner who enjoys researching and understanding some of the hard stuff of life so you don’t have to. There’s nothing like helping people move through challenges such that they come out more passionate and fulfilled on the other side. Whether you’re a person in the midst of change, an entrepreneur, or an o

How to manage a sales team? Listen and learn from Adam Honig on the best ways on how to manage a sales team. Adam Honig (HOE-nig) is the founder and CEO of Spiro (SPEAR-oh) Technologies, a CRM company focused on breathing new life into sales technology to help salespeople reach new heights. Adam has worked in the tech industry for over 25 years, building companies that deliver enterprise software and solutions, as well as developing award-winning teams across the globe. Together with Spiros founding team, Adam has developed tech solutions for over 300,000 salespeople in the past 10 years.  He’s learned invaluable lessons throughout his career, and today he shares his expertise on how to manage a sales team across the globe, empowering them to achieve success through targeted relationship-building, proven sales tactics, and inspired technologies. What you will learn in this episode about how to manage a sales team: How the movie “Her” inspired Adam to create Spiro How Spiro helps business owners as it relates

How to become a transformational leader? Time to listen to Eric Thurston and start your journey on how to become a transformational leader. Eric Thurston has enabled many of the world’s leading organizations to leverage technology solutions to drive business performance and taught them how to become a transformational leader. He is currently President and CEO of Personify, a market-leading technology platform that helps organizations to better engage their constituents, maximize revenue and optimize operations. In his role at Personify, Eric has led the company through a founder transition, successfully acquired three new technology solutions, executed a major product rewrite and positioned Personify to be sold from its private equity sponsor Rubicon Technology Partners to Pamlico Capital. As host of the Planet Leadership podcast, Eric meets with leaders, influencers, and movers and shakers in the association and nonprofit market to explore the issues and topics keeping up executives up at night, such as how

Narrow down your niche and see your profits grow! Craig Cody shares more secrets on why you should narrow down your niche. Got advice from someone saying that you should narrow down your niche? Well, Craig Cody explains why that is and why you need to take that advice seriously, especially if you want to save money in the process. Craig Cody is a Certified Tax Coach and the owner of the New York City based accounting firm, Craig Cody & Company. Craig belongs to a select group of tax practitioners who’ve undergone extensive training and continued education on various tax planning techniques and strategies. Craig is passionate about helping business owners understand the difference between tax planning — and tax paying — by helping them save significant money. Craig is also the co-author of the Amazon bestseller, “Secrets of a Tax Free Life.” What you’ll learn about in this episode of narrow down your niche: What has changed for Craig since his last appearance on Onward Nation in episode 530, including the