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Stephen Kavalkovich helps us get a balanced start to 2022 by joining me again after more than four years. Stephen was originally a guest on episode 23 of the podcast on September 7, 2017, and it is great to catch up and learn more about his progress and path in life.Stephen is a man who has been given the gift of many experiences throughout his life... "For most of my adult life, I was a 911 Paramedic. I also had the honor of serving as a rescue worker at the World Trade Center on 9-11-01 in NYC. I have seen tragedy and suffering first hand for many years. Little was I aware that I was the one who needed the saving. Through seeking peace within by using all things external, I wound up desperate, broken and destroyed in every way. I am now grateful to be a man in long term recovery from substance abuse and destitution. My goal is simple, to use my experience to connect and give you a voice." Stephen’s “soul” purpose is to utilize every experience he has had in this earthly existence to heal others. While our s

In 2001, Scott Sunderland found himself lying in a hospital bed, unable to move any part of his body. In just three days, he had gone from a very capable, athletic man to being completely paralyzed with a mind full of fear. However, Scott believed he was greater than just his body, and he used that power throughout the next year to teach himself how to literally walk out of that room and into a new life.  “The Freedom Project has given me the tools and support to help me create the life I really want.” However, on July 27th, 2012, Scott’s world came crashing down once again while walking on a beach with his best friend and three children. The sand collapsed under their feet, throwing them into a current, fighting for their lives. Scott made it to shore only to watch his best friend, Brad, take his last breath before a wave washed over him and he was gone. This experience left Scott completely broken and searching. For the next five years, he yearned for Brad’s forgiveness, only to realize that it was his own

Laura Noel is an Executive Business and Personal Development Consultant who works with organizations and individuals to help streamline business processes while maximizing profits. She helps clients stretch their thinking in a way that opens them up to new possibilities. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur and CEO of her own company, Laura studied and taught personal growth, change management, and leadership for over 27 years while serving in the United States Air Force. She has helped solidify goals and improve corporate culture within government agencies, the Department of Defense, and construction, technical, insurance, and sales organizations.  She is proud to serve as a transformational coach helping clients bridge the gap between feeling stuck and finding fulfillment in life and career. Laura knows how to get results as she guides clients in overcoming the mindset blocks that keep them from realizing their true potential, purpose, life-long dreams, and legacy.  Laura helps her clients gain a new level of

Ben Worthen is CEO of Message Lab, an award-winning agency that combines journalism, data and design to craft content and create experiences that get real results. Ben and his team help clients figure out how to tell stories that people actually want to hear.  Ben developed his storytelling and investigative savvy working as a journalist for 13 years, winning many national awards for news and feature writing. In 2007, he joined The Wall Street Journal, where he covered the tech industry and wrote more than 50 Page One stories. Before Message Lab, Ben was editor-in-chief at Ready State and head of content at Sequoia Capital.  Over the last two years, Message Lab has won 7 Content Marketing Awards and been a finalist for 16 more. Current and former clients include Facebook, Google, GoDaddy, ServiceNow, Elastic, and Silicon Valley Bank. Connect with Ben Email: Ben@messagelab.com Web: https://messagelab.com LinkedIn: in/BenWorthen Twitter: @BenWorthen

Marc Gutman is a storyteller, entrepreneur, adventurer, and idealist. But most importantly, Marc loves brands and their stories.  Marc held several positions in the story business. He served as Story Editor for Oliver Stone’s Illusion Entertainment, and wrote stories and screenplays for Oliver Stone, Warner Bros., and 20th Century Fox.  In addition to his time in Hollywood, Marc itched the entrepreneurial scratch by founding a multimillion dollar tech company in Boulder, Colorado.  Today, Marc focuses his energy on Wildstory, the brand strategy studio for brands that want to outmaneuver their competition.  Wildstory has worked with brands like Thor Industries, Airstream, El Cap, Planet Granite, Earth Treks, Movement, Inboard, Outward Bound School, and First Descents.  Marc is on a mission to help the world après… one brand at a time.  He is also the host of the Baby Got Backstory podcast; delving into the story behind great brands such as Priceline.com, Patagonia, Ugg, Build-A-Bear Workshop and Kswiss.  Marc

Dr. Fred DiDomenico is an entrepreneur, author, thought-leader, renowned chiropractor, and lifestyle mentor helping millions around the globe to live a healthier, happier, and more empowered life through his physical, emotional and spiritual healing modalities taught to doctors with his Elite Coaching, and to the public with his book, “You Are More Powerful Than You Think” and H.E.AL.E.D. program. His proven, business transforming and life-changing systems help people to tap into their innate power, heal their bodies and their past. Dr. Fred’s vision is to make his system the standard of healthcare for the betterment of humanity.

"Dallin is a POWERHOUSE. He’s one of the hardest working guys I’ve ever known. On top of that he has an impenetrable fortress of optimism. Even when a situation looks FUBAR he always finds the silver lining, and most importantly, finds a way to make a tough situation into something positively PROFITABLE. If you have an opportunity to work with Dallin in ANY capacity, jump on it!" Dallin Cottle is the founder of ROAR Media, a digital marketing agency specializing in high velocity marketing. Dallin ditched his safe corporate marketing job and started his entrepreneurial journey in a little condo using expo markers on a window as his whiteboard. Since then he has grown ROAR Media from one plucky guy with a baby in one arm and his cell phone in the other, to a multifaceted, high-velocity Digital Marketing Agency attracting clients such as the US Air Force. ROAR offers the standard agency services that help businesses grow, but what sets them apart is ROAR Academy where Dallin teaches entrepreneurs everything they

Dr. John Jaquish developed an interest in life sciences when his mother was diagnosed with osteoporosis.  With a desire to help his mother avoid the side-effect inducing medications designed to treat the disease, he began his research.  As he progressed through his research, he realized that it was really a dysfunction of disuse and a lot of what are called ‘diseases of aging’ are really just diseases of not doing what you need to be doing to stay alive. Like exercise, moving around, keeping a decent heart rate, good blood flow, good airflow.  All these diseases of aging really don’t have much to do with aging. It just has to do with disuse.  With that, he set out on a mission to find a group of people who are outliers, who were able to build bone density, higher than anyone else? Super-human bone. He went and identified this audience immediately. It was gymnasts. It’s because of the rate at which they hit the ground–they sometimes get 10 times their body weight loaded through their hip joints and their lower

Jessi Beyer is an award-nominated international speaker, #1 best-selling author of How To Heal, and the founder of the Aspiring Author Incubator and the Book Writing Blueprint, through which she helps entrepreneurs and aspiring authors take their book from idea to published in less than five hours a week so they can get it into the hands of their perfect readers. Named a 2020 “Young Entrepreneur to Watch” by IdeaMensch, she has been featured in over 160 media outlets, including Thrive Global, Refinery29, and Elite Daily, and has spoken to thousands of people around the world through groups like Penn State University, Leadercast NOW, and the Institute on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma’s international summit. Outside of her professional life, Jessi holds a BA in psychology from the University of Minnesota and is a K9 search and rescue handler with her dog, Phoebe.

Key Focus: Helping service-based businesses drastically increase their website leads using the Rule of 26 and proven website marketing techniques! Michael “Buzz” Buzinski is a life-long entrepreneur, a digital marketing thought leader, an author, and the Chief Marketing Officer of Buzzworthy Integrated Marketing. He has worked with over 750 service-based businesses and helped them make their digital marketing S.I.M.P.L.E. (Streamline, Identify, Market Research, Plan, Launch, and Evaluate). Using the Rule of 26, Michael can double any website’s revenue. Michael’s sole mission is to help entrepreneurs avoid the time drain and frustration of managing profitable digital marketing campaigns. Michael and the team at Buzzworthy work exclusively on the integrated marketing needs of privately owned businesses. Their service offerings are focused on increasing their clients’ digital presence, and they are dedicated to the bottom line while creating the highest return on investment and giving business owners the freed

Ian Bower is the owner of Graphic Rhythm as well as other businesses that revolve around design, copywriting and Amazon marketplace selling. Ian is revolutionizing the way businesses obtain graphic design services by allowing them to obtain high-quality, on demand design assets without the hassle of hiring individual freelancers. His creative approach to providing design services puts him on the forefront of the graphic design industry. Ian is an expert in communicating persuasively and loves helping business owners and digital agencies breathe life into their projects and ideas. He values generosity and attention to detail and strives to make sure these values are apparent in the services he provides and the businesses he owns. When Ian isn’t working, you can find him outside hiking, camping and spending time with his wife and children.

For nearly three decades, Mike Koenigs has been educating, entertaining, and inspiring business owners, entrepreneurs, and executives. As a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, judge on Entrepreneur.com’s Elevator Pitch TV show, and 13-time bestselling author, Mike is passionate about helping his clients build their platforms and amplify their message. He expertly helps turn his clients into sought after thought-leaders, authorities, and celebrity influencers. A regular contributor to Entrepreneur and Forbes, Mike has consulted and advised celebrity clients, billionaires, and bestselling authors including Tony Robbins, Paula Abdul, Richard Dreyfuss, and Jordan Belfort (The Wolf of Wall Street). Mike is known for being a media master who knows how to help his international clients get attention, create premium brands, and achieve elevated status in days. Mike has successfully built and exited five companies, selling two to publicly traded companies. His unique style empowers and entertains audiences while gi

Michelle is a speaker, author, coach, entrepreneur, and an ever-evolving Badass Leader. The people-part can be the most challenging for many leaders. It certainly was for her. Her wake-up call came in the form of a cataclysmic leadership failure. She very quickly learned to appreciate the profound impact an unconscious leader has on people, teams, and organizational health and performance.  The significance and value of a team became abundantly clear, as did the critical importance and necessity for her to immediately begin evolving as a leader. This painfully humbling experience (which she affectionately refers to as #TheSuck) set the course correction for what would become a lifelong hunger for leadership growth and contribution - a self prescribed reparation in many ways, shared through her 12 Leadership Lessons.  Early in her leadership journey, she was an absolute ASS as a boss, oblivious to the impact she was having on people! Perhaps, like many of you, she didn’t understand how to lead. Michelle looks

Andrew Myers is the co-Owner and COO of What’s Next Media where they specialize in making message-based video programs for Auto Dealerships and small businesses. They focus on the combined effect of many shorter messages about your company. The response to this unique combination of brand statements, department statements, testimonials, product presentations and more – has been phenomenal! Andrew and his team can work with your company and make a custom video program that will deliver immediate results no matter where you are located in the country. He also help business owners understand how to feature these videos not only on their websites but at other points of sale online as well.  This approach has proven to give prospects every reason to select your store out of all the available options in the internet marketplace.

Joe Sanok is the author of Thursday is the New Friday: How to work fewer hours, make more money, and spend time doing what you want. It examines how the four-day workweek boosts creativity and productivity. Joe doesn’t just write about a 4 day work week, he lives it. Going from working 60-hour weeks to traveling with his family full-time in an RV while being even more productive at work. Joe believes working for yourself in your own business shouldn’t have to feel like a job. And working smarter and limiting the time you spend on things that don’t matter can help. Joe is also the host of the popular The Practice of the Practice Podcast, which is recognized as one of the Top 50 Podcasts worldwide with over 100,000 downloads each month. Bestselling authors, experts, scholars, and business leaders and innovators are featured and interviewed in the 550 plus podcasts he has done over the last six years.

Kevin Maney is a founding partner of Category Design Advisors (CDA), a bestselling author, award-winning columnist and TV commentator. Kevin is co-author of the book Play Bigger, which has sold more than 100,000 copies globally and created a category design movement among entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and CEOs. Using the category design process Kevin co-created, CDA has helped more than 50 companies discover, define and get on track to dominate new markets. Kevin has been writing about technology for 30 years, and has interviewed most of the tech pioneers you can name. He wrote a column for Newsweek, and has been a contributor to Fortune, The Atlantic, WIred and ABC News. He was a contributing editor at Conde Nast Portfolio and a columnist and editor at USA Today. His book The Maverick and His Machine is considered the de facto history of IBM. He’s appeared frequently on television and radio, including CNN, CBS Sunday Morning and NPR. He also writes music for and plays in a New York band, Total Blam Bla

Aurora Winter, MBA, is an award-winning, bestselling author. She is a successful serial entrepreneur, media trainer, creator of the Spoken Author™ method, and founder of Same Page Publishing. She left her lucrative career as a TV executive decades ago to become a full-time author, trainer, and entrepreneur. Using storytelling for business, she created a life of freedom, creativity, and contribution. Now she helps her clients turn their words into wealth, wisdom, and wonder. Her clients win hearts and minds with their communication skills. They have started new chapters, escaped 9 to 5, and made a difference. They have written bestselling books, given TEDx talks, appeared on TV, raised venture capital, and won awards. Why not you? Aurora Winter’s latest book, Turn Words Into Wealth, has been honored with multiple book awards, including: Winner, Los Angeles Book Festival, 2021 Best Business Book Winner, Pinnacle Award, 2021 Best Business Book Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Finalist Winner, Literary Titan

Ever find yourself in a position where you dread your weekly call with that one particular client?  I'm pretty confident we've all experienced that at one point in our consulting careers.   This week's guest has developed a framework that will allow us to work with these clients in a productive manner, or if the situation requires it, even fire those clients. Even during her successful 17-year career in corporate America, winning awards, directing training and development on a national level… Alicia still had side businesses. Not because she needed them, but because she WANTED them, and eventually she broke free from the golden handcuffs of a regular six-figure income and started her own consultancy company and she hasn’t looked back since. Brilliant SMB and the moniker she’s been given “The Profit Queen(TM)” represents her calling and her passion - to empower SMB Founders to build sustainable dreams, engage in their God-given purpose and make a difference in the world for good. Incorporating neuroscience, r

I get to take a walk down memory lane in this week's episode.  We talk with a data analytics expert that helps explain the value of not only gathering our data consistently but also how to organize and visualize that data in a way that will allow us to make informed, intelligent day-to-day business decisions. Jack Tompkins is the owner of Pineapple Consulting Firm based out of Charlotte, NC. He helps you analyze and visualize your financial and marketing data in interactive charts, graphs, and dashboards so you don’t have to deal with the annoying data gathering or manipulating of it! His goal is to help you grow profitably and efficiently by helping you not just know your numbers through and through, but also visualize them to quickly get the full picture.

"I didn't want discipline.  I wanted to be an entrepreneur, so I could do what I want, when I wanted. This may be the biggest secret of entrepreneurship...it turns out, that's not how it works!" Tom Gaddis currently lives in Kihei, Hawaii with his wife Miranda, two daughters Paige & Sophia, and their grumpy dog Patches. In 2020 Tom's wife took a picture of him sitting in front of the restaurant where he was fired from in 2010. At the time, he thought it was the worst thing that could happen and he had no idea how his family would survive. It's taken a lot of trusting the process, hard work, and never giving up to make his life what is today. But, the amazing journey has been so worth it!