For many businesses, trade shows are an integral piece of the marketing puzzle. By their nature, they can be hit or miss. I’ve experienced both -- and the misses are worse than a bad night's sleep. In today's episode, I dive into 5 unconventional tips for leaders who want to experience success at their next trade show or networking event. Great info for anyone who is interested in getting a higher ROI from attending a trade show or professional event.

Additional information about this episode: https://maryloukayser.com/trade-show-success-how-to-not-get-sucked-into-a-giant-pit-of-misery-as-a-vendor/ 

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Today's guest is Mark Brodinsky, a writer, accomplished speaker, Emmy winner and a passionate believer in the power of your story. It is his mission to positively impact the lives of a billion people with his "You Matter" Movement. Mark worked many years in the TV industry as an Emmy-Award winning writer and producer. The creative process of working as a TV news producer helped him to think on his feet and to think about what change he can help to bring about in the world using his gifts and talents. He wants to see others reach for and achieve their dreams by focusing on and cultivating a foundation of good health, gratitude, appreciation and love. 

Connect with Mark on his website: https://markbrodinsky.life/ 

Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mark_brodinsky/ 

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Bryce Henson is the CEO of Fit Body Boot Camp, the world’s fastestgrowing fitness boot camp franchise. Having nearly 20 years of Fitness Business experience and owning his own Fit Body location, his passion is spreading fitness to the world through business coaching. Through Fit Body Boot Camp’s World Wide growth, Bryce has overseen hundreds of gyms successfully launched throughout North America. Most importantly, he helps his Franchise Partners grow their profits while helping to offset the obesity epidemic. In today's conversation, Bryce shares his story of when he answered the call to leadership and how that call continues to shape his passion for fitness and business. Get ready to get enthused about your health and what's possible!

Connect with Bryce on his website: https://fitbodybootcamp.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/realbrycehenson/ 

Just about everyone knows that the American Dream as it was once presented is no longer attainable. It's not that the dream itself is dead -- it simply needs to be redefined. Today's guest is Tim Yurek, a highly accomplished financial consultant veteran and thought leader in his industry who is leading the conversation about how to redefine and achieve the new American Dream. Time believes the best leaders question everything and in our conversation, he talks about why.

As the founder and CEO of Tier 1 Capital, Tim has spent over 35 years helping 1000s of people across the country achieve their financial goals. He specializes in growing businesses, attracting and retaining top talent, planning for business succession, and converting business equity into cash. With his global recognition and membership in the million dollar round table, Tim offers valuable insights and strategies to his clients to help them achieve financial freedom. His expertise has been featured on major media outlets such as Bloomberg TV, and he recently launched his podcast. 

Connect with Tim Yurek on his website: https://tier1capital.com/ 

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-yurek/ 

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Tony Castillo is a leader in the wellness industry with a passion for teaching about optimizing our health and fitness. We had a lot of fun discussing the myths and misunderstandings flooding the Internet these days about health and fitness, and ways to tell the truth from the lies. Not only is Tony knowledgable, but he loves to laugh. We also shared personal stories about the pain we each experienced as fat kids in a culture that is not kind to people who carry extra weight. I learned a lot about the critical role of nutrition for optimal performance and you will, too.

About Tony Castillo

Tony’s journey began as an overweight middle schooler and continued throughout high school until he decided to go on a “diet.” Unfortunately, this resulted in unsustainable weight loss. Tony’s weight fluctuated in college due to a lack of nutrition knowledge, following fad diets, supplements that didn’t work, and unsustainable habits. This inspired him to understand how nutrition played a
crucial role in the human body.

Today, Tony’s passion is to teach others how healthy lifestyle modifications optimize performance in all areas of life. He has worked at the University of Florida and with the Toronto Blue Jays, and now focuses on helping individuals become elite performers, whether they are business owners or professional athletes.

Tony graduated from Florida International University in Miami with a B.S. in Biology, B.A. in Chemistry, and an M.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics. As a Registered Dietitian credentialed by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, his unique area of expertise lies in helping individuals optimize their performance through nutrition, with a specific focus on sustainable weight management and lifestyle modifications. Tony’s background in dietetics and specialization in sports nutrition has equipped him with the skills and knowledge needed to help athletes, business leaders, and anyone looking to improve their performance.

Learn more about Tony on his website: https://NutritionFP.com 

Connect with Tony on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/the-tony-castillo/ 

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Answering the call to leadership comes with many benefits. Here on PYP, conversations often revolve around all the great results choosing leadership as a life path brings. But if we're being honest with ourselves, leadership hurts sometimes. Today's guest Luis Scott talks candidly about the painful side of leadership, while also shining a light on why there is no better option to pursue.

Luis Scott is a highly respected attorney, sought-after speaker and the owner of 8 Figure Firm Consulting and Bader Scott Injury Lawyers. Luis is known for his expertise in helping legal professionals optimize and grow their practices to 8 Figures in yearly predictable revenue and beyond.

With over 20 years of experience in the legal industry, including as the managing partner of a successful law firm, Luis has helped thousands of families navigate the legal system.

As the managing partner of Bader Scott Injury Lawyers, he is committed to making a positive impact on clients, their families and the community. He is passionate about sharing his knowledge of building multi 8 figure law firms and looks to help other lawyers streamline their operations to do the same.

Learn more about Luis Scott on his website: https://luisscottjr.com/ 

Connect with Luis Scott on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luis-scott-bader-law/ 

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Who doesn't want to make better use of the limited time we have? Today's guest, Barbara Turley, understands the needs of busy professionals these days and through her business, helps them get more out of each day without sacrificing results.

Barbara is an investor and entrepreneur, and the founder and CEO of The Virtual Hub, a business she started by accident that scaled quickly to become one of the leading companies that integrates in-house trained virtual assistants into client businesses. This strategy frees up time and energy so that businesses can focus on optimizing their operations further to achieve business growth goals. With a strong focus on customized training and ongoing career development, The Virtual Hub ensures that her team is trained in cutting edge programs that many of us are familiar with -- things like HubSpot, Ontraport and the like. Familiarity with these programs allows her team to best meet their client's unique needs in digital marketing, social media, operational support, and admin services. When she's not working on her business, Barbara is a mom to her gorgeous kids, Ruby and Alexander, and wife to her best friend.

Learn more about Barbara and The Virtual Hub here: https://www.thevirtualhub.com/

Connect with Barbara on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-turley/

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3 specific skills that can come in handy in pursuit of living the good life.

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Dirk van Reenen episode on the insane rate of change today

Loneliness is akin to smoking 15 cigarettes a day

Loneliness and heart disease

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Catherine Tindall knows taxes and is committed to teaching people about how to maximize their money and minimize their taxes. Catherine is a CPA with the accounting firm Dominion Enterprise Services, and she specializes in strategic income tax approaches to help clients navigate tax codes and regulations including the Employee Retention Credit.

In today's conversation, Catherine takes us into her world of accounting to shed light on some common misconceptions and misperceptions about taxes with the goal of helping us understand what's possible for us when it comes to our money and paying taxes. She shares some useful insights that will have you thinking differently about your taxes from now on.

Connect with Catherine Tindall on her website: https://DominionES.com 

On LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ctindallcpa/ 

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In today's solo episode, Mary Lou explores several important leadership lessons that matter to anyone who is answering the call to leadership from the movie "Air" starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, and Viola Davis.

Resources 

Episode 483: John Gumas on the 5 Step Process for Building Your Brand

Shoe Dog by Phil Knight

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A veteran of the branding, advertising, and interactive marketing industry, John founded Gumas Advertising in 1984. Today, the award-winning firm is consistently named one of the top branding and interactive marketing firms by the California Business Times.

John is recognized as one of the country’s foremost authorities on Challenger Brand Marketing®. He is the author of two books “Marketing Smart” and “Challenger Brand Marketing” which describe how challenger brands can effectively develop marketing strategies to take on their larger competitors. In addition, John has been an adjunct professor of branding, advertising, and interactive marketing, a sought-after speaker, and a regular columnist for several publications and blogs.

John currently sits on many boards, including the San Francisco Giants CF, The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, The San Francisco State University Foundation, The Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame, and The Elios Society. John was recently inducted into the San Francisco State University Hall of Fame and was Alumnus of the Year. John has also been recognized for his extensive community service and leadership by the U.S. Senate and the San Francisco Giants.

Get to know more about John Gumas on his website: https://gumas.com/ 

It's fitting to bring you James Cluskey today as the 2023 Wimbledon Championships are playing out right now in London. James is a former professional tennis player turned entrepreneur and private tennis coach to Sir Richard Branson. He represented Ireland in the Davis Cup from 2006-2015 and won 15 professional titles, with a career-high ranking of 145 in the world. In 2018, James and three others broke the Guinness World Record for the longest doubles tennis match, playing continuously for over 60 hours.

Since retiring from professional tennis, James has carried passion for high performance and is the founder of Give Learn, an e-learning company that offers both LIVE and on-demand classes with global experts around soft skills. Give Learn links learning to social good and allows users to earn points to donate to different social causes.

James believes in connecting people to develop their life and career. He is a passionate advocate of human interaction, whether in person or remotely. James authored the book “Advantage: Lessons In Sport And Business To Achieve Your Goals.”

Learn more about James on his website: https://givelearn.net/ 

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The recent rise of vulnerability as a conversation topic, as a characteristic of effective leadership, and as a concept we are now expected to understand and embrace is the subject of today's episode. People are talking about it everywhere -- as well as abusing it to gain favors and attention. It's become a thing and as such, it's worth exploring.

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Get ready for the fun energy! My guest this week is Mario Lanzarotti and he exudes excitement and enthusiasm for all of life!

From CEO’s to Olympians and mission-driven entrepreneurs, Mario Lanzarotti helps high-achievers all across the globe gain the mental clarity and focus necessary to achieve what would normally take years, in 6 months or less.

Mario is highly skilled in helping participants overcome mental and emotional blockages, which enables them to reach a much higher level of performance and well-being.

He has been certified as an NLP, life-, executive-, body- as well as hypnotherapy-coach. He also completed the Landmark Forum Advanced Course, the Self Expression Leadership Program, as well as Tony Robbins signature, 4-day event, Unleash the Power Within.

Mario has participated in a variety of spiritual plant ceremonies such as Ayahuasca, San Pedro and Psilocybin Mushrooms conducted by traditional
shamans.

Today, Mario travels the world on a mission to raise the consciousness of humanity through his master classes on conscious leadership and next level Mindsets.

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In today's solo episode, I dive into a topic we don't often discuss -- certainly not collectively or culturally. But it's an important topic and it's one that affects each of us throughout our lives. I'm talking about the way death impacts us as leaders -- of our lives, in our businesses, and at work -- and ways we can keep moving forward even when life as we've known it no longer exists.

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Listen to my conversation with Dan Caldwell here: http://playyourpositionpodcast.com/dan/ 

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When it comes to building networks, many believe that you need to know a lot of people or spend a lot of time networking, but Alice Tang has proven otherwise. As a Vice President and Partner at a full service multi-generational full service financial planning firm in Oregon, a top female producer in the financial industry, and a sought-after speaker, she has built her business and success by focusing on creating and deepening relationships one connection at a time.

Originating from humble beginnings in Hong Kong, Alice quickly realized that relationships are the key to success as she watched her father build his business. As the first in her family to earn a college degree, Alice graduated from the University of London, where she met her husband, Horace. She immigrated to the U.S. without a network, family, or a community and started a career in financial advising.

After years of following the “tried and true” advice for networking and building a business, Alice realized it is not scalable, there are only so many hours in the day! So, she set out to create a system that is not only scalable but also has exponentially grown her network, business, and success ever since.

As an advocate for female professionals and helping the next generation succeed, Alice has unveiled her process to the world and now helps professionals catapult their success and that of their networks through her no-nonsense practical approach to building connections.

Connect with Alice on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/askalicetang/ 

Marybeth Gregg is the President and Founder of the International Center for Women’s Leadership. Throughout her 30+ year career, she has worked in human development for several global corporations in addition to her extensive individual coaching work with clients in the business and not-for-profi t arena. In 2012, Marybeth founded what is now The Inter-
national Center for Women’s Leadership. This woman-owned-and-operated organization is dedicated to supporting women during personal life changes, mid-life journeys, partnership transition, retirement, or simply for women who are in search of a more meaningful and fulfilling life. In our conversation today, Marybeth shares her story of personal transformation from working in corporate to becoming an author and founder.

Connect with Marybeth on her website: https://ticwl.com/pyp-podcast-free-gift/ 

Get her book here: https://ticwl.com/how-to-soar-with-broken-wing-book/ 

Imagine working on the leadership team for a renowned organization that services thousands of customers -- only to learn that not everyone on the team is operating ethically or morally. What would you do? Today's guest found himself in this position and his story of what happened after his discovery is the topic of his book -- and of our conversation. If leadership matters to you in any way, you don't want to miss this episode. Gordon Graham gives us a front row seat to what happens when corruption infiltrates an organization -- and it's a wild, insightful ride. 

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Gordon Graham is a former information technology professional with over 30 years of experience in the electric utility industry. During his career, he was recognized by peers and industry trade associations as an authority on information technology management issues and was a sought-after speaker on information technology strategy and aligning technology with business.

In addition to his decades-long career, Gordon earned an AAS degree in computer science from Columbia Basin College, a BA in public administration from the University of Puget Sound, and an MBA in information technology management from City University, along with numerous certifications in IT and project management. He has served as the information technology section chair for the Northwest Public Power Association and as both information technology section chair and vice chair of the Business and Finance Committee for the American Public Power Association. Additionally, he has also served on curriculum committees for Wenatchee Valley College and NCW High School Skills Center.

Now retired, Mr. Graham lives in Oregon with his wife, where they enjoy gardening, boating, and traveling.

Learn more about Gordon and get his book here: www.intrepidbrotherhood.com

In today's episode, I reflect on a poignant self-leadership lesson I learned as an adolescent about sun exposure -- and the impact foolishness can have on our lives.

What does it take to optimize a small business for scale?

For many small business owners, scaling can feel overwhelming and out of reach. In today's episode, I talk with Paul Jackson who sees things very differently. Paul is the Founder and CEO at Method — the complete process automation tool for businesses that use QuickBooks and Xero. He believes that building small business software with a one-sizefits-all mentality is lazy and outdated. This firm belief, paired with his experience as a self-taught coder and entrepreneur, resulted in Paul’s empathy for small business owners. It also sparked his passion for changing the software landscape. While living in a bike shed during university, Paul built and sold his first business, QXpress (a field service scheduling app). 

After that, Paul started Method, a company driven to equalize the future of small business technology. Method is an entirely customizable platform for small businesses that want to simplify their unique way of working. Method is best known for its flagship product, Method:CRM.

Connect with Paul on his website: https://www.method.me/ 

Take advantage of Paul's special offer exclusively for Team PYP: https://grow.method.me/pyp/ 

You might remember Zack Slingsby of Human Factor Media from my previous conversation with him. I invited him back to the show recently to talk about a short film he and his team made called "26" -- A guy considers getting married at 26 (watch it on YouTube here): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKeBbagtOoQ&t=764s 

In today's episode, Zack and I discuss this creative project along with the power of storytelling through short films; how the landscape of filmmaking has changed since the Internet showed up; why movies still matter; why so many people have a hard time to commmitting to anything these days; the state of marriage as an instituion; and a ton of other thought-provoking ideas sure to inspire and entertain you!

Connect with Zack here: https://humanfactormedia.co/

Listen to my conversation with Zack about his leadership journey here: http://playyourpositionpodcast.com/zack-slingsby/ 

Get ready to be inspired!

With us today is Melissa Hughes, founder of Live Rich, Spread Wealth—a business (and movement) that is all about helping people live richer lives as a result of becoming their best selves. Melissa is a best-selling author, speaker, and master business coach that became a self-made millionaire by the age of 31! Known as The Guru of Implementation®, Melissa’s success, and that of her clients, is a result of her practical, proven systems for business and life success.

Her clients include companies like Microsoft, Motorola, ESPN, and globally recognized speaker Lisa Nichols, star of the hit film, The Secret, as well as small start-ups and individuals. Large corporations around the world hire Melissa to advise them on projects and initiatives to the tune of $20 million, and she specializes in helping to ensure culture, communication, project scope, and implementation are successful across divisions, departments, and business units.

As the co-founder and CEO of Groove, an online coworking community and mobile app for solopreneurs, Josh is building on his passion for community to help transform the way people on wavy career paths (solopreneurs, freelancers, creatives) can find support and human connection to help them accomplish great things.

Josh’s career itself follows a wavy path — after working as an engineer, he studied meditation as a way to combat his burnout, spending time learning at ashrams in India. He brought together his spiritual practices with bringing people together through cultural events and programming as Managing Director at London’s Village Underground and working on festivals like Wilderness Festival.

He continued freelancing as a strategy and innovation consultant. He believes in work-life harmony — how we work shapes how we live, and vice versa. He experienced this firsthand as an exec at WeWork in the office of the CEO working across the business.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Josh and his co-founders saw that the world had changed, along with our traditional work systems. Groove was created as a response to that, and is here to support the next generation of solopreneurs as they break open the ideas of how we can connect and work on energizing projects.

Artificial Intelligence is here, and it's not the problem.

Let's get real about what the problem really is.

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The business landscape gets noisier every day which makes getting found, getting noticed, and getting bigger problems most face.

What's a company to do?

According to Kevin Maney, the answer is category design. In today's episode of the Play Your Position Podcast, Kevin explains just what category design is, why it matters, plus so much more about what it takes to succeed today in business.

Kevin Maney is co-author of Play Bigger and has been a bestselling author and award-winning columnist writing about technology for three decades. That allows him to bring broad and deep context to Category Design conversations.

Kevin’s most recent book is Intended Consequences, co-authored with his long-time collaborator, Hemant Taneja, who runs the VC firm General Catalyst. His other books with Hemant are UnHealthcare: A Manifesto for Health Assurance, which proposes a new category of healthcare, and the 2018 book Unscaled: How AI and a New Generation of Upstarts Are Creating the Economy of the Future.

He also authored The Two-Second Advantage (a 2011 New York Times best seller), Trade-Off: Why Some Things Catch On and Others Don't, and The Maverick and His Machine: Thomas Watson Sr. and the Making of IBM.

Kevin has written for Newsweek, Fortune, The Atlantic, Fast Company, Conde Nast Portfolio, The New York Times and USA Today, and has 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 Blam.

Learn more about Kevin on his website: https://www.categorydesignadvisors.com/

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Every leader knows doing everything ourselves is a cardinal sin...yet so many of us continue to insist "no one else can do what we do as well as we can do what we do."

Yikes. This mindset gets a lot of us into scalding hot water when we could be leisurely swimming in a pool that's at just the right temperature.

In today's conversation with the Chief Revenue Officer for BELAY, Lisa Seal guides us through the process of handing over tasks and systems to capable allies who want to help us grow our businesses. And here's the thing -- delegation is a skill we can use in EVERY aspect of our lives, including running our homes, managing our families, and the like.

Lisa utilizes her vast experience in growth management across several industries and various sales environments to work with sales professionals, empowering them to achieve – and exceed – their targets and help organizations grow.

A major goal of Lisa’s is helping clients climb higher by giving them the space, time, and energy to grow their business. Aiming beyond increasing profits, Lisa helps businesses increase their reach, provide more jobs, and prioritize their loved ones over their time in the office.

She believes that team collaboration and a healthy culture are the core of every department, allowing for extraordinary organizational growth. She is a goal-driven, thoughtful, competitive, compassionate leader with a profound love of learning and reading.

It is her mission to encourage others so they may achieve all that they dream.

Learn more about Lisa on her website: https://belaysolutions.com/

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John Ovrom is the President and Founder of Exit Consulting Group, Inc. (ECG). He founded the company on a simple principle – the desire to help fellow entrepreneurs. What started as John helping friends and previous business connections, quickly evolved into a consulting business, and the creation of The Ovrom Group, that became the Exit Consulting Group, Inc. in 2009. John has an entrepreneurial spirit, and is constantly coming up with new, inspiring, creative, and innovative ideas.

A serial entrepreneur, John founded his first company OSSO Construction, Inc. in 1991, and ran the custom home remodeling company, along with several additional construction-based companies, for 14 years with his dad and cousin. After going through the process of selling his company, he realized the need for a service provider who can step into the business, develop a strategic exit plan, and manage the transition.

John is truly passionate about helping people and solving problems. His fearless persistence, openness, honesty, and intelligence make him an immense asset to his clients. He approaches problems by starting with the solution and working backwards. Always searching for the “win”, he asks the same question of clients and staff alike: “How can we use your strengths to best solve this problem?”

Besides his entrepreneurial work, John supports the Rotary Club International, serving his Coronado club in varying capacities, including President, and he served as past president of the Coronado Chamber of Commerce. One of John’s greatest joys was coaching his sons’ sports teams while they were growing up, including basketball, soccer, and baseball.

John’s favorite activities include fishing, lobster diving, hiking, travel, hanging out with his family, and spending as much time as possible playing in Baja, Mexico.

John’s WIN is creating long-lasting value for his clients by finding unique, effective solutions to business challenges.

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In Part 2 of my conversation with MiMi Chau, a Business and Transformation Coach + Reiki Master, MiMi and I dive into some deeper topics about success, embracing change, and love including:

• The differences between masculine and feminine energy and what we need to know about each kind for generating success in business and life;
• Why everyone has both kinds of energy present at all times regardless of how you identify; 
• What each kind of energy means to us as leaders at work and in the home;
• "Third Love" -- what it is, how to find it, and why it's the most powerful kind of love of all
• Moving beyond trauma to fully receive our truest calling

Plus, MiMi leads us through a fantastic meditation so if you can, listen to this episode in a place where you can safely close your eyes to get the full experience. Please don't close your eyes if you are driving!

Catch Part 1 of my conversation with MiMi Chau and as always, thanks for being a part of Team PYP!

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MiMi Chau first appeared here on the Play Your Position Podcast in 2014.

A lot has happened in MiMi's life since then!

In Part 1 of my conversation with MiMi Chau, MiMi shares the latest iteration of her leadership journey.

Not only did she meet her soulmate Henry since the last time we talked, but she had her son and a few business experiences that didn't work out.

Today, MiMi is a Business and Transformation Coach + Reiki Master who helps clients honor their Divine Feminine in all aspects of their lives, including health, business, and love.

Through business coaching combined with holistic healing methods like Reiki to create balance, and manifest true potential for a fulfilling life, MiMi guides clients to trust their intuition, get clear on their soul purpose, and take action to create the life they desire.

The traditional concept of hustle is associated with masculinity and a focus on achievement, often at the cost of personal well-being and maybe at the cost of your piece of mind. Balancing this with feminine energy, which emphasizes balance, intuition, and self-care can lead to a more fulfilling and successful life. It involves finding a balance between drive, focus, determination and compassion, love, joy, service, and self-care.

As a mother, entrepreneur, coach, intuitive healer, spiritual seeker, and plant-medicine woman, MiMi has a passion for empowering and uplifting women. Founder of start-up Goddess Playground, MiMi is committed to deepening human connections in communities where people support each other.

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One of the biggest barriers to experiencing more fulfillment, more joy, and more happiness in life is the lack of skill we have in talking to ourselves intelligently.

We talk to ourselves all day long...and what we say can definitely use some improvement! I work on developing this skill every day and it does make a difference. 

In today's episode, I share a couple of ways to do this so that you can benefit from an increase in intelligent self-talk.

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Chris Larsen is the founder and Principal of Next-Level Income. Since “retiring” after 18 years in the medical device industry, he dedicates his time to helping others become financially independent through education and investment opportunities.

Chris has been investing in and managing real estate for over 20 years. While completing his degree in Biomechanical Engineering and M.B.A. in Finance at Virginia Tech, he bought his first single-family rental at age 21. Chris expanded into development, private-lending, buying distressed debt as well as commercial office, and ultimately syndicating commercial properties. He began syndicating deals in 2016 and has been actively involved in over $1B of real estate acquisitions.

In addition to real estate, Chris owns multiple car wash locations across the Southeast. Chris lives with his wife and two boys (and Viszla, Lucy!) in Asheville, NC where he loves spending time with them in the outdoors and enjoying the food and culture that the region has to offer.

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My latest book, The Far Unlit Unknown -- will be available on March 20th everywhere books are sold! Keep an eye open for the official announcement on social:

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In today's episode, I walk you through a simple exercise that can have a profound effect on where your life goes next.

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Stephanie Nivinskus is the CEO of SizzleForce Marketing, a Fractional CMO agency that services scaling companies. Since 1995 she’s been developing brand-building marketing campaigns that have been used by companies including Starbucks, Quiksilver, The National Football League and Cox Communications along with thousands of privately- owned companies.

Stephanie has written for Forbes and Entrepreneur magazines and is the author of the international #1 best-seller, Absolutely Unforgettable: The Entrepreneur’s Guide To Creating A Heart- Centered Brand And Standing Out In A Noisy World.

Known for her ability to humanize commerce and market products and services in an authentic & powerful way, she delights audiences with attention-grabbing stories and strategies that connect the dots between people and profit. Her raw, heart-centered approach to creating meaningful conversations gives scaling companies a big voice in the marketplace.

Stephanie speaks nationwide. When she’s not helping brands showcase their sizzle, Stephanie is enjoying time with her husband and three teenagers in San Diego, CA.

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Mark Yegge, the Wealth Architect, has spent his entire life learning and teaching people about wealth and the importance of a success mindset. He started investing when he was 12 – and made enough to buy his first car at 16. Mark started, and later sold, his Wall Street software company - the company that ushered in after-hours trading. He then “retired” at the age of 39, but not before growing the company from nothing to a $30-million dollar enterprise. Along the way, he garnered awards as Small Business of the Year, the Florida 100, and the Inc Magazine Fast 500 - recognizing the fastest growing companies in America.

Personally, he was recognized twice by Deloitte as an Entrepreneur of the Year finalist.

In addition to his achievements in business, Mark has authored books and courses including: Hacking Money, The Cash Flow Machine, Negotiate To Win-Win, The Secrets of Business, and others. Today, Mark manages several investment funds, is a Wealth Architect for 7- and 8-figure investors and provides wealth education through his learning ecosystem at Destiny Creation dot com.

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Today's audible is all about artificial intelligence (AI) and the growing role it's playing in how we live and work.

Ultimately, we each have to ask ourselves, is our brand, our reputation, the kind of work that we do worth turning over to robots?

Are we destined to become a copy of a copy of a copy? 

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With a Ph.D. in Business Psychology, Dr. Jean is one of the country’s top business consultants, a top-rated speaker, a world-class business performance coach and the creator of Caveman Brain®. Dr. Jean developed The Caveman Brain® Business Growth System to help individuals, teams, and companies who want to accelerate their business growth. This groundbreaking business growth system is the only one that uses skill set, mindset and tool kits to specifically align an individual, a team, and a company to achieve maximum results in the shortest time possible.

Dr. Jean says “when you use this customized, done for you system, you can achieve results in as little as 30 days and what is great is that you can do it on your own or have one of our certified Growth Coaches™ to assist you.

As a business psychologist, Dr. Jean employs a business growth philosophy grounded in a no-nonsense, results-focused approach, completely personalized to meet the needs of her clients. In fact, Dr. Jean’s clients call her The Results Queen® because she is all about getting unprecedented results — at an unprecedented speed — that creates and maintains unprecedented levels of performance.

Dr. Jean uses her mission, “To Leave You Better, Than I Found You,” to help everyone understand what your Caveman Brain® is so you can prevent it from holding you back and use it to propel you forward to better results in your business. This engaging purpose and passion come across in all her presentations whether they be on a stage or in front of a microphone.

Connect with Dr. Jean on her website

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Rob Commodari helps people find the path to reach their fullest potential. He discovered his own path in 1990, when he realized that speech and communication are powerful tools that animate hearts and minds. Rob developed a personalized approach to communicating that teaches awareness so that listeners may find their purpose and set attainable goals.

A serial entrepreneur, Rob has been involved in several businesses. He had his own newspaper business from 1994 until 2004. Rob was partners in a cigar business in the mid 1990s. He flipped a few houses over the years and has spoke in front of several organizations, including Wells Fargo, Sherwin-Williams, Wachovia, M&T Bank, BB&T Bank, The Baltimore Sun, and others. Rob also speaks to school students and prison inmates. When Rob speaks, he is moved by the spirit to connect with others and inspire them to realize their dreams.

In Rob’s first book, Better Than You Think, he shares his experiences and insights on awareness and how he has grown into the person he is today, and the person he wishes to become, which is an ever-changing goal. His goal is to inspire and impact everyone he meets to fulfill their God-given potential.

Connect with Rob Commodari on his website: https://www.robcommodariauthor.com/

Rob on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robcommodari/

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Formulas are great for chemical companies.

Recipes come in handy when you’re looking to make something you’ve never made before. Like a 3 layer orange lemon sunrise surprise cake. 

Step by steps are excellent ways of learning new, useful skills. 

But here’s the thing about formulas. 

Their success and execution depend on any number of variables that are often not in our control. 

Getting the exact same results as the original is possible but not common. 

Eventually you have to learn how to rely on your inner compass to get you where you want to go.

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Spencer Snakard is an Executive Transformation Coach, Trainer, and Speaker. She helps visionary entrepreneurial women leaders break through upper limits so they can turn their mission into a world-changing movement … without life-sucking consequences!

With 25 years of experience, her transformative programs cause profound & lasting shifts in participants' lives by getting to the heart of what drives us, what holds us back, and what it takes to be truly fulfilled as spiritual beings having a human experience. Helping clients get out of their own way, she has taken them from self-limiting beliefs that were putting a ceiling on their revenue & impact, to multiple seven-figure years with a business & life of their design.

Spencer has a degree in Psychology and extensive training & leadership in Ontology. She is a Success Principles trainer, a Yoga instructor, and a Professional Certified Coach, who brings a sense of play & humor into all her work. Spencer has been featured on dozens of podcasts, including one ranked among Top Business Podcasts by Inc. and MSNBC.

Married to the love of her life, they are a combined family with 4 children, ages 15-26. They love spending summers together on the rocky coast of Maine and are currently building an oceanfront home there to enjoy family getaways & client retreats!

Discover more about Spencer Snakard on her website: https://spencersnakard.com/

Connect with Spencer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/spencersnakard/ 

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The Team here at PYP has put together another uplifting, insightful, and inspiring show for you today. Our goal is to bring you timely, relevant, and useful conversations so that you can experience more success, energy, and life on your leadership journey.

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Owen McGab Enaohwo is the CEO and Co-founder of SweetProcess, an easy to-use software that enables company executives and their employees to collaborate together to quickly document and/or improve their standard operating procedures, processes, and policies.

In our conversation, Owen explains why businesses with well-defined processes and procedures outperform businesses that don't.

Owen was previously the CEO of Hire Your Virtual Assistant (H.Y.V.A.), a virtual assistant service for small business owners. His specialties include business development, negotiation, operations management, and more.

Thanks so much for listening and for your ongoing support of my creative work and this podcast!

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Take Sweet Process for a test drive with Owen McGab Enaohwo here

Recommended Book:

Built to Sell by John Warrillow

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My latest book, The Far Unlit Unknown -- is available now! Grab your copy here

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The Team here at PYP has put together another uplifting, insightful, and inspiring show for you today. Our goal is to bring you timely, relevant, and useful conversations so that you can experience more success, energy, and life on your leadership journey.

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This episode was inspired by a blog post on www.maryloukayser.com

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When you're feeling the post-holiday, January blues, and can't quite get things in gear, the two techniques I share in today's episode can get your mojo up and running.

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My latest book, The Far Unlit Unknown -- is available now! Grab your copy here 

The Team here at PYP has put together another uplifting, insightful, and inspiring show for you today. Our goal is to bring you timely, relevant, and useful conversations so that you can experience more success, energy, and life on your leadership journey. 

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The post Patrick Woods on Driving Success with Community appeared first on the Play Your Position Podcast.

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For brands of all sizes and shapes, community is fast becoming the driver of success. Today's guest has been at the epicenter for many years of helping brands bake community into their ecosytems for long-term growth and sustainability. If you're wondering what factor can determine setting your brand apart from others in your space, you will want to listen to what Patrick has to share in today's episode.

Patrick Woods is co-founder and CEO of Orbit, the leading community growth platform. Orbit enables teams to grow and measure their community across any platform. By gathering details of all community interactions in one place, Orbit delivers insight into the individuals and organizations and their relationship with your company.

In the past, Patrick has led customer success teams at Keen IO and Figure Eight. He has more than 10 years of marketing and customer success experience. He’s the co-creator of the Orbit Model, host of the Developer Love podcast, and is the author of the Brand Strategy Canvas (Apress). He lives in San Francisco and is an avid fencer.

Thanks so much for listening and for your ongoing support of my creative work and this podcast!

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Connect with Patrick Woods on his website: https://orbit.love

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My latest book, The Far Unlit Unknown -- is available now! Grab your copy here 

The Team here at PYP has put together another uplifting, insightful, and inspiring show for you today. Our goal is to bring you timely, relevant, and useful conversations so that you can experience more success, energy, and life on your leadership journey. 

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Happy New Year, Team PYP! In today's episode, I present to you the voices of my 30 phenomenal guests from the past 12 months who gave us wisdom, encouragement and reminders that it's okay that we don't get it right every time. That we can bounce back. That we can rebuild. That we can build something new from scratch. That like the tide, our lives ebb and flow. And at the core of it all is to remember that you are a leader, and in turn, show up in service and love. Enjoy today's episode, and we'll catch you on the other side.

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My latest book, The Far Unlit Unknown -- is available now! Grab your copy here 

Thanks so much for listening and for your ongoing support of my creative work and this podcast!

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The Team here at PYP has put together another uplifting, insightful, and inspiring show for you today. Our goal is to bring you timely, relevant, and useful conversations so that you can experience more success, energy, and life on your leadership journey. 

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