Dave Sanderson continues to donate his speaker services to the organization as an expression of gratitude for the care he received from one of the first persons he saw after he was rescued and transferred to land in New Jersey: a Red Cross volunteer with a blanket. In his book, “Moments Matter, Sanderson discusses lessons learned from the Miracle on the Hudson and how one defining moment in your life can create your lifetime of purpose. A firsthand account of his experience aboard US Airways Flight 1549 appears in the book “Brace for Impact: Miracle on the Hudson Survivors Share Their Stories of Near Death and Hope for New Life” by Dorothy Firman and Kevin Quirk. He has also participated in many documentaries for TruTV, NHK in Tokyo and one produced and directed by Rick Lopez, which will premiere in 2019. Sanderson was born in Peoria, Illinois, and grew up in Hillsboro, Ohio and Winchester, Virginia.
Dave attended James Madison University and was graduated with a BBA in International Business. He began his professional career in restaurant management, and went on to work as a National Sales Manager for ADP, Sales Manager for PeopleSoft, Sales Manager for KPMG Consulting, Senior Vice President of Sales for Genesis 10; Application Sales Manager for Oracle, and Security Director for Robbins Research International, Inc., An Anthony Robbins Company. He lives with Terri, his wife of 30 years and his four children – Chelsey, Colleen, Courtney and Chance – in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Episode 330
]]>Simone is the Lead Facilitator of Explode Your Coaching Business, and has been featured on TEDx, recognised as one of the most influential Migrant Entrepreneurs in the Uk and awarded Speaker Of The Year 2016 by the ACPTC.
Fed up with the dirt of the personal development industry that no one talks about, he believes in changing the industry through the creation of a supportive and genuine community of coaches and speakers, helping them creating seminars that converts while delivering incredible value to the audience.
Successful from a young age (he was one of the youngest Micheline Star restaurant managers in Europe), he transitioned from working in the catering industry to building a 6 figure coaching practice, and shares tools with his clients to allow them to grow from 0 to £100,000.
Over the last 12 months, he has spoken in front of 5000 individuals, which included sharing the stage with Les Brown, John C. Maxwell, Simon Sinek, Trent Shelton, Jamie Smart and many more.
He has also organised over 170 events, including Gary Vee speaking from York Hall boxing ring, and he is currently speaking in more than 200 stages every year, including a very controversial TEDx talk entitled Sleeping With Your Clients.
He now works with speakers, leaders and business owners helping them creating effective presentations, events, and seminars that will add 5 to 6 figures to their bottom line, without compromising their integrity and developing a unique bond with their clients.
Following his passion for making an impact in the younger generation, he also partners with the largest youth organisations in UK, helping them delivering more effective courses and training.
Simone cannot live without 3 things: Speaking, basketball and playing his didgeridoo.”
Episode 312
]]>Naketa Thigpen is a Balance and Relationship Advisor, author, sought-after speaker and host of the weekly podcast, Balance Boldly. Her purpose is to empower and motivate those willing to undertake the arduous pursuit of attaining the life they want. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Naketa forged a successful career helping families push through challenges caused by personal trauma, loss of confidence and fractured communication within their relationships. She would go on to take the best of her education, aptitude and experiences and found ThigPro Balance and Relationship Management Institute, a sustainable holistic growth and development company that helps women in business and entrepreneurs transition through significant life change through micro-retreats and intensives that break the box of limitations, outdated norms and expectations that bound their brilliance and stifles growth.
Naketa has been featured on the Lifestyle Channel, a featured expert on dozens of terrestrial and online radio shows, and is the recipient of the NAACP 101 Top Influencers in Philadelphia and NAPW Women of Excellence awards. In designing real solutions to the real-time issues of today’s leaders, Naketa is determined to move her clients beyond excellence and into the rare air of greatness thru system implementation, mindset modification and balance.
Episode 285
]]>Emmanuel Wolfe (Manny Wolfe) is A Speaker, Speaking and Charisma Coach and Communication Consultant. He is also the author of the Best selling memoirs, titled, “The Tao of the Unbreakable Man”.
Manny teaches entrepreneurs and high performers how deliver their unique message to the world with power, passion, precision, and persuasion.
He is a sought after communication and presentation coach, because his coaching goes much deeper than simple technique. He actually teaches you how to rewire yourself to embrace and love public speaking.
He recently created the worlds first, and best online public speaker training academy, called the 1000 Speakers academy, where he trains the leaders of tomorrow in a pay-it-forward program with a positive social impact built in.
Manny is committed to making a positive social impact with his teaching, and in all that he does in his life.
Episode 284
]]>Danielle Watson is a TEDx Speaker, Author, and the host of the LIVE Danielle Daily Show where she provides her positive, inspiring, and powerful Notes to Self to people seeking freedom from self-critical thoughts.
Her book, Dear Self, I Love You! Keep Going!: 365 Inspiring Notes from My Bittersweet Year of Heartbreak and Healing provides her global fan base with a poignant reminder that even when life feels painful or hard, you are stronger, braver, and more powerful than you think, and no matter what you have done (or will do) you are worthy of your own love.
Dear Self, I love You! Keep Going! is a collection of encouragements Danielle wrote to herself each day through a year of grieving the loss of her marriage to remind herself that she is still lovable, that life is amazing, and to be brave. These Notes helped Danielle remember who she is, heal her broken heart, and embrace the beauty of her exquisitely flawed humanity.
Danielle’s The Danielle Daily Show is the place to come for your dose of Inspiration, Positivity, and Smiles LIVE each weekday. During each broadcast, Danielle coaches you to stay focused on the positive and delivers one of her signature Notes to Self to free you from self-critical thoughts and get you talking to yourself in a more positive way.
The (completely obvious) secret to becoming free of self-critical thoughts is to start saying nicer things to yourself. If only it were that easy, right? Danielle will keep you focused on what you’re learning about life and how far you’ve come so that you’ll easily begin thinking more positive thoughts, make better decisions, take more positive actions, love yourself more, and love others more, too.
Danielle’s previous accomplishments include CEO of Om Unlimited, LLC for the past 10 years, Creator of The Purse Process®, and a TEDx talk about how she applied her background in anthropology and archeology in an unconventional way (and how EVERYONE has skills and knowledge that could be used in an unconventional way).
Danielle lives near the nation’s capital and enjoys doing yoga, reading memoirs, wearing pearls, and loves all things red, including red wine, red lipstick, and red dresses.
Connect with Danielle Watson!
Episode 278
]]>A chartered accountant by qualification, Adèle lead her own multi-million dollar consultancy working with New Zealand’s leading corporates. She has worked as a highly successful business consultant, providing strategic advice on large corporate change and profitability programmes, guided small business owners to achieve greater profitable success, and been a Non-Executive Director of various private companies and charities.
She is now the owner of a number of successful brands, a business and life mentor, public speaker, entrepreneur and investor, and the author of two books on business success. Her first book was called BIG Profits and her more recent book is called Branded You. Adèle is currently working on a number of other books for release in 2017 and beyond.
Adèle was born in New Zealand and has lived in London for over 10 years with her family. Her personal interests are many and varied including the arts in all forms, international travel, ballroom and Latin American dancing, health and fitness, reading, baking and chocolate making… and much more. She’s currently training to compete in a white collar boxing match for charity and in 2017 she plans to enter a natural body building competition…. both of these are long held personal goals that she’s wanted to achieve…. now is the time to do them.
Connect with Adèle McLay!
Episode 275
]]>Tom Schwab – Tom is a Unites States Naval Academy graduate with his degree in Mechanical Engineering. Today, he is living ‘the dream’ with his new career as an Inbound Marketing Engineer. He is the founder of Interview Valet where he helps small business owners. entrepreneurs and solopreneurs get featured on leading podcasts and teaches them how to turn listeners into customers. Tom is an Author, Speaker, Business Owner and all around great guy with a heart to help people and great stories to share! Tom is also a husband, father, grandfather and a marathon runner and soon to be World Record holder with your help.
Fun Fact #1 about Tom: He is attempting to set the Guinness World’s Record for the most Podcast Inteviews. http://interviewvalet.com/guinness-world-record-podcast-interviews/ Tom has been an in demand podcast guest for over three years with hundreds of podcast interviews on leading shows. Hosts and audiences enjoy him as a guest. He brings stories, resources and new exposure to podcasts.
Fun Fact #2 Tom and his family reside in Lawton, MI with a great view of a Vineyard where the grapes are picked by hand for Welch’s Grape Juice. He has a dog, cat, two miniature donkeys, and a pig.
Connect with Tom Schwab!
Episode 270
]]>Azuka, a Beverly Hills Book Award Winner is a fire-brand motivational speaker who inspires people to follow their passion and make positive changes to their lives. He is a positive thinker, a strong believer in the American Dream, a disciple of the movement for positive change and gratitude. An in-demand speaker, he passionately motivates his audience and speaks with high-intense energy.
Azuka is always under construction and believes in achieving great things with faith in the power and goodness of the Most High.
You can get more Azuke Zuke at www.AzukaZuke.com.
Instagram/Periscope/Snapchat: authorazuka
Facebook: Author Azuka Zuke
Twitter: @zubby34
YouTube: Author Azuka
Shoot me your questions or comments to [email protected]
Episode 252
]]>In this episode we talk quite in depth about what it is like to be a black cop in America with the current climate of tension going on. You really just have to give it a listen!
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Episode 248
]]>Jeffrey A. Barnes is an author, professional keynote speaker, higher education administrator, university professor, and leadership/success coach. He has over thirty-five years of professional speaking experience and nearly twenty years experience leading teams in higher education and teaching over twenty different college courses in both the traditional classroom and on-line—including The History of Disneyland at California Baptist University in Riverside, California.
He attributes his passion for Disneyland to his love of history, story, and success. He believes the Park teaches us some of life’s greatest lessons—as long as you know its history, know what to look for, and you are willing to connect it all to your own story.
Jeffrey A. Barnes lives in Riverside with his lovely wife, Niki, and their two boys, Logan and Wesley. Their daughter, Bethany, lives in Las Vegas where she works as an investigative journalist at the Las Vegas Review Journal. When he is not teaching or writing, Jeff enjoys spending as much time as possible in “The Happiest Place on Earth.”
Shoot me your questions to [email protected]
Episode 241
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