Today we have an insightful discussion with Rob Newman, the Vice President of Business Development at Stanley Black & Decker leading the Global Cross Business Development team. Cross Business Development is a group dedicated to extreme collaboration across every business unit's sales teams to deliver exceptional value to customers and each other leveraging the full portfolio from SBD.

We will discuss the purpose, and approach of his team to align the various companies within Stanley Black & Decker to optimize customer engagement.

Today we will gain insights into leadership development from Executive Coach Karen Lindsey, owner of Lindsey Resources. Karen works with organizations and individuals to maximize executive potential, productivity and business results. She recently published the book Leadership Breakthrough: Leadership Practices that Help Executives and Their Organizations Achieve breakthrough Growth.

We will discuss her approach to coaching, developing and motivating great leaders who can create significant competitive advantages for their organizations.

Today we will have to chance to hear some wisdom from Iowa Hawkeye QB coach Ken O'Keefe. Coach O'Keefe is a veteran coach of both college and professional football. His career highlights include offensive coordinator at University of Iowa, wide receivers coach with the Miami Dolphins, and compiled a stellar 83-17-1 record as a head coach with several Division III college football teams – his highlight then was leading the Allegheny College Gators to the Division III National Championship in 1990.

We will discuss his views, insights and vast experience coaching, leading, motivating and developing high impact individuals and teams.

Tune in to this exciting and timely episode with UFC Lightweight contender Matt "Steamrolla" Frevola.

Matt is currently 8-2-1 as a professional Mixed Martial Artist (MMA), who specializes in Muay Thai, wrestling & Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He is also a Captain in United States Army Reserve.

In this episode, I'll be speaking with Brian Ahearn the Chief Influence Officer at Influence PEOPLE. He is also international trainer, TEDx presenter, and consultant who specializes in applying the science of influence in everyday business situations. He's also a two-time published author and his first book, Influence PEOPLE: Powerful Everyday Opportunities to Persuade that are Lasting and Ethical, was named one of the Top 100 Influence Books of All Time by Book Authority. His new book, Persuasive Selling for Relationship Driven Insurance Agents, debuted in January as an Amazon new release bestseller in several categories.

We'll spend our time speaking about the top takeaways from his successful books and gain his insights into his secret sauce for influencing others.

Today we will be speaking about financial reporting tips for entrepreneurs, small business owners with Candy Messer. Candy is President/CEO of Affordable Bookkeeping & Payroll Services and is host of the podcast Biz Help For You. She is also co-author of Business Success with Ease and Navigating Entrepreneurship. Two must read books for any small business owner/entrepreneur.

Tune in and hear her insights into what steps business owners, entrepreneurs can take to understand their financial position, and make necessary changes that bring about greater profitability, and growth to their company.

In this timely episode, speaker, author Jen Shirkani is my guest to discuss the all-important topic of Emotional Intelligence (EQ). Jen is a nationally recognized expert on Emotional Intelligence and is author of Ego Vs EQ and Choose Resilience. She's also a featured speaker at an array of conferences and is certified in several personal, and professional development assessments. She has her Master's Degree in Organizational Leadership.

During our time, we'll discuss all things EQ and its importance in our success both personally, professionally. In addition, we'll discuss why this topic is more important today than ever…and will be even more so in the future. So, if you don't want to just survive in these crazy times, but thrive in them…this is the perfect topic for you.

Get ready to meet "the leader of the pack" Rob Flanagan. Rob is an experienced franchise leader with a successful track record of building emerging franchise brands, operations & sales processes. He's currently the CEO/President of Wag N' Wash Natural Pet Food & Grooming, a quickly growing pet retail franchise. He was previously VP of Franchising at Doc Popcorn.

Rob has the unique ability for combining the big picture vision and strategic planning to execute flawlessly to achieve desired results. Rob will share his insights on how to start and grow a franchise, and the importance of the team you surround yourself with as you grow. You'll also learn about the importance of The WHY! So enjoy!