Encouraging Hope With Johnny Sirpilla: Lead to Succeed 99

It’s never too late to dive into your purpose, even if this means changing your career after three decades. This is what our guest, Johnny Sirprilla, did.

In his early 50s he left the lucrative world of RVs and camping and started focusing on driving meaningful change in the workplace to allow employees to return home empowered.

Johnny, founder of Encourage, LLC., is an entrepreneur, passionate leader, and the author of Life Is Hard But I’ll Be OK: The Power of Hope, Emerging through Pain and Learning to Live with Gratitude.

Listen in to learn more about living your purpose!

High Performance Secrets With Jeremy Slate: Lead to Succeed 98

We all want to become high performers, people who achieve at levels well above the average. In this episode, Jeremy Slate tells us how to do just that!

Jeremy Slate is the founder of the Create Your Own Life Podcast, which studies the highest performers in the world. He was ranked #1 in iTunes New and #78 in the iTunes top 100. Jeremy’s podcast was named the #1 to listen to by INC Magazine in 2019, as well as being named a Top Influencer by Forbes.

After his success in podcasting, Jeremy and his wife Brielle founded Command Your Brand to help entrepreneurs get their message out by appearing as guests on podcasts.

Developing An Entrepreneurial Mindset With Batsheva Moshe: Lead to Succeed 97

You can dream about changing your country to the better, influence it and volunteer in it. OR you can make the decision to do it. That’s what Lead to Succeed guest Batsheva Moshe decided to do.

Batsheva is the GM of Wix in Israel, the leading cloud-based website creation and development platform with 220 million users worldwide. She also serves as Chairman of Yozmot Atid - a leading NGO that empowers women from underserved communities to establish small businesses and to become economically independent. Prior, Batsheva managed Poalim HiTech – the banking arm of Bank Hapoalim for startups and high-tech companies.

Batsheva was also CEO of Unistream, one of Israel's most influential and impactful NGOs that narrows the socio-economic gaps by empowering youth and young adults from underprivileged communities to establish startups and integrate into the Hitech industry.

Listen in and learn more about the mindset that entrepreneurs must have.

Being Authentically You with Cat Philp: Lead to Succeed 96

Your age should never be an obstacle to your success. Nor should you ever be inauthentic in how you appear online. That’s what Lead to Succeed guest Cat Philp teaches. In this episode, Cat shares her young entrepreneurship journey accompanied with the power of authenticity in life – especially in work.

Cat, Young Entrepreneur of 2022, is the founder of Pivot Marketing, a social media and personal branding agency. She has been building her personal brand around authenticity and humanized marketing, with over 2M monthly views on LinkedIn and a digital presence of 45k across platforms, she is now travelling the world helping others build their online brands and working to make an impact on the education sector for the better.

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Exploring Possibilities With Bruce Werner: Lead To Succeed 95

Your biggest asset it not your money, or even your business. It’s your time! You can always get more money but your time here on earth is limited. How can you make the most of it? And how can your family business serve as an asset to achieving your financial and fulfillment goals, assuming you even know what they are?

Good news! Lead to Succeed 95 guest Bruce Werner has the answers! Bruce is the Managing director of Kona Advisors LLC. Bruce provides strategic, governance, and owner advisory services to middle market businesses. His range of assignments has included governance, strategy, finance, M&A, workout, succession planning and all facets of family business consulting.

Bruce has the capacity to lead businesses from where they are to where they want to go by helping the owners define what they really, really want.

Listen in and learn more about governance and owner advisory services to middle market businesses.

Women Led Growth with Holly Mazzocca: Lead to Succeed 94

More women need to have a seat on the table of wealth management and investments. So says Lead to Succeed guest Holly Mazzocca. Holly shares how women offer unique perspective and special gifts to the field of wealth management and investment planning.

Holly is the President, Wealth Advisor and Principal at Bartlett Wealth Management in Cincinnati, OH. As President, Holly builds upon Bartlett’s rich legacy to develop an innovative future. Recent initiatives include a program of services and events for women, called WEinvest™ (Women Empowered to Invest), as well as the launch of a podcast, ESG integration, and family office services.

Listen in and learn more about women and service in wealth management.

Master Your Mind with Aaron Walker: Lead to Succeed 93

A mastermind group creates a safe environment for members. Peers will encourage you to see your superpowers and help you by pointing at your blind spots, all so you can evolve.

This episode features Aaron Walker, businessman and life coach, founder of more than dozens of companies over the past 41 years. Aaron attributes much of his success to having surrounded himself with his mastermind counterparts.

When he first went to a mastermind group, Aaron didn’t want to share his story, he didn’t want the others to know his life’s issues, but it turned out that others were more screwed up than he was!

Creating Opportunities with Paul Huszar: Lead to Succeed 88

Veterans generally struggle aligning their skillsets with the required credentials when transitioning back into the “civilian” world. Therefore, providing opportunities and trainings to help them navigate their credentials is important.

In this episode, Paul Huszar shares his experience working with veterans and the importance of creating an avenue for them. Paul is the CEO of VetCor, a restoration company focused on creating employment opportunities for veterans. He is also the CEO of Team VetCor which focuses on creating business ownership opportunities for veterans and their families through franchising VetCor.

As a retired officer himself, Paul graduated from West Point then served 23 years on active duty including four tours in Iraq. He commanded a 1,000+ Soldier and Airmen and last served as the Dean of the Army’s Engineer School. His passion is creating sustainable and meaningful employment opportunities, now business ownership opportunities for our nation’s heroes.

Listen in and learn the importance of creating opportunities for veterans.

Purpose and Passion with Leah DeVon: Lead to Succeed 87

Passion-driven dreams often don’t come easily. Most of the times, one must set it aside in order to pursue a more stable living and just comeback to it later on.

Sometimes, however, passion and purpose can go together. Lead To Succeed 87 with Leah DeVon explores how these two important concepts overlap.

Leah, who believes that navigating wisely between what you love and what you do for a living, is the Executive Producer and Host of Indie Style, a TV show that reaches and international audience.

As an independent recording artist and entrepreneur, Leah is dedicated to creating a positive show that gives successful entrepreneurs an opportunity to shine. She has successfully carved out a unique niche for herself as an independent recording artist opening for musical acts like Earth, Wind and Fire, Chaka Khan, Destiny's Child, and the Backstreet Boys just to name a few. Leah's impact reaches even further than the world of entertainment. As an educator for over 15 years, Leah has enhanced the lives of thousands of children through her teaching both in the classroom and online. She also writes and designs curricula for online English Language Arts Program.

Listen in and learn how to navigate your purpose and passion.

Building Your Way Up with Avi Klinger: Lead to Succeed 86

How does one get back up after a huge failure? Does starting your own company at a late age determine the level of success that you will eventually reap?

Lead to Succeed 86 with Avi Klinger addresses these questions as well as the importance of taking failure head on and starting all over again.

Avi is the CEO of Homecore Site Safety, a New York-based safety audit company that provides outside inspection services on construction sites. This ensures that developers and contractors won't face unforeseen work stoppages. Homecore is also the largest provider of Superintendents, Competent People, and Site Safety Plans which are New York City requirements for mid-size construction projects. Through Avi's talent and visionary leadership, Homecore has expanded its operations into Florida. Avi's passion for business is contagious and is a big factor behind his successes. Despite his busy schedule, Avi maintains a community presence and seeks to help others.

The Power of Words with Nicole Malachowski: Lead to Succeed 85

Finding success in a field that is mostly dominated by men does not come easy.

What difference does it make when one surrounds herself with motivating people and focuses more on encouraging words?

Lead to Succeed 85 featuring Colonel Nicole Malachowski shows how words are infinitely powerful in making or breaking someone’s dream. Having transitioned from being a fighter pilot to being an entrepreneur, she also shares her journey as well as the challenges she faced.

Leadership Investing with Leib Bolel: Lead to Succeed 84

Investing in startups can both be risky and rewarding.

To ensure a strong investment, it’s critical for venture capitalists to be able to distinguish a good investment from a bad one.

How can one tell when something is of high growth potential?

In this episode, Leib Bolel addresses this question as well as why it is important to invest in great leaders first.

Leib is a Partner at Grayhawk Capital, Arizona’s largest Venture Capital firm with a focus on investment in early growth stage software companies. Leib also serves as President of the Arizona Israel Technology Alliance overseeing the facilitation of growth in bilateral trade between the technology communities of Arizona and Israel.

With over a decade of experience in the area of new business development, startups, marketing, funding acquisition and general operations management, Leib has been instrumental in building organizations from the ground up.

Listen in and learn why investing in great leaders is more important than investing in great products.

Simplifying Success with Hillel Fuld: Lead to Succeed 83

Wise investments, in technology and in people, can greatly optimize a company’s success. Entrepreneur and influencer Hillel Fuld discusses this relationship between tech-savviness and people development in this Lead to Succeed Episode.

Named Israel’s top marketer, Hillel is a tech journalist, startup marketer, and technology expert. Hillel works with technology companies and accompanies them from idea to revenue. He also works with many leading tech brands as an influencer, including Google, Oracle, Huawei, and many more.

Hillel was recently named the 7th most influential tech blogger on the Internet, and among the top 100 most influential social media personalities across the globe.

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Read and Lead with Danny Brassell: Lead to Succeed 82

Developing a good reading habit is important for children and adults alike. Not only does it improve one’s communication skills, but it also serves as a catalyst in becoming an effective leader.

This episode, which features Dr. Danny Brassell, delves into the profound relationship between reading and leading. Danny, who is an educator, an advocate for reading, and a leader, believes that effective leaders are always good readers.

Danny has spoken to over 3,500 audiences worldwide and authored 16 books, including his latest, “Leadership Begins with Motivation”. He is the co-founder of www.theREADINGhabit.com, the world’s top reading engagement program.

Listen in and learn how good readers make good leaders.

Paying Attention with Scott Sandland: Lead to Succeed 81

Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionize many industries. By integrating AI, businesses are presented with different opportunities to improve their day-to-day operations.

But what potentials does AI bring into the mental health area? Can it help cultivate meaningful conversations that will lead to solutions?

In this episode, Scott Sandland explains how AI can improve meaningful conversations. Scott is the CEO of Cyrano.ai, a company focusing on artificial empathy and strategic linguistics.

As a former head of a mental health clinic and longtime technologist, Scott has experience leading purpose driven organizations. He has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, Psychology Today, Forbes, and Entrepreneur Magazine.

Scott has presented his AI work at the United Nations AI for Global Good Conference and is a frequent guest lecturer at various universities.

Listen in and learn how talking solution is better than talking problems.

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