From Mess to Message with Genecia Alluora: Lead to Succeed 79

Today's business world is dominated by men. Oftentimes, this creates challenges for female entrepreneurs. However, with proper support and guidance, women can pursue their entrepreneurial dreams and achieve true success. This underscores the importance of seeking the right connections through coaching or mentorship. In this episode, Genecia Alluora probes into the intricacies of connections and female entrepreneurship. Genecia is the founder of Soul Rich Woman, the #1 female entrepreneur network that connects 200,000 women across Southeast Asia. The network provides mentorship to female entrepreneurs, supporting them in establishing and growing successful online businesses. Genecia’s passion and belief in women, combined with her own personal example as an award-winning business star, former Miss Universe of Singapore, and former owner of a café retail chain, empowers thousands of women to embrace their female strengths and to pursue their business dreams. Listen in to learn how to build your brand and change the world!

Pushing Through Success with Ira Zlotowitz: Lead to Succeed 78

Commercial mortgage brokerage firms have been on the rise for quite some time now. With more individuals seeking to improve their businesses and maximize future investments, brokers have become the go-to experts when it comes to leveraging their transactions. More interestingly, the use of technology and data gathering to keep pace with recent costumer trends is slowly becoming more common today. This poses an important point of discussion on the intersection of leadership and the commercial mortgage brokerage landscape.

This episode features Ira Zlotowitz. Ira is the president and co-founder of Eastern Union, one of the America’s largest and leading commercial mortgage brokerage firms. Established 20 years ago, Eastern Union now employs over 125 real estate professionals and closes an average of $5 billion in transactions annually. Ira won national acclaim when listed on Crain’s NY Business’s “Forty Under 40.” He is known as a visionary and innovative leader utilizing technology and data to best serve his clients. Exemplary in business and in philanthropy alike, Ira supports charities and is focused on helping others achieve business success too.

Listen in and learn how to better excel in your field.

Leadership in the AI Age with Neil Sahota: Lead to Succeed 77

AI is rapidly changing the world, and the leaderships space is not an exception. People are living in anxiety because they do not know what the future holds for them. The good news is, no matter how much AI we adopt, the world will always need human creativity and imagination.

This episode features Neil Sahota. Neil is an IBM master inventor, United Nations AI advisor, and Chief Innovation Officer at UC Irvine. He is also a global speaker and author of the award-winning book, own the AI revolution. Neil is an expert in out-of-the-box thinking and has over 20 years of business experience working with organizations and advising entrepreneurs on building strategy, establishing target markets, structuring companies, and developing next-generation products and solutions. Neil’s expertise spans all industries.

Listen in and learn how to prepare for the future world.

Building from the Culture Out with Joel Lieberman: Lead to Succeed 76

If your business failed today, would you be willing to start again? And what would you emphasize most to ensure long-term growth and success?

In this episode, I have the privilege of hosting a great man who had to start again and now his business has over 100 employees. Meet Joel Lieberman! Joel’s entrepreneurship journey perfectly displays the power of starting again.

Joel is the CEO of Mint Capital. His motto of “all you need to do is sign” has made him home buyers’ favorite. Joel derives personal satisfaction when a client closes on their dream home with minimal involvement and hassle. This accessible, honest, and proactive culture filters down Joel’s desk to every mint capital loan officer, processor, and associate.

Besides hearing Joel’s story, you’ll also get tips on building a company culture and a productive team.

Listen to this journey of starting again with Joel Lieberman.

Leading Through Showing with Simon Severino: Lead to Succeed 75

You can never truly lead through telling. If you want to be a leader – one with loyal followers who will do things the right way even when you’re not standing over them – the best approach is through showing.

In this episode, Simon Severino joins us to talk leadership and to talk about his 90 days strategy sprint. He created the Strategy Sprints™ Method that doubles revenue in 90 days by helping clients gain market share in weekly sprints, which results in fast execution.

Listen in and learn.

Building Connections with Yehiel Kalish: Lead to Succeed 74

What sets apart the great leaders from all the others? Connections!

And nobody does connections better than Yehiel Kalish.

Yehiel Kalish is a former member of the Illinois House of Representatives and currently serves as the CEO of Hatzalah, the largest volunteer ambulance service in the United States.

In this episode, Yehiel went deep on building connections.

I am super excited to share his wisdom and insights with you.

Elevate your Brand with David Brier: Lead to Succeed 73

Is your brand suffering from deflation and in need of elevation? Then listen in to this episode!

Today, I have David Brier, Google’s number one ranked rebranding expert, joining me on the show.

David’s four decades of branding expertise makes him sought after by companies of all sizes, from startups to global organizations, and every industry demanding an unorthodox edge in today’s business climate.

David is the bestselling author of his number one Amazon book “Brand Intervention: 33 steps to Transform Your Brand into the Brand You Need.”

David and his work have been featured in Adweek, Fast Company, Forbes, Inc, Huffington Post, Entrepreneur, Thrive Global, The New York Times and numerous blogs and podcasts worldwide.

In this episode, David and I will be talking about everything branding.

Are you ready to elevate your brand? Listen in and learn.

branding, business, marketing, missionNaphtali HoffSeptember 1, 2021Impactful Coaching & Consultingleadership, branding, brand, messaging, success, companiesComment

The State of Higher Education with Brandon Busteed: Lead to Succeed 72

We have a lot of discussions on higher education going on. Different people have different ideas and thoughts on the topic. In this episode, my guest, Brandon Busteed, and I will be seeking to dig deeper into this conversation.

Brandon is the president and Global head of Learn-work Innovation at Kaplan. Before Kaplan, Brandon spent over six years at Gallup, first as Executive Director of Education and Workforce Development and later as Senior Partner and Global Head of Public Sector. His career spans a wide range of important work in education as an educational entrepreneur, speaker, writer, and university trustee. Busteed is also the founder and former CEO of Outside the Classroom Inc.

Listen as Brandon shares his knowledge and wisdom.

Write Your Way to Success with Roger Brooks: Lead to Succeed 71

Have you been thinking of authoring a book, but have no idea where to begin? Then this episode is for you.

Roger Brooks is a three-time best-selling author, podcaster, and personal development coach specializing in helping people write their first book.

When Roger was young, one thing that stood out in his life was his passion for writing. His teachers noticed it and encouraged him to pursue that talent. Also, his aunt, who was a writer, kept pushing him to explore his talent.

Besides writing books and helping people write their first books, Roger hosts a show called American Real. The podcast gives him room to meet many high-quality people. In this episode, Roger shares how to make connections and nurture relationships with the possibility of a future connection.

Listen and learn from Roger Brooks.

business, networking, podcastingNaphtali HoffAugust 11, 2021Impactful Coaching & Consultingbooks, author, writing, connection, networking, podcast, showComment

Scale Your Leadership with Naftali Tessler: Lead to Succeed 70

As a leader, your primary purpose is to serve. In this episode, I have the pleasure of hosting Naftali Tessler on the show. He’s the chief of staff at Hamaspik of Kings County. He has a strong passion for activism, success, creating an environment of team collaboration, and is very influential in motivating people to do their utmost in service to others. Also, he is dedicated to teaching leaders how to scale and grow.

According to Naftali, he learned leadership through giving from his family. There was never a day they had a meal without sharing with the less fortunate. In this episode, Naftali will be sharing his leadership journey, soft skills that every leader should possess, how to impact as a leader, among other exciting topics around leadership.

Don’t Make Your Passion Your Profession with Jason Feffer: Lead to Succeed 69

Do you agree with Jason Feffer when he says, “Do not make your passion your profession?”

According to Jason, if you take your passion and make it your profession, you will spoil both. In this episode, Jason shares his entrepreneurship journey, nuggets of wisdom that he has learned along the way, and some mistakes that he made in his journey that we can all learn from.

Jason Feffer serves as a board member and trusted advisor to multiple technology-based businesses after growing and exiting three online start-ups. He founded SodaHead in 2006, which operated numerous business lines, including digital advertising and SaaS solutions for media companies.

Jason launched MySpace in 2003 and served as the Vice President of Operations and on the executive committee. Jason oversaw the day-to-day and strategic execution of advertising, revenue reporting, safety, policy enforcement, government relations and managed over 300 FTEs. Jason helped grow the company to 100M users and transitioning it to News Corp after its sale for $580M.

Are you ready to get challenged and motivated by Jason? Listen to this episode.

Becoming More Productive with Susan Sly: Lead to Succeed 68

Productivity is one of the challenges that entrepreneurs experience in different stages of their entrepreneurial journey. In this episode, I have Susan Sly joining me on the show to talk about productivity.

Susan Sly is an entrepreneur, bestselling author and tech investor. Also, she specializes in teaching productivity to early-stage entrepreneurs. Susan has appeared on CNN, CNBC, Fox, lifetime and more. She’s a mother of five and resides in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Susan will share some fantastic nuggets of wisdom on productivity, teach us how to prioritize, and share some of her life stories with us. According to Susan, the best investment you can make is investing on your health. What are you doing for your health?

Are you ready to take your productivity to the next level? Listen to this episode.

Reinventing Yourself with Dorie Clark: Lead to Succeed 67

There are two kinds of reinventions that one can have; voluntary and involuntary. What type of reinvention have you had? In this episode, Dorie Clark joins me on the show to talk about reinventing yourself.

Dorie is a top communication coach and keynote speaker and teaches for the Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and Columbia Business School. She's an author of Entrepreneurial You, which was named one of the Forbes top five business books of the year and Reinventing You and Stand Out, which was named the number one leadership Book of the Year by Inc. Magazine. Dorie has been described by the New York Times as an expert at self-reinvention and helping others make changes in their lives.

In this episode, Dorie will share about the upcoming book in September, her career transition and reinvention process, how she handles failure, and her productivity keys.

Are you in the process of reinventing yourself? This episode is for you!

The Power is in the Ask with Mark Victor Hansen: Lead to Succeed 66

We all want to achieve success and to fulfill our unique purpose. But how exactly do we do that? Listen in as Mark Victor Hansen, entrepreneur, speaker, and acclaimed author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, answers this question and so much more!

Why Mattering Matters with Angela Maiers: Lead to Succeed 65

You matter. And your people matter. As leaders, we have the unique opportunity to impact the emotional health of those we guide. Whether you are an educator, an entrepreneur, a nonprofit or community leader, you provide oxygen to your people by believing in them and nurturing their essence. In turn you will have the gift of healthy and superbly productive individuals. Get ready to be inspired and elevated as you listen to Angela Maiers, acclaimed author, lecturer, educator and entrepreneur, as she delivers these motivating messages all rooted in her famous “You Matter” movement.

Lead to Succeed dives deep into personal leadership journeys, seeking to understand how leaders got to where they are today, and the challenges & successes that they experienced along the way