If you had a passion for something and everyone around you was discouraging you against pursuing it, would you still follow it?
Today I have Brian Burke joining me on the show. He is commonly known as the Mac Man. Brian started his entrepreneurship journey at the tender age of ten. He was selling jewelry, and he wasn’t worried about anything anyone said about him.
Read MoreToday I have the pleasure of speaking with Eddie Turner. Eddie is an in-demand leadership development expert. He’s a principal consultant and executive coach at linkage, a boutique international leadership development firm. He asserted he’s a certified speaking professional and is ranked number six on the top 30 list of motivational speakers by global gurus. Forbes recognized Eddie as the preeminent authority on emerging leaders. He is ranked number 18 on the top 25 thought leaders in leadership by thinkers 360 and ranked number 32 on the power list of the leading 200 biggest voices in leadership to watch in 2022.
Read MoreTo become a better leader, you need to embrace your failures and learn from them. In this episode, I have the privilege of hosting Scott Shay on the show. Scott is the co-founder and Chairman of Signature Bank, a thought leader, and author of several widely read books on profound issues facing the Jewish and world community.
Read MoreAre you a school leader who is struggling with building a relationship with teachers and parents? This episode is for you. In this episode, I have the pleasure of hosting Dr. Patrick Haggarty on the show. He is an expert in school leadership.
Read MoreVeterans 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.
Read MorePassion-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.
Read MoreHow 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.
Read MoreFinding 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.
Read MoreInvesting 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.
Read MoreWise 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.
Listen in and learn how technology optimizes success.
Read MoreDeveloping 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.
Read MoreArtificial 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.
Read MoreInfluencers and content creators have dominated the digital world today, thriving across all social media platforms and catering to different types of audience. Because of this, professionals, including entrepreneurs, have now turned to this trend to better extend their reach. However, successfully integrating content creation into entrepreneurship is not an easy feat.
Today’s episode features Jason Feifer. A content creator and an entrepreneur at the same time, Jason has been the editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur Magazine, a prominent business publication available in the United States and Canada, for five years now. He is also the host of two promising podcasts: the Build for Tomorrow Podcast, where he discusses the significance of change in today’s world, and the Problem Solvers podcast, a useful guide for businesses and entrepreneurs.
Jason is also the author of the book, “Build for Tomorrow, Not for Yesterday”, which will be released in 2022. On top of these, he is a frequent keynote speaker appearing in different events, as well as a startup advisor.
Listen in and learn how to better utilize content creation for your business ventures.
Read MoreToday'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!
Read MoreCommercial 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.
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