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Submit ReviewRobert Kerbeck is the author of the true crime memoir, RUSE: Lying the American Dream from Hollywood to Wall Street is a thrilling look into the world of corporate espionage and his career as a secret spy. Robert’s essays and short stories have been featured in numerous magazines and literary journals. One story was adapted into the award-winning film, Reconnected. A lifetime member of The Actors Studio, Robert has worked extensively in theater, film, and television, appearing in lead roles in major shows and earning several awards.
Robert Kerbeck fought one of the worst fires in California history, the 2018 Woolsey Fire, to save his home. His debut book, Malibu Burning: The Real Story Behind LA’s Most Devastating Wildfire, won the 2020 IPPY Award as the Silver Medalist in Creative Nonfiction, the Readers’ Favorite Award as the Silver Medalist in Nonfiction Drama, and the Best of LA award.
Robert connects with Lou to share the backstory behind RUSE and his real life story and how it’s led him to what he’s doing today.
Erin King is the world’s leading digital persuasion expert, a 2x bestselling author, and the founder of Get More Yes Media, a sales and leadership training firm.
SUCCESS Magazine named Erin one of the "Top 10 Must-See Motivational Speakers of 2022" along with Mel Robbins and Jay Shetty.
Erin has helped clients ranging from The Academy Awards and Disney to The US Navy and VISA communicate more compellingly using her trademark "PUB" methodology. She’s the author of “Digital Persuasion: Sell Smarter in the Modern Marketplace” and the host of the top-rated podcast "On Your Terms with Erin King."
In the Age of AI, Erin shares with Lou where her businesses is focusing now and we’re she’s doubling down and where other should too.
Solo artist Dan Rose is an exciting songwriter and performer, who puts his thoughts on things such as sustainability, climate action and a minimalistic approach to life, into words using only his acoustic guitar and his characteristic DIY approach.
Rose’s songs could be called modern protest songs, and he is never afraid of sharing his feeling of inadequacy or his frustration about the state of the world with his listener – always with a sense of down to earth charm and warm presence.
Dan has launched his latest single “Smell the Need for Change” coinciding with EARTH DAY (4/22/23).
Listen in to a man who is truly thriving through his life and his passion.
Jeremy Utley is one of the world's leading experts in innovation. As the Director of Executive Education at Stanford's renowned Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (aka "the d.school"), his courses have been experienced by nearly a million students of innovation worldwide. He advises corporate leaders on how to imbed the methods and mindsets of design thinking into their organizations, and works with professionals to cultivate a robust personal creative practice.
A self-proclaimed “recovering MBA, spreadsheet junkie, and management consultant,” he now studies innovation in large enterprises and startups. He advises CEOs and senior leadership teams in the United States, Europe, and Asia on growth and innovation strategy, and has led scores of capacity-building initiatives worldwide.
He's a prolific blogger and podcaster, and is co-author (alongside Perry Klebahn) of “Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matters.”
Jeremy talks with Lou about making “Ideaflow” a practice you incorporate into your daily plans.
Ulrik Nerløe, is a renowned mentor, international bestselling author, podcaster and public speaker. With a proven track record of success, he has helped leaders, leadership teams, and organizations transform their culture and leadership.
He is one of the founding fathers of heart leadership, a philosophy that emphasizes the power of the heart in leadership. ❤
His unique approach combines knowledge of quantum physics, energy, and emotional intelligence to help individuals, leaders, and organizations achieve their goals and unleash their full potential.
Ulrik’s international bestseller book "The Life Bridge - Your Journey from an Unconscious to a Conscious Life," a personal self-help book to support your transformation into becoming a "whole" person.
He hosts the “Life After” Podcast which features stories about people transforming themselves from an unconscious to a conscious life.
Ulrik catches up with Lou in an engaging, inspiring, trans-Atlantic and heartfelt episode. It’s a must listen.
turtle-c2e3.squarespace.com/podcast-collection/www.meta-spirituality.org">Nina Verkoeyen, called "the modern female Buddha" by LA Weekly, is the founder of Meta Spirituality - an emerging spiritual tradition taking America by storm.
A former psychologist and spiritual teacher, she has 20 years of experience in human consciousness and hundreds of thousands of students worldwide.
In 2016, Nina went through a spontaneous spiritual transformation (enlightenment) and acquired spiritual knowledge that profoundly changed her life and work. Since then, her mission has been to spread the message of Meta Spirituality and share it with millions of people.
Nina believes that we have outgrown mainstream spirituality with its focus on intermediaries - spiritual tools popularized by mainstream spirituality that are rather detrimental to our personal growth than helpful.
Nina shares with Lou on Thrive LouD how the Meta Spirituality community is rapidly gaining popularity as more people are becoming ready to enter a direct relationship with The Creator within, saying no more to the lessons of intermediaries and being the student of life -- rather than the Creator of life.
Donna Griffit has worked globally for 2 decades in over 30 countries with Fortune 500 companies, startups, and investors in a wide variety of industries, helping them create, edit, and deliver powerful presentations, pitches, and messages.
She magically spins raw data into compelling stories that captivate audiences and drive results. Through her guidance, clients have raised over $1.5 Billion.
Her latest book - Sticking to My Story: The Alchemy of Storytelling for Startups is the book EVERY company leader must read!
Listen in as Kristen spreads her positivity on to this Thrive LouD episode.
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Since her initial appearance on the program, Cait’s show Fried, the Burnout Podcast continues to grow its listener base and is THE #1 PODCAST ABOUT BURNOUT.
Listen in as Lou catches up with Cait as she continues to spread awareness about burnout and shares how she’s helping companies deal with it within the workplace.
Kristen Butler is an entrepreneur, leader, writer and visionary in personal development with a huge heart and captivating authenticity. Her mission is to uplift the planet! She is the founder and CEO of Power of Positivity. Started in 2009, today, her brands have a collective global audience of over 50 million and an amazingly talented team behind the scenes.
She passionately started Power of Positivity after completely transforming her life from rock bottom using the power of positive thinking. She was so astonished by the results of her research and mindset implementation that she felt her life's purpose was (and still is) to help others improve their lives. Kristen not only contributes her transformation to a positive mindset but her relationship with God and an active, plant-based lifestyle.
Kristen has a new book coming out on April 18th - The Comfort Zone: Create a Life You Really Love with Less Stress and More Flow.
Listen in as Kristen spreads her positivity on to this Thrive LouD episode.
Jeff Corle is a unique combination of a seasoned country songwriter and farmer. After growing up on the farm, he spent his formative years in Nashville, plying his trade as an Outlaw Country style singer-songwriter.
After experiencing "Nashville burn-out" he went back to his roots, returning home to run his family's dairy farm in rural western-Pennsylvania. But when economic factors beyond his control forced him to shut down the dairy and sell his beloved Guernsey cows, he was left heartbroken and despondent.
In the midst of his heartache and pain he turned to an old friend for comfort - his guitar. In the aftermath of having to say goodbye to the cows, Corle penned what would become his first viral hit, Empty Barn. With the success of Empty Barn and the support of legions of new fans Corle kept writing and travelled back to Nashville to record his debut album "Farm Animal". Life experiences- good and bad, have given him a strong and courageous voice. He's a man who has something to say. . . and isn't afraid to say it.
Jeff has said, "Nashville taught me how to write songs. The farm gave me something to write about. Farm Animal is the album I've been waiting to write all of my life."
Jeff shares his story with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD.
Kevin Sorbo received international stardom when he booked the lead role in “Hercules, the Legendary Journeys”, which became the most watched TV show in the world. Following that success, Sorbo had the lead role as “Captain Dylan Hunt” in “Gene Roddenberry’s, Andromeda”.
The independent film “What If” was nominated for Best Family Movie of the Year by the Movie Guide Awards.
Sorbo also received the Movie Guide Award for Most Inspirational Performance of the Year. Sorbo also starred alongside Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt in “Soul Surfer”, And the faith-based movie, “God’s Not Dead”. The $2 million-dollar budgeted movie became the most successful independent faith-based movie ever with over $140 million in theatrical, streaming and DVD sales.
“Let There Be Light” was a movie he directed/acted/produced and this faith/ family movie ranked number 4 out of the top 10 family movies of 2018. “Miracle in East Texas”, a Comedy based on a true story set in 1930 was another movie Sorbo directed/acted in. Movie release is scheduled for February, 2023 Movie also stars John Ratzenberger, Lou Gossett, Jr., and Sam Sorbo.
Some of his many television credits include “Just Shoot Me, “Two and a Half Men”, “Dharma and Greg”, “According to Jim”, “Gary Unmarried”, “Psych”, “Hawaii 5-0”, and a recurring role in the final season of “The OC”.
The major motion picture, “Reagan”, with Dennis Quaid playing the late President with Sorbo has his pastor will release in early 2023. . Principle filming just completed for the next “Left Behind: Rise of the Anti-Christ” movie with Sorbo directing and acting in the movie based off the Jenkins/LaHaye award winning books.
Kevin released his memoir “True Strength: My Journey from Hercules to Mere Mortal and How Nearly Dying Saved My Life”. The book chronicles his neardeath experience when he suffered three strokes and the battle back to regain his life. He also co-wrote the follow up book, “True Faith, Embracing Adversity to Live in God’s Light”, with his wife, Sam.
Kevin sneaks in a quick conversation with Lou Diamond just ahead of a round of golf (played way faster than most) as this living legend shares how he continues to move onward and upward on Thrive LouD.
Travis Steffen is a serial entrepreneur with 8 successful exits to date across a variety of industries. He's gotten companies onto the Inc 500, is a published business author, and has either written for or been written about in the top business publications on earth. He is also a doctoral candidate in marketing, and serves as a growth mentor for Silicon Valley's top accelerators. Prior to entrepreneurship, Travis was a collegiate and professional athlete and a professional online poker player.
His next venture, GrowthTeam.ai, will be coming out real soon
Travis shares with Lou his unique way of thinking and how he is always looking for the next new thing. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
Tess Waresmith is an entrepreneurial, empathetic leader, comfortable with turning ambiguity into opportunity. With leadership roles in marketing, communications, and operations under her belt, she gets curious about challenges and draws from her experience to find innovative solutions. Lived and worked in Singapore, launching strategic partner marketing programs for global clients.
Tess runs a financial education business and community that helps professional women learn how to invest in the stock market with confidence, strategically leverage tax advantaged accounts to keep more of their money, negotiate salaries, and ditch the fear and anxiety around personal finance.
Lou taps into understanding more about “Wealth With Tess” with Tess on Thrive LouD. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
Paula Faris is the founder and leader of CARRY Media™, an organization that champions, advocates, and celebrates working mothers through content, resources, and storytelling. She is an Emmy Award–winning journalist, speaker, bestselling author of “Called Out,” and host of The Paula Faris Podcast.
With over two decades in broadcast television, Paula started her career with TV affiliates in Chicago, Cincinnati, and Dayton. She then worked almost a decade at ABC News, where she co-anchored Good Morning America Weekend, co-hosted The View, and launched the podcast Journeys of Faith with Paula Faris.
She has reported on everything from politics, news, and entertainment to sports and faith, interviewing the likes of Reese Witherspoon, Tiger Woods, Kellyanne Conway, and now-president Joe Biden. Paula runs CARRY Media from South Carolina where she resides with her husband, John, and their three children
Paula connects with Lou and shares how she is championing working mom’s in America and how her new needed to navigate through her own life using the Thoughtfully Fit® mindset to help her thrive within her life and business.
And take the Thoughtfully Fit quiz to reveal your biggest hurdle and learn if your mind is fit for success.
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When leaders unlock their potential and lead from a place of inspired purpose, they impact and inspire everyone around them. He has dedicated himself to helping people live inspired lives. Before becoming the founder and Chief Inspiration Officer of Inspired Purpose Coaching, he was a finance and strategy executive with experience working with some of the world's leading life sciences companies.
Along his journey, he also managed small businesses and ran a financial consulting company. Tony is the host of The Virtual Campfire podcast and the author of "Climbing the Right Mountain: Navigating the Journey to An Inspired Life."
Tony and Lou talk shop in an enlightening conversation on Thrive LouD. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
Darcy Luoma, author of Thoughtfully Fit®, is a Master Certified Coach, dynamic facilitator, and inspiring motivational speaker. She has worked as director for a U.S. Senator, deputy transition director for a governor, and on the national advance team for two U.S. presidential campaigns.
As the owner and CEO of Darcy Luoma Coaching & Consulting, she’s worked in forty-eight industries with more than five hundred organizations to create high-performing people and teams. The media has named Darcy the region’s favorite executive-and-life coach four times. Darcy balances her thriving business with raising her two energetic teenage daughters, adventure travel, and competing in triathlons.
Darcy connects with Lou and shares how she herself needed to navigate through her own life using the Thoughtfully Fit® mindset to help her thrive within her life and business.
And take the Thoughtfully Fit quiz to reveal your biggest hurdle and learn if your mind is fit for success.
Travis King helps people achieve their dream of financial freedom with land Investing!
Together, his wife he has personally completed hundreds of land flips.
Their coaching and educational services for land investing have helped many others create their own highly profitable land investing ventures. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
Mark Hunter, CSP is recognized as one of the top 50 most influential sales and marketing leaders in the world. He is author of three books, “High-Profit Prospecting” and “High-Profit Selling” and “A Mind for Sales.” Mark can also be heard on two podcasts, The Sales Hunter Podcast and Sales Logic.
His integrity centered sales strategies are used daily by companies such as American Express, Chubb Insurance, Lenovo and hundreds more. These same strategies are found in The Sales Hunter University on-line program which in 2020, and 2021, was ranked as one of the top 10 sales learning programs.
Mark has spoken in more than 30 countries on 5 continents helping salespeople find and retain better clients.
He doesn’t view what he does as a job, he views it as a lifestyle focused on influencing and impacting others.
Mark connects with Lou in this very fun, “breaking the speed limit” episode of Thrive LouD. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
Scott Love believes that business is a game and connects game theory and success in sales. Scott is a popular speaker at business meetings and is the author of "Why They Follow", and co-author of "Rainmaker Confidential".
He is the producer of The Rainmaking Podcast and has been quoted in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Huffington Post, Selling Power Magazine, and dozens of business publications around the globe. Scott is a successful entrepreneur in the recruiting industry, is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and is a former Surface Warfare Officer in the U. S. Navy.
If the stakes are high, Scott is your guy. Listen into this engaging conversation as Lou connects with a true “renaissance rainmaker.” ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
Jordan Mederich (Jordo as he’s known) is the founder of one of the fastest-growing marketing platforms online, DropFunnels. Garnering attention from top entrepreneurs and marketers online, DropFunnels is the world's first only tech-free platform to easily build your entire website, sales funnels, SEO-powered blog, courses, and more… built on the world's most powerful and fast infrastructure, WordPress.
Jordan is passionate about innovative and disruptive advertising tools and strategies, building company cultures, and investing and innovating on the future of marketing. He Always Brings Humor, insight, and tremendous value to every interview and speaking opportunity.
He’s also an award-winning filmmaker with his content seen on Netflix, Amazon Prime, NBC, CBS, ABC, and many more. When Jordo isn't busy changing the landscape of online marketing, he enjoys spending time with his wife and sons and fishing the beautiful lakes in Wisconsin.
Jordo “Dropfunnels” some knowledge on Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
Dr. Christine Coughlin is the designer, author, visionary, and “heart” of Thrive Dental and Orthodontics and multiple fastest-growing seven-figure dental practices in the Dallas, Fort Worth area. With a passion for empowering the next generation of servant leaders, she faithfully leads her Thrive Team to transform smiles and lives. With a heart of service, Dr. Christine is an advocate and global ambassador with Compassion International for children living in extreme poverty. Dedicated to service-centered leadership, she is a member of world-class entrepreneurship mastermind groups, where she regularly speaks on business, mindset, faith, and philanthropy.
Christine shares with Lou a traumatic experience she encountered within her life, how it changed her and how it’s enabled her to thrive each and every day. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
Bart-Jan Leyts founded Loreca, an innovative start-up which created an algorithm to maximize hotel revenue by optimizing visibility on online travel agencies.
Bart-Jan shares with Lou the problem he sought out to fix and the inspiring growth Loreca has had in a very short time. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
As founder and CEO of The Speaker Lab, Grant Baldwin has helped thousands of people build successful and sustainable speaking businesses. Over the last 15 years, Grant has become a sought-after speaker, podcaster, author, and accomplished entrepreneur. Featured on the Inc. 5000 list, Forbes, Inc. Entrepreneur, and The Huffington Post, he has committed his expertise and insight to equip others to share their meaningful message with the masses.
His leadership and dedication to creating a one-of-a-kind organizational culture are evidenced by the impact of the team he leads.
Lou and Grant talk shop in this fun “speaker focused” episode of Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
From an extensive and successful career in the Wireless Industry, to founding an upstart Event Marketing company, to being a versatile and successful consultant…Cody Adent is the results-oriented leader that has the ability to bring a team together to achieve incredible results.
His new book – Winning the Moment: A Blueprint for a New Mindset and Focus just launched at the top of this year and should be on your reading list.
Cody shares with Lou his accountable methods that enable you to ‘win the moment.’ ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
Eric Starr has been an entrepreneur for the better part of 30 years, living at the nexus of data, technology and humanity. He has been a pioneer and innovator as a quant hedge fund founder at Starr Capital Management and as a partner at CapX Partners, a middle-market lending company.
After a successful exit to Accord Financial (ACD:TSX), a public company and acquirer of CapX, he remained as the executive leader responsible for operations and risk with a focus on strategy and digital transformation.
His latest venture, UltraPass, is one you all need to hear about as he shares with Lou all about it in this ‘verifying’ episode of Thrive LouD. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
An entrepreneur from a young age, Stephanie Cartin walked away from her corporate career in 2012 to launch Socialfly, a leading social-first digital and influencer marketing agency based in New York City. Within eight years, Socialfly has been named to Inc. 5000's fastest growing private companies for two years in a row and has worked with over 200 brands including the Girl Scouts, WE tv, Conair , Nest Fragrances, 20th Century Fox and Univision. Stephanie is the Co-Author of "Like, Love, Follow: The Entreprenista's Guide to Using Social Media To Grow Your Business,” and the Co-Host of the Entreprenista Podcast.
She has appeared and been featured on Bloomberg, Forbes, Entrepreneur.com, Refinery29, and CheddarTV. Stephanie is also a recent recipient of the SmartCEO Brava award, which recognizes the top female CEOs in New York and a Stevie Award for Women Run Workplace of the Year. Stephanie and Lou connect and chat about all of the amazing ENTREPRENISTA things she is up to. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
Ben Reinberg started building his commercial real estate empire at 24 years old with nothing but shoe leather and a lot of hustle. Today he owns over $500 million dollars in assets across the country and shares his wealth building, commercial real estate investing, self-improvement and leadership insights and knowledge with his audience around the world.
Ben shares his thoughts on leadership, commercial real estate, life-lessons and how he thrives on helping to teach his business to so many others on Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond.
Robert Glazer is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Acceleration Partners, a global partner marketing agency and the recipient of numerous industry and company culture awards, including Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Awards two years in a row. He is the author of the inspirational newsletter Friday Forward, and the #1 Wall Street Journal, USA Today and international bestselling author of five books: Elevate, Friday Forward, How To Thrive In The Virtual Workplace, Moving To Outcomes andpartnerships.com/"> Performance Partnerships. He is a sought-after speaker by companies and organizations around the world and is the host of The Elevate Podcast.
In this fun episode, Robert elevates the Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond podcast. Click through and learn how he does.
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At the age of 12, Musa had a near death experience in which he met a man made of light who taught him how the world works, how creation works. Contained in his writings is something called the Language of the Gods.
When you speak this language the world obeys your commands! As Jeff just dabbled in speaking this language, some very strange coincidences occurred. So, he got serious about speaking it... and his whole world changed! He went from a $60,000 a year concrete guy to making hundreds of thousands a month in a new business that just dropped into his lap.
Jeff has successfully mentored and coached countless others to speak this all-important language that changes everything. When you learn to speak the Language of the Gods, you can drastically improve your sales, success, fitness, relationships and anything else you desire. It’s all contained within Jeff's book, The Sultan’s Seven Secrets.
Jeff shares with Lou his personally story and some of the ways of speaking the Language of the Gods. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
Ruth Rathblott is an expert on inclusion and diversity. She is a TEDx and inspirational speaker, and an award-winning nonprofit leader. Ruth was born with a limb difference and speaks to companies on issues of equity and belonging, the gifts of being unique, and the freedom of accepting your differences.
Her latest book "Singlehandedly: Learning to Unhide and Embrace Connection." is one you will all want to pick up after this episode
Ruth and Lou connect on Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
Sean is the Founder and CEO of BluWave where he leads overall strategy and related sales, marketing, and operational activities.
Sean is a ~20-year veteran of the private equity industry. Prior to founding BluWave, he was a Partner and member of the Investment Committee of SFW Capital Partners, a leading middle market private equity firm in New York specializing in information, data, and network enabled businesses. At SFW, he managed the origination, assessment, execution, and ongoing support of portfolio company investments.
He serves on the Board of Directors of Sachem Inc. and previously served on the Board of Directors of AGDATA, MD Buyline, Spectro Scientific, Ampac Packaging, FTI, and Alpha Sintered Metals.
Sean shares his journey with Lou on an inspiring episode of Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
John Bowens is one of the most sought-after and respected educators in the self-directed IRA industry. As Director, Head of Education and Investor Success at Equity Trust Company, John draws from his 20 years in the real estate industry and his experience as an active real estate investor. In his travels across the U.S. and virtually, he has trained 60,000 investors during more than 400 workshops and classes, spreading the message about the power of building tax-free wealth and leaving a lasting legacy by investing in what investors know best.
In addition to thought leadership in the industry, John has also directed teams in both the front-office and back-office operations with Equity Trust, focusing on the custody of various alternative assets, including but not limited to, real estate, notes, private equity, precious metals, and much more.
Break out a pencil and paper for this episode as you’ll want to jot down some of the great ideas and tactics John shares on Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
Jenna Blumenthal has spent 20 years as an executive in Corporate America counseling Fortune 500 companies on growth strategy and digital transformation and left during the pandemic pivot.
Her latest book, Corporate Rehab: Ditch The Hustle Culture And Thrive Again, is the message all professionals can benefit checking out.
She now coaches executive women to do their own rehab.com/">Corporate Rehab, and grow in their existing career or in a new opportunity.
Joel takes a seat at the table with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
In Las Vegas, where “you can’t beat the house”, there are a few elite players casinos fear. These are the Advantage Players™ (APs). Experts at "unbeatable" games like blackjack, they dominate by combining superior skill, lightning insight, and razor-sharp instinct, winning when the biggest bets are on the table.
An AP and expert blackjack player turned venture capitalist and hedge fund manager who has participated in a billion dollars' worth of deals, Joel Block has adapted these skills, attitudes, and philosophies to business. His cage-rattling keynote speeches and media appearances expose Advantage Play™, the art of knowing what comes next because, for APs, winning is inevitable. Joel takes a seat at the table with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
Seth Schachner is Managing Director of Strat Americas, a Los Angeles-based consultancy that provides strategic guidance and helps clients with media and technology partnerships.
Strat Americas has worked with clients in digital & social music, Web 3, live streaming, beauty subscriptions, AI and enterprise software. Recent clients include Microsoft, NFT-maker Vivid Labs, IPSY, live streamer Dream Stage, Ness Digital Engineering, and social music community Smule.
Seth is an experienced business development executive who spent eleven years with Sony Music, where he held senior digital leadership roles in Latin America and for Sony’s Jive Records label in North America. At Sony Music Latin America, Seth created multi-million selling mobile handset partnerships for the artists Shakira and Ricky Martin and helped Spotify and Apple Music launch internationally.
Seth talks shop with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
Deepa Purushothaman is a former senior executive and a corporate inclusion visionary. She challenges and redefines the status quo of leadership, success, and power by centering the experiences of Women of Color.
As a senior partner at Deloitte, Deepa spent more than 20 years helping clients grow. She was also the US Managing Partner of WIN, Deloitte's renowned Women's Initiative, and was the first Indian-American woman and one of the youngest people to make partner in the firm's history.
In 2020, Deepa left Deloitte to co-found nFormation, a membership-based community for professional Women of Color. She is an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School, and a board member of Avasara, India's first leadership academy for girls. The First, The Few, The Only: How Women of Color Can Redefine Power in Corporate America, Deepa’s debut book, was published by HarperCollins in 2022 to international acclaim. Deepa is a TED and SXSW speaker and has been featured in TIME, PBS, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Financial Times, and Harvard Business Review. Her TED talks have almost 3M views.
Deepa connects with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
Bradley Hoos is CEO of The Outloud Group, an influencer marketing agency that helps brands tell their stories through influencers. A proven marketing innovator, Bradley is responsible for setting company strategy, building client relationships, and making new business models come to life. Previously, Bradley founded Grand Circus, a Google For Entrepreneurs Tech Hub and coding bootcamp in Detroit. Recognized as a part of the Detroit Techweek100, Mr. Hoos is a former management consultant that helped set the marketing strategy for leading organizations including Red Hat, Caterpillar, Accenture, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, and USAA.
In this episode, Bradley connects with Lou to better understand the world of influencer marketing, where it’s at and where it’s heading.
Growing up as an award winning dancer, Tori Kubick later found her true love, the antiquated art form of Mongolian contortion. Many would tell her it was too late and doubted her dreams, she shirked them and hopped on a plane, and then later on horseback to make it all the way to the remote birthplace of contortion: Mongolia. Her full-grown womanly body was morphed day after day as she studied with the dedicated class of five year olds.
She kept pushing the odds, and now she tours the world and performs contortion and acrobatics in various theatres, cruise ships, and the world-renowned Cirque du Soleil!
Tori opened for Miley Cyrus, was featured on The Tonight Show, Ripley's Believe it Or Not, NYFW, RHONY, and performed for TEAM USA.
Tori loves creating unique entertainment, collaborating, speaking about cultivating calmness and agility. She bends people into shape mentally and physically.
Tori shares the power of calmness, focus and flexibility with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD.
Susie Carder is our profit coach. She has helped thousands of businesses rise, have radical success strategies, taking them from ordinary to explosive! And when you coach with her, being average or running an average business instantly drop from your list of options. She is relentless in pursuing your goals, comes with a 20-year proven track record, building two ten million dollar companies under her belt, and sold her business for millions!
Her Best-Selling book, Living Proof (co-authored with Lisa Nichols) and Power Your Profits: How to Take Your Business From $10,000 to $10 Million, is available today and one that every business owner needs to have.
Susie shares with Lou her journey, her ‘way of thinking’, and her innovative methods toward achieving profits in your business. Listen. Learn. Laugh. Love this episode. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
Janna Johnson was diagnosed with Lyme disease, hypothyroidism, systemic candida, heavy metal toxicity, anemia, and leaky gut. She took her health into her own hands and began to use food as medicine. She starved the disease instead of feeding it. She completely eradicated Lyme from her body. She healed her gut. She healed her thyroid and it began functioning on its own. She rid myself of every single symptom 100%.
She learned how to navigate through detoxes and how to listen to her body. She knows what it takes mentally and the mental shifts one has to make to overcome! And now she is helping others to revive like she did.
Listen in as she shares her story, her expertise and her work with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD
Julienne B. Ryan spent the balance of her career working in Human Resources, developing talent and championing the benefits of developing diverse communities in corporations, associations and schools.
Julienne is a Communications Catalyst. She helps people listen better so they can have more constructive conversations. The result is that they are able to have enriched communications, develop more productive relationships and are more engaged at work.
Her methodology involves common sense, cognitive psychology as well as humor and storytelling, to humanize challenging situations and interactions. In the process, she shows her clients how to use their stories to teach, motivate and engage their staff, volunteers and customers. Her humorous book “The Learned-It-In-Queens Communications Playbook – Winning Against Digital Distraction” i
Listen in and learn how where Lou and Julienne grew up helped them both communicate and connect better.
Sarah Noll Wilson is on a mission to help leaders people better. Our goal is to empower leaders to understand and honor the beautiful complexity of the humans they serve. We create a safe, honest environment, preparing people to deal with real-world conflict, have more meaningful conversations, and create purposeful relationships.
Working with CEO's, HR leaders, and organizations that care deeply about their employees and understand the connection between employee development, employee satisfaction, and organizational success, she specializes in transforming relationships from good to great.
Through her work as an Executive Coach, an in-demand Keynote Speaker, Researcher, Contributor to Harvard Business Review, and Bestselling Author of “Don’t Feed the Elephants”, Sarah helps leaders close the gap between what they intend to do and the actual impact they make.
She hosts the podcast “Conversations on Conversations”, is certified in Co-Active Coaching, Conversational Intelligence, and is a frequent guest lecturer at universities. In addition to her work with organizations, Sarah is a passionate advocate for mental health.
Lou and Sarah have a spectacular conversation about leadership, connecting, conversations and Sarah’s love of Christmas movies. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
Brent Mekosh is a CFP™ and Professional and Certified Investment Management Analyst®, that brings a brilliant, entrepreneurial perspective to his clients and community alike. Brent’s first book, In the Shadow of a Black Sun will be published in early 2023. Brent lives in Phoenix with his wife Paige, their children Nicholas and Arden, and their dog Kansas. He is a certified SCUBA diver and an instrument-rated pilot. In addition to working with his clients, Brent enjoys trail running, camping, cooking, playing the guitar (badly), and reading lots of history.
Enjoy this episode as Brent and Lou connect on Thrive LouD. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
Michelle Katz & Stephanie Gitlin met in college where they developed a life long friendship and a passion for their alma mater - Cornell University.
So much so that their gratitude for their college years launched a podcast program called Cornell (thank) U where they introduce listeners to past and present Cornellians to hear where they are now and why they are most thankful to Cornell. As part of the “Cool Things People are Doing in Podcasting” series, you’ll love listening to Stephanie and Michelle and how much fun they are and how much fun they are having connecting with others. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
Isabella Masucci is the founder of the “Masucci Method” - a ghostwriting agency that specializes in transforming podcasts and online courses into self-published books.
Learn all about Isabella, her love for writing, how this idea came to be and what the subtitle of this episode is all about as Thrive LouD’s special series “Cool Things People are Doing in Podcasting” continues. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
Adele Williams is the president of “State of the Pod” - a student-driven podcast at Cornell University giving emerging topics in science and technology the attention they deserve.
As a former Thrive LouD intern, Adele has double-clicked down on developing incredible content for the world to digest.
Learn all about Adela and this incredible initiative as part of Thrive LouD’s special serious - “Cool Things People are Doing in Podcasting.” ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
Minter Dial is a professional speaker, author and elevator, specialized in leadership, branding and transformation. An agent of change, he’s a three-time entrepreneur, who has exercised twelve different métiers and moved country fifteen times. Minter’s core career stint of 16 years was spent as a top executive at L’Oréal, member of the worldwide Executive Committee for the Professional Products Division.
He’s author of the award-winning WWII story, The Last Ring Home (documentary film and book, 2016) as well as three prize-winning business books, Futureproof (2017) and Heartificial Empathy (2019). His book on leadership, You Lead, How being yourself makes you a better leader (2021) won the Business Book Awards 2022.
Minter is working on a new book, Dialogos, a featured publication on Substack, about fostering more meaningful conversation. He is passionate about the Grateful Dead, Padel Tennis and languages. Take a stroll down ‘shakedown street’ as Minter and Lou connect on Thrive LouD.
Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling returns to Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond in a special 'catchup' episode.
He still works all around the country performing his solo act of rapid-fire filthy jokes and the classic finale, “Stump The Joke Man.” and guests on many of the top national radio shows and podcasts.
Jackie shares with Lou all about his own popular podcast upmemories.com/">Stand-Up Memories, why he believes HE laughs at every joke he tells, and how he keeps up with the times in providing access to his humor across so many mediums (yes, he's even on TikTok!)
Enjoy this hysterical and historic conversation as Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling continues to make us all laugh.
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If you’d like to receive jokes via e-mail, you can get on The JokeLand E-Mail List by simply e-mailing Jackie: jokeland@aol.com He Tweets a joke every day at 4:20pm. He still has a daily joke phone line @ (516) 922-WINE.
Sarah E. Brown is a B2B tech marketing leader, author, startup mentor, and ecosystem builder with more than a decade of experience scaling SaaS companies through customer-centric marketing. She specializes in leading high-performing teams that meet and exceed OKRs while fostering an environment where people feel supported and empowered to do their best work.
Sarah created and executed the marketing strategies for three self-funded B2B SaaS startups that were each rapidly acquired that same year. In 2016, she was also named to Amity’s “Customer Success A-List” and included in Search Engine Journal’s list of 100 Amazing Women Marketers to Follow on Twitter.
She launched and cohosted ServiceRocket’s popular Helping Sells Radio podcast, which made the iTunes “New and Notable” and “What’s Hot” lists in the Technology category in 2016. In May 2015, May 2016, and again in April 2017, Sarah received the Top 100 Customer Success Influencer Award from MindTouch. In July 2017, she was named a Top 75 SaaS Influencer by Tenfold. In August 2017, she was named Top 40 Customer Success Influencer by Tenfold. In September 2017, she was named a Top 200 Content Experience Strategist 2017 by MindTouch. In March 2018, she was named Top 100 Customer Success Strategist 2018 by MindTouch. In February 2021, named a 2021 Techstars “All-Star” Mentor. In June 2022, named a 2022 40 Under 40 Business Leader by the Colorado LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce. Her latest book, Lead Upwards: How Startup Joiners Can Impact New Ventures, Build Amazing Careers, and Inspire Great Teams, gives you insights into how to prepare for, earn, and succeed in an executive role at a startup company.
Sarah connects with Lou on Thrive LouD With Lou Diamond.
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For decades, Chris has helped hundreds of successful entrepreneurs and wealthy families build, protect, and transfer significant wealth. Along the way, he discovered the unusual paths to standing out and reaching the highest levels of success.
Amazingly, each one of these strategies is symbolized by the unique challenges and abilities of the tallest – and Chris’ favorite animal: the giraffe! The see what others can’t and reach what others won’t.
Check out Chris’s popular Ted Talk AND click this link to take the FREE WILD FACTOR QUIZ to find out what animal can best guide you.
Shellee Howard is a certified independent college strategist and counselor helping Middle and High School students (and their parents) by preparing them for the college admission process, helping them create a Stand Out Strategy, get into their best fit college without going into debt, and even how to succeed once admitted.
She is also the host of the College Ready Podcast and the author of "How to Send Your Student to College Without Losing Your Mind or Your Money.”
Click this link to grab yourself a free copy of Shellee’s book.
Get yourself ‘college ready’ by listening to this educational episode of Thrive LouD.
Erin and Sarit, founders of EMUNAH STRENGTH, are on a mission to transform the lives of millions through the same movement, nutrition and lifestyle habits that transformed their lives. Don’t be fooled by their physiques when you see them because for a longer portion of their lives, they used to struggle with their weight, anxiety, depression, and a multitude of disordered eating patterns. These two body transformation experts have over 25 years of combined experience in the fitness space, and are here to radically transform the weight loss industry by eradicating the false diet, fitness, and food industry trickery through education and entertainment. They are committed to providing sustainable weight loss and body transformation results through their 360 approach, and bring health, confidence, and physical and mental freedom to every woman.
Learn their story, feel their passion and be inspired by Erin & Sarit on Thrive LouD.
In Ventures magazine calls her “The Reinvention Guru.” TEDx Navasink calls her “The Queen of Reinvention.” Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva is a scientist, entrepreneur, and author specializing in resilience and reinvention.
As a consultant and an educator, Nadya helped such companies as Coca-Cola, IBM, Cisco, L’Oreal Group, Danone, Kohler, Erste Bank, Henkel, Knauf Insulation, and Vienna Insurance Group reinvent their products, leadership practices, and business models to meet new market demands and prepare for incoming disruptions. Until 2016, she served as the Coca-Cola Chaired Professor of Sustainable Development at IEDC- Bled School of Management, an executive education center based in Slovenia, where she teaches courses in leadership, organizational behavior, strategy, change management, design thinking, and sustainability.
As a speaker, she delivered keynotes to more than 100,000 executives – including four TEDx talks in Slovenia, Austria, Romania, and the USA.
Nadya is the author of a number of books, including Overfished Ocean Strategy: Powering Up Innovation for a Resource-Deprived World, which was named Best Book of 2014 by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, and Embedded Sustainability: The Next Big Competitive Advantage, which was selected as one of the Best Sustainability Books of All Times by BookAuthority.
In one of the more powerful and meaningful episodes of Thrive LouD you’ll ever find - Nadya shares with Lou the importance of change in all of our lives and how we need to approach and embrace it.
Mike Millner has been a high-level nutrition coach for almost 10 years. He has a gift for understanding the psychological and physiological needs of his clients, which has led to thousands of success stories. His personality-based approach with an emphasis on mindset has been featured in Thibarmy.com, Nutritional Coaching Institute, Ever Forward Radio, True Transformation, and many others.
He is the host of the Mind Over Macros podcast and he’s the author of The Personality Diet. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
Chris Smith is the cofounder of Curaytor (an Inc. 500 fastest-growing business) and is one of the four best marketers under 40, according to the American Marketing Association.
His book, The Conversion Code, Stop chasing leads and start attracting clients is one that every sales person and marketer needs to add to their reading list.
Chris and Lou cover the gamut on Thrive LouD:
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Small world connection to Phil M Jones
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“Smarketing”
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All about Curaytor
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Even the 2022 World Cup
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Petia Kolibova is an alignment women’s coach who guides women to intuitively connect with their inner vision so they can experience personal and professional magnetism and become unapologetically abundant.
Her mission is to empower visionaries who are on the path to embody their fullest self-expression to soulfully expand into a quantum leap in all dimensions of their lives.
She is the host of her podcast Unapologetically Abundant, she loves traveling the world with her husband, hosting retreats, and being simply amazing.
***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***
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Mark Zides is the founder and CEO of CoreAxis Consulting, an award winning Learning and Development and Talent Management firm. He is also the founder of Katama, an agency specializing in sales strategy, marketing, and customer success for small-to-medium sized businesses, and Recipi, a digital marketing agency for rental event equipment companies.
Mark works tirelessly to ensure his clients, at all levels, receive the best professional development and coaching, leading to a successful career and business outcomes.
His new book #PACE Process For Early Career Success is for young entrepreneurs & professionals who want to achieve early career success, at their own pace.
Mark connects with Lou on Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond.
Jay Baer is a customer experience and digital marketing pioneer, expert, advisor, researcher, and analyst.
He has spent nearly 30 years helping the world's most iconic brands gain and keep more customers.
A 7th-generation entrepreneur, Jay has written 6 best-selling books, and founded 5, multi-million dollar companies.
He’s a Hall of fame professional speaker, creator of multiple award-winning podcasts. Loves plaid suits, He’s a licensed tequila sommelier and a certified BBQ judge. Who doesn’t wanna hang with this guy at a food and beverage festival??!!
Jay pulls up a seat at the Thrive LouD “Speak Easy” as they talk about customer experience, tequila and good movies and music along with many other fun topics in this engaging conversation.
Rajeev Kapur is a seasoned high tech and media executive with broad global experience leading and driving innovation and strategy for start-ups, midsize companies and large, global fortune 500 companies
He is the CEO of 1105 Media, Inc. a PE backed leading provider of B2B Marketing, Events and Media services where he oversees a diverse portfolio of five companies that range from Big Data/Analytics training to lead generation across numerous industries.
His latest book Chase Greatness: Enlightened Leadership For The Next Generation Of Leadership, is a message we all need to read and hear.
Rajeev and Lou connect on Thrive LouD.
Rich Goldstein works with entrepreneurs to help them protect their ideas, products, and brands with patents and trademarks.
Over the past 28 years he has obtained more than 2,000 patents for his clients.
Rich is host of the “Innovations and Breakthroughs” podcast and is the author of the Consumer Guide to Obtaining a Patent, published by the American Bar Association.
Rich connects with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD.
Rick Jordan is the CEO & Founder of ReachOut Technology, and has become a nationally recognized voice on Cybersecurity, Business, and Entrepreneurship.
Rick takes cybersecurity to a new level with his transformative approach Using a combination of CIA training, criminal psychology, and his technology and business experience, saving businesses over 400 million dollars in the last ten years.
He hosts the turtle-c2e3.squarespace.com/podcast-collection/all-in-with-rick-jordan">ALL IN podcast he looks damn good in a black tee as he connects with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD
Jeanette Bronée is rethinking self-care in the workplace as the foundation for peak performance, engagement, and a culture where people belong and work better together.
She shows us how to shift from a burnout mindset, operating in survival mode, to a Self-Care Mindset®, where we can harness our human advantage and create a Culture of Care® that’s built on Confidence, Agility, Resilience, and Equity.
Her upcoming book “The Self-Care Mindset, Rethinking How We Change and Grow, Harness Well-Being and Reclaim Work-Life Quality” launches in early November 2022.
Jeanette takes a '“pause” to catch up with Lou in a special “Catch-Up” episode of Thrive LouD.
Ted McGrath is a theater performer, speaker, and best selling author.
He has created 5 household brands and made millions teaching Coaches, Speakers, and service-based Business Owners how to turn their life story and life experience into a lucrative business that impacts millions and makes millions.
In addition, he’s got a smash hit one man show Good enough.
Ted connects with Lou on all the ways he helps get one’s message to millions.
Faisal Hoque is an accomplished entrepreneur, noted thought leader, technology innovator, advisor to CEOs, BODs, and the US federal government, and an author with more than 25 years of cross-industry success. He is the founder of SHADOKA, NextChapter, and other companies. They focus on enabling sustainable and transformational changes.
He is currently a #1 Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best Selling Author of Everything Connects — Cultivating Mindfulness, Creativity, and Innovation for Long-Term Value.
Faisal and Lou connect it all together in this engaging episode of Thrive LouD.
Bill Ottman is the co-founder and CEO of Minds, a decentralized social networking app with 6M+ users focused on censorship resistance, global dialogue, privacy, and creator monetization with both traditional payments and cryptocurrency. He is also the co-author of assets.minds.com/The_Censorship_Effect.pdf">"The Censorship Effect".
Lou Diamond dives deep into the mind of Bill Ottman in a riveting conversation about social media and creating a censor-free zone to share ideas.
Sarah Olivieri is a nonprofit business strategist, #1 International Best Selling author, and former Executive Director. She is a frequent presenter at conferences and online trainings and has been a featured expert on more than 50 podcasts. Sarah is the creator of the Impact Method™ - a framework that helps nonprofits simplify their operations, build aligned teams, and make a bigger impact without getting overwhelmed or burning out.
Sarah has over 17 years of nonprofit leadership experience. She was the co-founder of the Open Center for Autism, the Executive Director of the Helping Children of War Foundation, and co-author of Lesson Plan a la Carte: Integrated Planning for Students with Special Needs.
As the founder and heart behind PivotGround, Sarah helps nonprofits become financial sustainable world changers.
Come sail away on a podcast adventure as Sarah shares her story with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD.
Jackie Botelho is setting the standard for the word ‘hospitality’ in New York City. As an industry veteran, Jackie took her expertise and paired it with her entrepreneurial flair and founded Above and Beyond VIP Concierge (ABCVIP) - a concierge services and event planning company that takes a proactive approach to anticipating their guests needs.
Learn all about how it as Jackie shares on Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond how she goes ‘above and beyond’ in her work and her life.
Liz Grausam is the head of IEX Cloud - a business within IEX that is giving startups and emerging fintechs the edge they need with technology that’s leveling the playing field.
Liz joined IEX Cloud in September 2021, bringing her passion for strategy to the world of data technology. She is responsible for building and operationalizing the IEX Cloud strategy, including the product roadmaps that can bring IEX Cloud offerings to market fast and help move finance forward.
Prior to IEX, Liz was with Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG) as Head of Corporate Markets. There she led and expanded its market research and advisory practice for technology companies like Microsoft, Facebook, and Intel, led the Americas market verticals for CPG, Industrials, and Life Sciences, and drove significant growth by expanding its service offering into the qualitative and quantitative market research categories.
Listen in as Liz shares with Lou all about IEX Cloud’s newly launched “Apperate” which helps automate integrating data technology together for developers, turning what takes months of work into a matter of minutes.
From an immigrant to Canada over 50 years ago to launching his 5th startup that is working with small biz lenders providing access to fair credit for small business owners globally, Rob Benegbi is a special entrepreneur.
Ron is the founder of Uplinq, the first, global credit assessment and scoring platform for small business lenders. Uplinq empowers lenders to approve and manage risks on loans they would have otherwise declined based on traditional loan underwriting criteria, while incorporating environmental, market & community data to better understand the specific loan applicant.a company that empowers lenders to approve and manage risks on loans they would have otherwise declined based on traditional loan underwriting criteria, while incorporating environmental, market & community data to better understand the specific SMB loan applicant.
He’s been a senior technology executive with a successful track record of building and scaling organizations in Enterprise B2B and SaaS. Ron’s core expertise lies in the area of Business Development, Sales and Marketing as he has personally driven hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue from the largest B2B enterprise brands in the world for the companies he has served.
Ron shares his story and his passion for helping young businesses succeed with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD
David Weaver has a diverse and comprehensive entrepreneurial background to draw on as a FranChoice consultant. Having honed his business skills in a variety of ways, he now looks forward to sharing his knowledge and experience with others interested in business ownership.
One of his most valuable career stops spanned over six years and included analyzing and underwriting franchise systems across the country in order to establish the “right fit” between the franchisor, franchisee and finance company.
He believes in wealth creation through business ownership and has owned or been partner in seven different businesses over the years. He just recently once again completed the entire business cycle of analyze, purchase, build and sell. In addition to managing his current FranChoice consulting practice, David and his wife invest in franchise and real estate assets. This very real, first hand experience offers insight and true understanding to your investigation.
David is dedicated to showing others how to start this journey, explore the many opportunities and guide them beyond the fear that holds so many back.
David connects with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD.
Phil M Jones is a master of influence and persuasion – the author of the best-selling “Exactly What To Say” with over 1 million copies sold – producer of the “Most Listened To” non-fiction Audiobook of all time – a trusted advisor for some of the world’s biggest brands – entrepreneur since the age of 14 - and a hall of fame professional speaker.
While Phil and Lou have been known to sip a few bourbons together, in this Speak Easy Mashup (SEM) Episode, these two put down their drinks and pick up their books to chat about conversational competence and the unique pairing of their two works.
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Melanie Deziel is a keynote speaker, best-selling author and award-winning branded content creator. Melanie is also the Co-Founder and VP of Marketing at The Convoy, a B2B marketplace that helps small and independent businesses save money on their everyday expenses so they can invest more in themselves and their communities.
Prior to co-founding The Convoy, Melanie was the founder of StoryFuel and spent her days giving keynotes and leading workshops that teach marketers, creators, and companies of all sizes how to create better content. Melanie was the first editor of branded content at The New York Times, a founding member of HuffPost’s brand storytelling team, and served as Director of Creative Strategy for Time Inc.
Melanie’s new book PROVE IT: Exactly How Modern Marketers Earn Trust is at the center of today’s Speak Easy Mashup (SEM) Episode, where she and Lou talk about earning trust in conversations.
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Michael Bungay Stanier (“MBS”) is the author of seven books which between them have sold over a million copies. He’s best known for The Coaching Habit, the best-selling coaching book of the century and already recognized as a classic. He’s also got a new book coming soon, How to Begin, helps people be more ambitious for themselves and for the world. Michael was a Rhodes Scholar and plays the ukulele badly. He’s Australian, and lives in Toronto, Canada.
In this Speak Easy Mashup (SEM) Episode, MBS and Lou pretend they’re behind the bar mixing up some fun concoctions as The Coaching Habit and Lou Diamond’s Speak Easy are blended together into one spectacular listen.
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An entrepreneur, speaker, and best-selling author, Ron Tite has always blurred the lines between art and commerce. He has been an award-winning advertising writer. He is founder and chief creative officer of Church+State, host and executive producer of the hit podcast, “The Coup”, and executive producer of the documentary film, Fresh Water. He has written for television. Wrote and performed a hit play. Created a branded art gallery. Published an award winning comedy book. And for 5 years, was Executive Producer & Host of the award-winning comedy show, Monkey Toast.
In demand as a speaker all over the world, Ron speaks to leading organizations about creativity, disruption, branding, and leadership.
Ron’s best-selling book Think • Do • Say: How to Seize Attention and Build Trust in a Busy, Busy World is part of the mixture of this Speak Easy Mashup (SEM) Episode, as its paired with Lou Diamond’s Speak Easy in this delicious conversation.
Note to listeners: The use of heroine as detailed in this episode by the host, guest or any other professional speakers and authors mentioned in this episode are highly exaggerated. At least to the knowledge of the crack research staff here at Thrive LouD. Although, it probably would have made more sense to assign this task to the heroine research team instead. Oh well.
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Jeff Gibbard is a strategist, consultant, coach, speaker, trainer, author, and podcaster.
He is also the founder of The Superhero Institute, a coaching certification program specializing in a methodology that unleashes human potential in service of making the world a safer, kinder and more equitable place. Jeff is also the author of the soon-to-be-released book The Lovable Leader: Build Great Teams with Trust, Respect, and Kindness.
In this Speak Easy Mashup (SEM) Episode, Jeff and Lou talk about the importance of conversations and leadership in a Lovable / Speak Easy mashup.
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Rachel DeAlto is a communication and relatability expert, media personality, and speaker. She is the author of “relatable: How to Connect with Anyone Anywhere (Even if It Scares You)” (Simon & Schuster’s Tiller Press).
Rachel is Match.com’s Chief Dating Expert.
In this Speak Easy Mashup (SEM) Episode, Rachel comes back and joins Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD as he and Lou have a conversation about being Relatable and how to Speak Easy.
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What happens when three podcasters get together to record one episode for two different programs?
Basically complete “FUCKERY”
The hosts of The Nice Guys on Business Podcast Doug Sandler & Strickland Bonner meet up with Lou Diamond to chat about Lou’s new book SPEAK EASY Connect with EVERY Conversation.
This conversation, amongst the three of them, is at the very heart of many of the key lessons Lou has captured within his new book.
Of course, these lessons takes a few minutes to get to once these three finally figure out who is the host and who is the guest on the program.
This episode can ALSO be found on NGOB Episode #1321
But Lou provides a bit more context at the top of this episode….plus you’re already here ;-)
Jeffrey Shaw is often described as an authority and advocate for self-employed business owners, valued for his actionable and “in the trenches” approach to achieving business and life success.
His TEDx Talk was featured on TED.com, he’s a LinkedIn Learning instructor, contributor to Entrepreneur Magazine and speaks at association events, entrepreneurial groups, and conferences.
Jeffrey is also the author of LINGO and The Self-Employed Life, host of The Self-Employed Life podcast with nearly two-million downloads, and founder of the Self-Employed Business Institute.
In this Speak Easy Mashup (SEM) Episode, Jeffrey comes back and joins Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD as he and Lou have a conversation about The Self Employed Life & Speak Easy.
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Cool guy turned internet nerd! David McClellan started in Sales and quickly became a Master Sales Society member for Toyota having one of the largest client books his dealership had ever seen. He moved on to an insurance brokerage where he increased their sales premiums by 300%.
After an extensive career in sales, television, media and online marketing, David co-founded and currently runs SocialCatfish.com.
SocialCatfish.com helps individuals find other people who they might have known in the past. Assists in learning whether someone is being scammed or catfished.
David connects with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD.
Jennifer Watson, MPT, I.M.T.,C., owner of Jennifer Watson Leadership, is a dynamic speaker and coach with a gift for intuitive and visionary coaching.
She is an expert in wellness + leadership development, identity & mental edge enhancement, high- performance, post-trauma growth, movement & change adaptation, and soul-aligned living mastery.
Lou Diamond catches up with Jennifer as she shares her Servant Leadership Project as she returns to Thrive LouD.
Co-founder of Bot Publishing Genady Knizhnik has helped to create a language learning platform called LillyPad, an innovative and unique take on the existing Digital Language learning industry combining the power of the most recommended path to achieve fluency with the most brilliant AI technologies.
Until now, intermediate/advanced language learners were underserved by the existing applications, which represents the market gap LillyPad addresses.
Lou connects with Genady as he shares his story and the huge market that LillyPad is addressing on Thrive LouD.
Chris Westfall is one of the most sought-after business coaches and keynote speakers in the world.
He’s helped dozens of businesses. He’s an extraordinary coach. He is even helping entrepreneurs and executives prep for Shark Tank.
Chris is also the author of Easier - 60 Ways to Make Your Work Life Work For You
In this Speak Easy Mashup (SEM) Episode, Leslie comes back and joins Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD as she and Lou have a conversation about Swagger & Speak Easy.
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Leslie Ehm is a former TV host and advertising Creative Director turned training guru, Swagger coach and speaker.
She has a reputation for transforming corporate culture, exploding employee engagement, and releasing exponential human potential.
Leslie is now the Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Amazon #1 bestselling author of Swagger – Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want
In this Speak Easy Mashup (SEM) Episode, Leslie comes back and joins Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD as she and Lou have a conversation about Swagger & Speak Easy.
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A born entrepreneur and self-made man, Todd Ault wields his expertise in a massive range of financial markets, from real estate to private equity to commodities. His diverse and unique companies prove that there is no venture he has not conquered.
Todd is committed to sharing his experience, insights, and expansive knowledge through media, writing, coaching, and speaking.
Todd also has an unshakable determination. That drive landed him a successful 30 plus year career on Wall Street. That might have been enough for some, but bigger aspirations called, so he began to buy and found companies that would eventually sell…for hundreds of millions of dollars.
Todd’s specialty is acquiring undervalued assets and disruptive technologies that have major global impact. As the Founder of Bitnile Holdings (listed on the NYSE American: NILE), Todd’s companies span a myriad of industries, including cryptocurrencies, digital manufacturing technology, defense and aerospace, biotech, hospitality, corporate lending, and real estate.
One of Todd’s greatest accomplishments is founding the start-up biotech company, Alzamend Neuro (NASDAQ: ALZN), that seeks to bring preventions, treatments, and cures for Alzheimer’s disease “out of the laboratory and into people’s lives.” Alzamend’s first drug (AL001) is in early human clinical testing, and is expecting their second drug, (AL002), to be testing in 2022.
Enjoy this engaging and informative conversation as Todd connects with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD.
Mel Abraham helps business owners and entrepreneurs build meaningful businesses so that they can have more profit, fans and freedom. His principles help customers become raving fans and your life full with fulfillment from a business that is congruent with your values, in alignment with your higher vision and connected to all stakeholders at an emotional level.
He is also the host of The Affluent Entrepreneur Show empowering listeners to have a richer lifestyle, make a deeper impact and live with complete freedom.
Thrive LouD 800!
Who’d’ve thunk it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
To celebrate THIS milestone episode Lou shares 8 lessons he has learned over 800 episodes….in roughly 8 minutes.
Spoiler Alert:
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Every Guest Has Given Us a Gift
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Those that Thrive LouD keep moving
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“Fun Street” seems to be a scary place to visit
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Those that thrive live in the moment
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Most guests love to eat two specific things
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Thrive LouD is a Community
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Conversations Connect Us All
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Thrive LouD is ever-changing, ever-adapting and keeps on rolling
Jen Maxfield is an Emmy-award winning reporter and anchor for NBC New York. She is an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, teaching courses in broadcast journalism including Video 1 and On-Air skills.
Her best-selling book, More After the Break: A Reporter Returns to Ten Unforgettable News Stories, give her a chance to revisit and follow up on specific, touching stories she has covered through the years.
Enjoy this engaging and informative conversation as Jen connects with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD.
Judi Holler is an author, keynote speaker, thought leader, podcaster, improviser, and the creator and CEO of the Haus of {&}, a private label lifestyle brand that connects ambitious humans to their goals.
Judi helps teams reconnect, fully engage, and up-level their effectiveness through energizing keynote education and a proprietary methodology that leverages each team member’s unique skill set to execute and adapt better, reach new goals, and amplify their business.
Judi’s professional accomplishments have gained her praise with mentions in Forbes and by Success Magazine. Additionally, her top-rated podcast, “Yes, And” with Judi Holler, highlights her professional improv training, as an alumnus of Second City’s Conservatory in Chicago, bringing the improv mindset to you each week with a focus on mental health, high-performance habits, and spirituality.
Judi dives into the power and importance of “&” with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD.
Victoria Kennedy catches up with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD to discuss the incredible growth of her company Victorious PR and the relaunch of her music career.
Victoria newest release, her personal rendition of “O Mio Babbino Caro”, reached #1 in the UK and #3 in the US on iTunes Classical Charts!
Donna Loughlin Michaels, President & Founder of the Loughlin/Michaels Group, is known for her work with futurists and innovators, and moving their businesses forward. She is also known for her results-oriented PR programs, dedication to her clients, and constant enthusiasm for new innovation.
The industry veteran has ushered in 5 personal IPOs and taken hundreds of startups from the street to headline news. Donna operates at a personal best daily, maintaining an ongoing dialogue with her clients and landing them the headlines in top-tier business, finance, technology, consumer, and lifestyle publications.
She is also the host of the Before It Happened podcast. A program that takes you on a journey before it happened with the innovators who imagined and are still imaging the future.
Donna connects with Lou as the two talk shop, podcasting, messaging and a lot more on Thrive LouD.
Christina Lael is a Certified Public Accountant, an attorney, a Certified Tax Planner, and a self-proclaimed “tax nerd.” She reads case law like some people binge-watch Netflix and gets excited when she discovers anything new.
Apart from spending time with her family and playing golf or tennis, nothing gives her more pleasure than seeing the reaction her clients have when she demonstrates how much their new tax plan will save them. She is positively obsessed with helping clients structure their businesses in a way that legally saves them the maximum in taxes, funds their retirement accounts quicker, and avoids astronomical taxes when/if they sell.
Christina’s recently released her latest book Thinking Outside The Tax Box, and is a popular instructor for several continuing education providers.
Listen in as Christina shares her passion on Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond.
And check out this Christina’s special offers to Thrive LouD listeners for Freedom Tax Plans as well as a Custom Tax Planning Strategy session with Christina!
Natalie Dawson is an expert in developing people and building scalable teams. She has interviewed, hired, trained, and led thousands of employees over the course of her career, most recently as Co-Founder and Partner of Cardone Ventures, a management consulting, joint ventures, and private equity firm that helps business owners achieve their personal, professional, and financial goals through the growth of their business.
Natalie is responsible for the operations and finding, hiring, aligning, developing and retaining the team that allows the business to scale profitably.
She is a #1 Amazon best seller for her book “TeamWork” which details exactly how she has built a highly engaged, highly aligned, high performance team in order to accommodate the business opportunity and growth.
Natalie connects with Lou on Thrive LouD to share her journey and her continued excitement for what is to come.
Jess Owens is the founder & CEO at Greenlist. Greenlist reduces retailer costs and negative environmental impact by sending returns direct to another customer.
This peer-to-peer (P2P) approach to returns is creating more profit and less waste.
Hear Jess’s story as she connects with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD.
Los Silva is an Entrepreneur, Investor, Advisor and Speaker.
He has coached, consulted and advised thousands of companies in eCommerce, SAAS, Real Estate (and more) to grow and scale their brands.
He owns multiple agencies in the eCommerce, Social Media and Creator spaces and has spent over $100 million in advertising, helping numerous brands scale to 8- and 9-figure sales quickly.
Los shares how he’s hustled, evolved and thrived within the eCommerce space for years with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD.
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CEO and Co-Founder of Wander Beauty Divya Gugnani spent nearly 20 years searching for beauty essentials that could keep up with her on-the-go lifestyle.
Divya began her career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs before moving on to private equity and venture capital at Investcorp International and FirstMark Capital. A self-proclaimed ‘accidental entrepreneur,’ she later left the finance world after selling her first business, and, bitten by the startup bug, went on to become a serial entrepreneur.
After co-founding multiple companies and having children, she found her former beauty rituals tossed to the wayside as she became more time-starved than ever. She needed products that saved time in her day, space in her beauty bag and that never sacrificed on performance.
Thus, Wander Beauty was born. Launched in 2015 with Co-Founder Lindsay Ellingson, Wander Beauty brings effortless everyday essentials TM. Each multitasker is co-created with our community and enriched with clean, globally sourced ingredients that work with your skin, not against it.
Divya and Lou have a great conversation about her incredible entrepreneurial journey that has JUST begun!
Spoiler Alert: Check out Divya’s NEXT business venture 5SENS
Personal development books changed Nicholas Hutchison’s life! When he was in his late teens and early twenties, I struggled with an unappealing ego and a lot of insecurities. Thankfully, an early mentor recommended a few personal development books and thought that since he was hungry for “success”, they would be a good fit. Fast forward a few years and a few hundred books, and Nicholas is a completely different person.
From this he started BookThinkers, which is committed to helping our audience of over 100,000 personal development book lovers discover new books, new mentors and new resources that they can use to achieve more and live better.
Nicholas connects with Lou about his story and journey from zero books to hundreds on Thrive LouD.
Sean Castrina is the founder of The Weekend MBA, a serial entrepreneur, having started more than 20 companies over the last 20 years, and still seeks to launch a new venture annually. He is the author of 4 bestselling business books including 8 Unbreakable Rules for Business Startup Success, The Greatest Entrepreneur in the World, Developing The Entrepreneur Within and World’s Greatest Business Plan. He hosts one of the most popular business podcasts on the planet- The 10 Minute Entrepreneur Podcast.
Sean and Lou chat shares his journey with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD.
Ken Rusk spent his younger years digging ditches and working in construction. He never went to college. Instead, he made goals, planned, and worked hard for thirty years. Now, Ken is a very successful entrepreneur with multiple businesses and revenue streams.
Ken specializes in mentoring and has coached hundreds of young people in areas such as short-, mid-, and long-term goal setting, life visualization, career paths, and sound financial planning. He is passionate about helping people achieve their dreams regardless of their educational background or past.
His incredible book, Blue Collar Cash, is all about creating your own path to success and fulfillment.
Ken shares his journey with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD.
Richard Mugica is the founder of 1 Call Closers a sales agency that has now worked with influencers such as Dean Graziosi, Tony Robbins, Anik Singal, Bedros Keuilian and others to help scale their online offers to 1 million a month online. In the span of 3 years, 1 Call Closers has sold over 40 million in the digital product space and has built over 13 7-figure sales teams. Richard is known as the acquisition King in the high ticket space!
Richard shares his journey on Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond.
Matt Sweetwood is the CEO of Greener Process Systems Inc. Greener has developed a patented state-of-the-art technology, SETH™ that captures emissions and reduce air pollution from ships that are docked in harbors. And many of which are located in and around major cities throughout the world. SETH™ reduces air pollution in urban areas near ports improving health conditions for millions. SETH™ reduces the impact of ship emissions on the environment.
Matt has raised 5 children to successful adulthood as a single dad, grew a business in the competitive electronics industry from $1 million to $100 million. He is now the CEO of the emerging environmental start-up, Greener Process Systems. Matt has the life experience and knowledge how to demonstrate innovative ideas that inspire.
Listen in as Matt shares with Lou this extremely important problem that Greener Process is working on to help save our planet.
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