Lee is my awesome Dad who is a graduate of Johns Hopkins (BS in Engineering) and Wharton Graduate (MBA). He has held numerous senior level executive positions with firms such as W.R. Grace, Right Management Consultants and Borman Gray International. He is currently Managing Partner of CRC Search, a virtual financial services recruiting firm. He lives in Chenequa, WI with his partner Dwyn von Bereghy and their dog Gisela. He is the proud father of Adrienne, Mark and Matthew. He enjoys fishing, hunting, scuba diving and boating. He is a cancer survivor.
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Mark is a seasoned developer with experience developing for the web and iOS. Previous to joining Chromatic, he served as the Director of Application Development at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. Some of his current and past projects include Outside Magazine, Emerils.com, City Notes, and FedEx. Beyond coding: Mark is a fan of college sports (Go Gators), a CrossFitter, scuba diver and dog lover.
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RESOURCES
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Dwyn manages a diversified investment portfolio of companies ranging from manufacturing, communications, hospitality and real estate . Her management style is a hands on approach learning every aspect of a company by actually doing each job, from the proper way to make beds in hotels to the correct revolutions required to spin cast metal. Creating a mutually respectful environment between management and employees is at the core of her business philosophy. Outside business, Dwyn is all about family, the outdoors, especially beaches, and her wonderful Weimaraner, Gisela!
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Tyler Brannon is not only my fiance, but he's an operations & project coordinator at Chromatic, a website development company. Tyler graduated from the University of Tennessee with both his bachelors and masters degree in Forestry and went on to work for a Fortune 500 company doing supply chain management. He is a Six Sigma certified Green Belt and loves all things efficiency. Beyond project management Tyler loves rock climbing, working out, our two pups, and grilling.
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James Tew is an Australian entrepreneur who is making waves in the video world by helping entrepreneurs build relationships and grow the courage and confidence to build their brand with video.
Having served over 7 years in the Australian Navy, James has extensive experience in developing people to reach new heights.
James has found his home with video and helping others eradicate unimportant distractions and achieve their goals. His show, A Dad’s Mission for Success quickly amassed over 13,000 views in the first month. With his unique style of Aussie humour and ability to make the complicated things seem simple, James has grown an audience that is not only engaged but striving for success.
Entrepreneur.com’s Entrepreneur Network recently picked James up as a content partner seeing his reach drastically increase throughout the world.
When he is not drinking coffee to stay awake, James can be found dancing to music with his daughters, out exploring the natures of this world or perhaps chilling on the couch with his equally tired wife.
RESOURCES
Podcast Survey: adriennedorison.com/survey
Everyone has fear. I don’t care who you are or where you've come from.
Let me break down the most common things people are afraid of:
1. Fear of failure
2. Fear of success
3. Fear of other people’s opinions - their judgements, their criticism, their words, their opposition
4. Fear of change or the unknown
5. Fear of feeling your negative or uncomfortable feelings
6. Fear of confrontation and awkward conversations
Here’s the thing that ALL of these fears have in common in order to overcome: They require action. BIG ACTION!
All the people that are killing it out there in their careers, in their relationships, with their goals and dreams, their only secret is that they got up and did something about it.
RESOURCES
Episode 77 - 4 questions to move through any fear
Eric Zimmer is the host of a podcast called The One You Feed.
It was named a Best of 2014 podcast by iTunes and has gotten over a million and a half downloads to date.
He's been helping build startup companies for 15 years, been involved in technology for longer than that. Recently he's even been doing e-commerce consulting for Fortune 500 companies. Eric also started a solar energy company, Tipping Point.
He has a great family and three great dogs. He loves dogs, playing guitar and has a deep interest in understanding how our minds work.
His show was recently named one of the Best Podcasts of 2014 by iTunes & named one of the Best Health Podcasts of All Time by The Huffington Post. They've also been the #1 ranked podcast in the Health, Philosophy and Spirituality categories, respectively.
The One Your Feed Parable:
An old grandfather told his grandson: “My son, there is a battle between two wolves inside us all. One is evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, and resentment. The other is good. It is joy, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy, and bravery.”
The boy thought about it, and asked, “Grandfather, which wolf wins?”
The old man quietly replied, “The one you feed.”
It takes conscious, constant and creative effort to make a life worth living. This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction – how they feed their good wolf.
What do you suck at?
Back in 2012 or something ancient like that, Danielle LaPorte wrote her own post listing what she sucks at. She says that by listing your shortcomings, you give yourself permission to pursue your genius.
So many of us women try to be the best at everything. But, many times we just naturally suck at it, and/or loathe it all together. Let’s let go of the shame, guilt and embarrasment. Stop apologizing for it once and for all.
So, it’s my turn to list some things I absolutely suck at. Here they are:
I suck at my inbox.
I suck at asking for help.
I suck at JUST watching tv. I do 10 million things while I watch.
I’m suck at sucking up.
I such at checking voicemail and answering my phone.
I suck at slowing down.
I suck at having compassion for people who have excuses.
I suck at house cleaning.
I suck at keeping in touch.
The point of this exercise is to notice where you have tension around being lame at something. The things on your “I suck at…” list are the things that have bothered you frequently or deeply for a long time. You have fought against them, felt less than because of them, and tried to cover up for them. No more of that!
So, what do you suck at?
Andrea Owen is an author, mentor, and certified life coach who helps women get what they want by letting go of perfectionism, control, and isolation and choosing to practice courage instead. She has helped thousands of women manage their inner-critic to create loving connections and live their most kick-ass life.
She is the proud author of 52 Ways to Live a Kick-Ass Life: BS Free Wisdom to Ignite Your Inner Badass and Live the Life You Deserve, (Adams Media).
When she’s not juggling her full coaching practice and writing her second book, Andrea is busy competing in triathlons, chasing her 7 year-old son and 5 year-old daughter or making out with her husband, Jason. She is also a retired roller derby player having skated under the name “Veronica Vain”.
RESOURCES:
Natalie Berthold & family constellations: http://www.natalieberthold.com
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Matt Miller spent the first 9 years of his career as an Air Force pilot, before entering the private sector to work in both the medical device and advertising industries. While a top performer in the corporate world, his long term desire was to be his own boss.
A good friend one day mentioned the gum ball machines he and his young daughters owned, and that conversation began a 10 year business quest that has brought Matt’s company, School Spirit Vending, to the cutting edge of both the vending and school fundraising industries.
Today, School Spirit Vending’s franchising program provides a proven and profitable business system for busy professionals and their families looking to develop secondary income streams with a limited time commitment.
In this episode, Matt & discuss:
Live Your Dreams: Top 10 Reason Why You Should Start A Vending Company. Link is www.ssvbusiness.com/sm.
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In this episode I'm going to share a simple sales funnel that you can set up in your business today.
Sales funnels are powerful to help bring potential customers through an experience that makes sense versus getting random & infrequent information from you.
Sales funnels also save you time - set this thing up on auto-pilot and your business will be able to run without having your hands all over it all the time.
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Gillian Zoe Segal is the author of Getting There: A Book of Mentors and New York Characters. She received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan and a law degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. She lives in Manhattan and has spoken at Google, Lexus Nexus, Royal Bank of Canada, The Academi of Life, Enterprise Sales Meetup, Barnes & Noble, and The New York Historical Society.
Gillian spent 5 years interviewing some of the most successful people on the planet. In this episode we talk about common themes amongst these successful individuals, how she got access to interview high profile people like Warren Buffett, Michael Bloomberg, Frank Gehry, and Jillian Michaels, and how spanx got her the interview with Warren Buffett himself.
You can enter here to win a signed copy of Getting There: A Book of Mentors - adriennedorison.com/gettingthere and you can purchase a copy here on Amazon.
Resources Mentioned:
How Spanx Got Me An Interview With Warren Buffett (It’s Not What You Think) by Gillian Zoe Segal
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Emailing ain't always easy!
Sort of a love/hate relationship in my opinion.
But the truth is, emailing your list is THE BEST way to consistently connect with your people.
And if you want to sell them something, it's essential.
But what to say? How to say it? And how to do it without flat out ANNOYING them...that's the key.
Every email during your launch needs a purpose - and you really do want to send as many as possible (without them hitting unsubscribe of course).
I've laid out 9 different emails you need to send to your list during a launch - and each has a real purpose! (plus examples from my own launch).
We're covering 4 of them on today's episode, and you can get the rest here: www.adriennedorison.com/9emails
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Monty G. Hooke is today's guest - a mentor and influencer, he has been through it all when it comes to entrepreneurial experiences. With a portfolio with over 300 clients, Monty wrote #Businesshacker in order to compliment his vast experience so that any entrepreneur can have access to the secrets of how to grow successful businesses as well.
In his book Monty shares his simple, yet powerful strategies that have allowed him to hack his life, and build his business in a way that allows him to live a life by design, not by default.
Through his journey in business, Monty has developed his own educational frameworks and easy-to-follow systems that allow entrepreneurs to find their path to freedom. His book #Businesshacker is written based on his own experience.
Read more on: www.businesshacker.xyz. More information on Monty at www.montyghooke.com
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Lea McLeod is today's guest, she helps people feel empowered and confident in their jobs. Whether it's taming a difficult manager, negotiating a salary or finding the next perfect job. Her work has been featured online in Forbes, LifeHacker, SmartBrief, Mashable and U.S News, among many others. She authors the bi-weekly Employee Advocate column for TheMuse.com.
She's been recognized as a thought leader in the area of job search and career. Lea is author of the award-winning The Resume Coloring Book and accompanying e-course, a simple 6-step guide to writing powerful, professional resumes in an easy to understand format.
How about this statistic: 90 percent of people who use Lea’s coloring book score the interview. DANG!
We won’t just talk coloring book….we’ll show you how to fill out a resume well, how to set yourself apart from other interviewees, the money conversation and how to negotiate, and a great strategy to make your interview unforgettable.
7 Brief Lessons on Money
Sarah Kaler is today's guest and she has been developing business leaders for over 15 years across a number of industries. She's an Executive Leadership Coach, Business Mentor, and Consultant, currently working with Women Leaders building dynamic purpose-driven companies and larger progressive values-based organizations on a mission to create change in the world.
Overcoming many health challenges early in her career while in senior leadership roles, Sarah has become a stand for health and self-care as the foundation of conscious leadership and defining success on your own terms.
Experiencing personal breakthroughs in this area, she is passionate about supporting leaders at all levels in exploring their own unique strengths and personal success foundations.
Sarah has tons of professional coaching and leadership experiences, but most important to Sarah is family, and she is a proud mom of a young son. She is passionate about traveling the world with her family and has made this a key element of her lifestyle.
In today's episode Sarah and I discuss:
Leadership as lifestyle
Health being a key foundation to success
How Sarah overcame a health crisis to become a successful entrepreneur
How to lead from your genius
www.soulpowered.com/5steps - 5 Steps to Leading Your Business Without Losing Yourself
Whenever I am faced with a fear or a decision, I play this question game with myself. Let me explain by just playing it here with you...
I ask myself 4 questions before making a decision to make sure I'm not acting (or not acting) out of fear or focusing on the wrong thing. Here they go:
1. What's the WORST that could happen?
2. Am I going to DIE by doing this thing?
3. What's the BEST that could happen?
4. Is doing this thing aligned with my goals or the results I want to create?
Most of the time, the WORST that happens isn't really so bad.
Most of the time, I am NOT going to die by taking action.
Most of the time, the BEST is really mind-glowingly awesome.
And IF I can say YES to question #4, then it's a no-brainer decision.
Visualizing Your Success episode
I had a big article published by Business Insider about my debt freedom journey and my top 5 pieces of advice for paying down debt.
This is a story that gets the attraction of a lot of HATERS. People don't believe in themselves enough to believe what I did is possible, so instead, they troll on me. Which is totally fine, because the reason for sharing my story isn't about me - it's about inspiring at least one person to know that they are meant for bigger and better things.
I want people to know that their highest goals are alive and real within them, and with a bit of tenacity, they can achieve them all.
Along with all those haters, was over 179,000 eyeballs on my story, and even a few supportive and inspired comments, and even a personal email from one person who is ready to get out of their own debt and now believes they can.
So, why am I telling you all this, right?
I wasn't always sure that sharing my debt freedom story was a good idea. I knew that people wouldn't believe it, I never wanted it to feel like bragging or snobbery, and have honestly never loved being the center of attention.
BUT, when I asked myself those 4 questions about this decision to share my story publicly and many other decisions in my business - the answer was an astounding - you have to share this to INSPIRE other people. So, that other people will believe it's possible for them too, no matter what their finances look like.
The same thing is true when I talk about what's working (and not working) in my business.
I want to share those things with you. But I want to make sure that I'm sharing with a purpose, aligned to my goals & mission, sharing to inspire you and give you real tangible tips (just like I did in the Business Insider article) so that you can create more impact in your own life & business.
Use those questions as your filter for moving through fear!
Kirk Barbera is today's guest, and he founded booktales.org, book summaries for business books. He has spent a career in writing, speaking and marketing books and other educational products. Today, he is excited to help busy professionals get the best ideas from great nonfiction books. He understands that you don't have time for that whole book, but you have 15 minutes for its summary.
Today Kirk and I talk about:
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Today's guest is Kira Hug. As the copywriter + strategist behind Kira Hug Inc. — and your fellow Pirate — Kira is your rebellious curator, your storyteller, your art director, and your challenger. And sometimes, she’s even your therapist.
Under Kira’s care + wordsmithin’ wizardry, your story will be translated into copy that highlights the shiniest parts of your personality to the umpteenth degree AND sells, sells, SELLS.
Kira’s eclectic background in marketing and visual communication led her to work for startups like ActionableBooks.com, luxury brands like Estée Lauder, and a handful of global nonprofits.
Kira lives outside of New York City on a mountain, surrounded by bears, with her partner, toddler, and baby boy.
Today Kira and I are talking about why pitching podcasts can help you boost confidence, land clients, and grow into the 2.0 version of yourself, and why multiple personalities + costumes is a MUST in your online business. Seriously, it's time to dress up and play.
You can find Kira here: kirahug.com
Keystone habits lead to the development of multiple good habits this is why I'm calling them the gateway drug for life-changing habits. They start a chain effect in your life that produces a number of positive outcomes.
For example, say that your keystone habit is to sleep 8 hours every night.
Your initial goal is to get more sleep. But this habit can also lead to positive, unintended outcomes like:
•Become more productive
•Eat more healthy
•Having more time to exercise
At first you wanted more sleep, but this keystone habit generated a number of additional habits.
The development of keystone habits can become a critical part of your self-mastery journey.
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
In this book, Duhigg talks about forming keystone habits to get what you want out of life. You don’t have to change dozens of habits to get to your goals. You only have to change a few keystone habits that will have a ripple effect on your outcomes.
4 Keystone Habits that can be your gateway drug to a better life:
#1 - Active Goal Setting
#2 - 30 Minutes of Exercise
#3 - Daily Gratitude
#4 - Saving Money
Today's guest is Jo Gifford. Jo Gifford mentors solopreneurs to work in smarter, more creative ways and to get their message out to the world. Her Brilliance Ignition Process encourages solopreneur to incorporate creative thinking and content creation into their business DNA, and her easy to follow style and message has grown a loyal tribe of clients and followers. Jo is mum to twin girls Eva and Mia, and lives near Cambridge with her partner, Miles.
Today, Jo and I are talking:
You can find Jo here:
It's not just who you know, it's not just what you know, it's not just how you deliver it...it's all three in combination.
WHO you know is important, and networking just isn't the same as it was 10 years ago. On today's episode I'm talking about non-networking, how to do it right and my top 5 tips for you to take action on it today.
1. Who cares - why you
Today's guest is Paula Pant from affordanything.com. Paula Pant quit her day job in 2008 and never looked back. She's traveled to 33 countries and counting, runs an online business from her laptop, and owns 7 investment property units that provide enough passive income to fuel her lifestyle.
On her popular website, Afford Anything, she writes about achieving financial independence through hustling and investing, as well as general money-savvy tips for anyone trying to build wealth. She's been featured in more than four dozen publications, including Forbes, US News, DailyFinance, Marketplace Money, Redbook, Kiplinger, Lifehacker and more.
We're talking about passive income, world travel, how to keep routines while on the road, and her anti-budgeting technique.
Where to find Paula:
Today's guest is Shari D Teigman is a soul explorer, transformational coach and podcast host on The Creative Soul Lab.
Shari help the Joes and Janes who are done being average ditch their Groundhog Day living and find their unique path and voice to a sparked up soul and lit up life.
She believes every person has the ability to find their creativity, passion and drive within and light up their lives, relationships, careers and most importantly, their connection to themselves.
On that creative crusade, she also works with entrepreneurs and everyday rock stars to verbalize their soul and vision through copy and creative packaging and igniting their businesses to grow and flourish as their calling, not just a J.O.B. they go to everyday.
When you connect to your community through the right words and emotion, you create lifelong fans – and who doesn’t want that?!
Her podcast, The Creative Soul Lab, is a variety show of Shari musings and interviews with entrepreneurs, thought leaders and everyday success rock stars pulling the curtain back on how their creative spark, passion and individuality fuels success and fulfillment in life and business.
Today's episode is all about putting creativity back into your life and business.
Resources mentioned:
6 Months to 6 Figures - Peter Voogd
Magic Lessons - Elizabeth Gilbert
Sacred Success - Barbara Stanny