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38- Danny Bader: Jckrbbt - 5 principles of living a happy & fulfilling life

38- Danny Bader: Jckrbbt - 5 principles of living a happy & fulfilling life

Danny Bader (Danny on Twitter) is an author and speaker who believes it’s our approach to life and our principles that allow us to create happy and fulfilling lives. He had an easy life until a tragic accident ment he spent some time in ‘another place’ that he believes was Heaven. Since then, Danny has distilled his philosophy of living a happy and fulfilling life into five principles, which he calls jckrbbt which we go into as well as the incident that changed his life. Enjoy! :) You can check more of Danny's work at dannybader.com or his YouTube Channel.
47:5817/06/2018
37- Ajit Nawalkha: Co-Founder of Mindvalley & Host of Evercoach

37- Ajit Nawalkha: Co-Founder of Mindvalley & Host of Evercoach

Ajit Nawalkha (Ajit on Instagram) is the co-founder of Mindvalley & host of Evercoach. We talk about Ajit's story living in india and the moments that lead up to him thinking, "This can't be my life." We then talk about how he started on his Mindvalley & Evercoach journey and what he feels enabled him to get to where he is today. Enjoy! :) You can find out about Ajit and what he offers by going to Mindvalley.com & Evercoach.com
26:4910/06/2018
36- Bruce Hartman: Does The Gospel Link To Business?

36- Bruce Hartman: Does The Gospel Link To Business?

Bruce Hartman (Bruce on Instagram) is the founder and creator of Gideon Partners, an advisory firm committed to “walking with people into a brighter future” as they navigate life and career transitions. Hartman was the Executive VP and CFO at Yankee Candle Company, Cushman & Wakefield, and Foot Locker, Inc. He is now the author of a new book called "Jesus & Co.: Connecting the Lessons of the Gospel with Today’s Business World." We talk about how creating a company based on values and integrity form the beginning can help the business grow while maintaining a certain culture. Bruce shares his 5 things that are important when developing a company that develops & grows long term. We also talk about Jesus.Co and how the gospel links to business. Enjoy! :) Check out what Bruce is up to on Facebook and check out Jesus.Co on amazon.co.uk and amazon.com
48:2503/06/2018
35- Froswa Booker-Drew: Building High Quality Connections

35- Froswa Booker-Drew: Building High Quality Connections

Due to an extensive background in leadership, nonprofit management, partnership development, training and education; Froswa'​ Booker-Drew, PhD (Froswa on LinkedIN) is currently the Director of Community Affairs for the State Fair of Texas. Formerly the National Community Engagement Director for World Vision, she served as a catalyst, partnership broker, and builder of the capacity of local partners in multiple locations across the US to improve and sustain the well-being of children and their families. We talk about building high quality connections (building trust and communication skills amongst other things) and the impact of social media on our ability to communicate. Enjoy! :) You can find Froswa and check out her work (including her books) at froswasrules.com
46:2027/05/2018
34 - Kate Erickson: Systems & Processes for Entrepreneurial Freedom

34 - Kate Erickson: Systems & Processes for Entrepreneurial Freedom

Kate Erickson is the implementer over at "Entrepreneurs On Fire", an award winning podcast where John Lee Dumas interviews the worlds most successful Entrepreneurs and tackles topics and questions that every Entrepreneur encounters along their journey. She is also the host of the podcast "Kate's Take" and co-author of The Podcast Journal: Idea to Launch in 50 Days. We talk about Kate's passion for creating entrepreneurial freedom in business & life; we discuss systems and processes that can help their business scale and grow. Enjoy! :) Check out EoFire.com to see what amazing things Kate is up to! LIKE The ROAR Show Facebook Page
19:4020/05/2018
33- Bronwen Sciortino: Simplicity & Living Differently

33- Bronwen Sciortino: Simplicity & Living Differently

Bronwen Sciortino (Bronwen on Instagram) is an Author and Simplicity Expert who spent almost two decades as a high powered, award winning executive before experiencing a life changing event that forced her to stop and ask the question ‘What if there’s a better way to live?’ We talk about he journey of self-discovery, Bronwen gained the knowledge and wisdom to write ‘Keep It Super Simple -Tips from a Recovering Perfectionist’ and to step away from a traditional life. Enjoy! :) You can check Bronwen out on Facebook and take advantage of her "7 Steps to Living Differently" over at sheiqlife.com 
54:5613/05/2018
32- Cathy O'Dowd: The Summit of Everest & Beyond

32- Cathy O'Dowd: The Summit of Everest & Beyond

Mountaineer Cathy O'Dowd (Cathy on Instagram) is the first South African to climb Everest and the first woman in the world to climb Everest from both sides. She has turned that success into an 20+ year career as an internationally known motivational speaker. She shares her experiences on Himalayan teams with corporate leaders interested in leadership, team dynamics, and goal achievement.    We talk about her journey to the summit of Everest, all that went into making the climb (going through a storm, a motivational phone call & how team dynamics helped her get to the top) and how she's made a business out of the experience.   Cathy also talks about how to create a "Business of Adventure" and how you're the brand when you start to monetise your lifestyle of adventure.   Enjoy! :)   Check Cathy's adventure lifestyle out at cathyodowd.com & thebusinessofadventure.com if you want some help turning your life of adventure into a business. You can also check out Cathy's book "Just For The Love Of It" at amazon.co.uk/Just-love-Cathy-ODowd
52:0906/05/2018
31- Lori Cheek: From Shark Tank to Cheekd

31- Lori Cheek: From Shark Tank to Cheekd

Lori Cheek (Cheekd on Facebook) -- Architect turned Entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of Cheekd -- a mobile dating app that makes missed connections obsolete. Lori, a Shark Tank Veteran, was recently listed as "The Digital Dating Disruptor" and "One of the Top 10 CEOs to Watch." A University of Kentucky Architectural Graduate, Lori is no longer building structures.  She's now building relationships.   We talk about her journey as someone who was always creative and persistent; the decisions that lead to her appearing on Shark Tank and (after the decision of the sharks) launching the dating app Cheekd.   Enjoy! :) You can check out the Cheekd App on iTunes and cheekd.com or check Lori out on Instagram & Twitter  
28:5629/04/2018
30- Awren Bardsley: Alternative Medicine & Wellbeing

30- Awren Bardsley: Alternative Medicine & Wellbeing

Arwen Bardsley (Arwen on Facebook), the founder of Evenstar Wellbeing, is a wellbeing practitioner who delves into the broader and deeper levels of health and wellbeing. Arwen shares her story of how she experienced the results of alternative medicine practices for herself and her family and now helps others in the same way. We talk alot about the benefits of different practices (Results Vs Evidence based practices) and the way science & nature are always at work in alternative health and wellbeing. Enjoy! :) If you want to find out more about alternative medicine or find out more about Arwen and the work she does, check out Arwen's website evenstarwellbeing.com
54:5722/04/2018
29- Pat Armitstead: Resilience & Joyology

29- Pat Armitstead: Resilience & Joyology

Initially a Registered Nurse, Pat Armitstead (Pat on Facebook) is now a multi award winning speaker who has toured internationally with Patch Adams. Over the last 17 years she has amassed hundreds of stories as a result of getting present in her life. Pat is no stranger to grief, loss and overcoming adversity. She shares her journey overcoming things like losing her first child, avoiding bankruptcy, leaving her partner of 20years to being diagnosed with cancer and everything in between. She shares her experience, her lessons and getting across to the other side. Pat is now a Joyologist and she shares the many different aspects of emotional intelligence and building resilience in her life and business... and smiling the entire time. Enjoy! :) You can find out more about Pat and Joyology at Joyology.co.nz
58:2615/04/2018
28- Catherine Plano: Healing & the power of knowing who you want to be

28- Catherine Plano: Healing & the power of knowing who you want to be

An International Executive Coach and Creative Soul Adventurer, Catherine Plano (Cathrine on Facebook) has dedicated her entire life to helping others transform their own lives into greatness. Catherine continues her mission of aiding companies and individuals in becoming aware of their limitless potential and using their extraordinary abilities to achieve their desired outcomes. We had a wide ranging conversation that touches on Cathrine's journey of launching her Healing Centre, the power or beliefs and how effective it can be to ask yourself "What do you want to be?" Enjoy! :) You can find out more about Cathrine by following her on Instagram or checking our her website at catherineplano.com.au
43:5308/04/2018
27- Rune Sovndahl: CEO of Fantastic Services

27- Rune Sovndahl: CEO of Fantastic Services

Rune Sovndahl (Fantastic Services on Facebook), the CEO and co-founder of the Fantastic Services brand, one of the leaders in the home, office and garden services industry. Rune shares his story starting out as a chef to starting Fantastic Services from scratch, with Anton Skarlatov, and growing it organically over 9 years. We discuss what it takes to grow a partnership without investment (during the recession), some of the strategies and techniques he used to make it work in the initial stages and grow into the success it is today. Enjoy! :) You can find Fantastic Services at fantasticservices.com and check out what Rune's up to on LinkedIN HERE
47:2301/04/2018
26- Tara Langdale- Schmidt: From vulvodynia to an invention that helped women worldwide

26- Tara Langdale- Schmidt: From vulvodynia to an invention that helped women worldwide

Tara Langdale-Schmidt (Tara on Twitter) is the founder of VuVatech. After suffering from Vulvodynia for a few years, a condition that makes intercourse extremely painful, she invented a Neodymium Vaginal Dilator.   We talk about her invention, what it's like to invent something and how Tara got her idea, that solved a problem for her,into the world so she can help others.   Enjoy! :)   You can find out more by going to vuvatech.com  Finding Tara on Facebook at facebook.com/vuvatechllc/ Or checking out Tara's blog at VuVagirl.com 
36:2525/03/2018
25- Chris Brown: From Fitness to Marketing & Selling High End Coaching

25- Chris Brown: From Fitness to Marketing & Selling High End Coaching

Chris Brown (Chris on Facebook) is a consultant who helps high end coaches & consultants scale their companies through driving traffic and creating funnels.   Chris shares his story growing up being creative and artistic and not enjoying education. He always had a passion for fitness due to him playing semi-professional football and began his journey as a personal trainer.   We also went into running a coaching business and best practices.   Enjoy! :)   To find out more about Chris you can check our his website at theleveragedcoach.com and jump on the free workshop he has on his site.
54:1418/03/2018
24-Kathy Hadizadeh: The Head & The Heart

24-Kathy Hadizadeh: The Head & The Heart

Kathy Hadizadeh (Kathy on Facebook) is a Californian former IT executive turned into a personal and leadership self development coach and a mindfulness educator. Kathy talks about how after a life changing experience set her on the path to understanding "what it means to relax our brain?" How do we take care of the most important organ of our body that almost never stops working. In her quest for finding what helps the performance and fitness of our brain, she talks about the integral connection between heart, body and spirit.   We dive into a lot of topics around meditation, connecting with the head and the heart and I really enjoyed going deep into this topic with Kathy.   Enjoy :)   You can find out more about Kathy and the work she does over at heartmindtuning.com
51:0111/03/2018
23- Keara Palmay: From Cancer to Contribution

23- Keara Palmay: From Cancer to Contribution

Keare Palmay (Keara on Facebook) helps coaches get clients so they can change more lives. She is also the host of the Passionate and Profitable Podcast and she is the Best-Selling author of "Dominate Life--How to Get Clarity, Find Your Passion, and Live a Life You Love."   Keara battled cancer during her teenage years, which caused her to feel very different than her peers. She decided to use her differences to make a difference, so she created a service-based business and started teaching other entrepreneurs how to do the same!   Enjoy :)   If you're a coach that wants to attract new clients using social media, then you can download Keara's FREE Guide at kearapalmay.com/guide
01:05:4504/03/2018
22- Simon Gwilliam: from professional football to personal trainer & coach for women

22- Simon Gwilliam: from professional football to personal trainer & coach for women

Simon Gwilliam (Simon on Facebook) Runs UNBREAKABLE a program for women that want to get the best out of themselves and their life.   Simon started life as a professional footballer, but as he got older he realised that it was getting harder and harder to take things to the next stage. He decided to take one of his passions (fitness) and turn it into a successful business which grew and evolved into helping women with more than just their health and fitness... now he helps them in many different areas.   He shares his journey, the ups and downs he experienced while building his bussiness along with how he overcame them.   Enjoy :)   And if you want to find out more about Simon and UNBREAKABLE, check out his website at unbreakablelive.co.uk
49:4025/02/2018
21-Katie Bulmer-Cooke on The Apprentice & her journey as a fitness entrepreneur

21-Katie Bulmer-Cooke on The Apprentice & her journey as a fitness entrepreneur

Katie Bulmer-Cooke (Katie on Facebook) is a professional speaker and business consultant with vast experience in delivering to the health and fitness industry and business arena.   We talk about her journey as a fitness entrepreneur moving from delivering fitness classes at her local community centre, all the way to opening her own studio and helping other entrepreneurs grow their businesses to.   Katie also shares her experience of being on the apprentice 2014 and the lessons she learned along the way.   Enjoy :)   You can find out more about Katie and what she has going on at www.katiebulmer.com
45:0818/02/2018
20- Melody Spencer on Depression and Facebook Ads

20- Melody Spencer on Depression and Facebook Ads

Melody Spencer (Melody on Facebook) is Digital Marketing Strategist, Consultant and Facebook Ads Specialist for Soul Focused, High Vibe female entrepreneurs and coaches.   Melody talks about her journey traveling a lot and coping with depression while trying to build her business; as her parents were entrepreneurs, that's all she knew.   We also dive into Facebook ads and Melody shares her insights and knowledge.   Enjoy! :)   You can find out more about Melody at her website swiftly-social.com and take advantage of her "Digital Marketing Strategy Bootcamp" by clicking HERE
51:5911/02/2018
19- Luke Scott on The Law Of Attraction & Finding Your Purpose

19- Luke Scott on The Law Of Attraction & Finding Your Purpose

Luke Scott (Luke on Facebook) is an International Speaker, Television Host and Spiritual Mentor.   Luke shares his story of always feeling like he was 'diferent' from everyone else and his experience with feeling the emotions of others.   We also dive into The Law Of Attraction [LOA] and how it intwines with self-expression and entrepreneurship.   Enjoy :)   You can check out Luke's TV Show at www.standoutonline.tv and take advantage of his offer for us to "Fiding Your True Life Purpose" by clicking http://bit.ly/find-my-purpose-7-days  
49:4604/02/2018
18- Vanessa Talbot overcomes introversion to build her business

18- Vanessa Talbot overcomes introversion to build her business

Vanessa Talbot (Vanessa on Facebook) turns coaches and experts into public figures to allow them to create the impact they want to make and help more people with the work they do.   Vanessa talks about being an introvert, the challenges that come along with that before social media became her method of choice for building her coaching business.   We also talk about how she now uses Facebook groups to benefit her business and dive into how you can do the same!   Enjoy :)   You can check Vanessa out at vanessatalbot.com or join her Facebook Group Step Into The Spotlight
01:04:3928/01/2018
17- Tracey Minutolo

17- Tracey Minutolo

Tracey Minutolo (Tracey on Facebook) is a Side Hustle Coach & Mentor who works with motivated sidepreneurs who are ready to get serious, take control of their futures, and move their businesses from sideline to prime-time.   Tracey talks about her past financial struggles, how she overcame them and shares with us some things that have helped her build her business along side her day job.   Enjoy! :)   You can check out Tracey's guide to mastering your schedule at traceyminutolo.com and join her Facebook group "The Side Hustle Success Lab" FB.com/sidehustlesuccesslab
37:5621/01/2018
16-Cha Trinsi

16-Cha Trinsi

Cha Trinsi (Cha on Facebook) helps business create stand out brands and spent a lot of her time being creative; she was allowed to express herself using her talents from an early age.   Cha talks about traveling around a lot meaning she had to think about how she was going to make ends meet at every location while using her designing and creative edge, moving from graphic design and marketing to settling (at least for now) on creating brand designs and how to get that brand to stand out.   Enjoy :)   If you want the FREE stock photos Cha is giving us access to, you can grab them at chatrinsi.com
42:5614/01/2018
15-Tim Matthews

15-Tim Matthews

Tim Matthews (Tim on Facebook) is the creator of "The Activation Mathod" and owner of The Powerful Man.   Tim Spent his younger years "walking on egg shells" and feeling like he didn't deserve what he was trying to achieve. But after having moments of awareness, noticing the distructive patterns he was living and following his gut instinct, he dropped everything (personal training business and relationship) and started doing things in the way he wanted to do them.   Enjoy :)   If you want to take advantage of the BONUS Tim has for us HERE and you can check out The Powerful Man HERE
49:1007/01/2018
14-Simon Lovell

14-Simon Lovell

Simon Lovell (Simon on Facebook) is CEO of Fitpreneurs, a global high performance educator for fitness and health professionals who want to make more money and create more time and freedom. We talk about him overcoming bullying and some of the strategies he uses that allow him to operate at a high level and do the work he does! This is a very wide ranging conversation on how searching for information could be holding you back straight through to meditation and how shifting your perception can help you take action!     Enjoy! :)     If you want to find out more about Simon and what he does, you can find him at http://simonlovell.com/ or to find out more about the work he does for fitness professionals at http://fitpreneurs.com/
48:2231/12/2017
13-Paul Mort

13-Paul Mort

Paul Mort (Paul on Facebook) currently run Unstopable B**tards but spent his life practicing what he preached around health and fitness as a personal trainer and developing a business around his family has allowed him to help men do the same.   Paul shares his journey with bi-polar, being suicidal and how he has engineered his life over time (through meditation and other things) to allow him to: run a business he loves, be healthy, compete in boxing and have a family that he loves and supports.   Enjoy :)   You can find paul and his Daily Diesel podcast at his website www.iampaulmort.com and his unstopable b**tards programme at http://unstoppablemanproject.com/
52:3023/12/2017
12-Laura Francis

12-Laura Francis

Laura Francis (Laura on Facebook) has spent her life in the self development world and helps woman live a purpose filled life to through the work she does.   After getting to the otherside of emotional, physical and domestic abuse, she spent a while going through the cycle a couple of times before finding self development which finally lead up to her breaking free and now lives a life of service and contribution.   Enjoy :)   If you find out more about Laura, reach out to tell her how our conversation has helped you and see what she has going on you can find her at www.laurafrancis.com.au or you can reach out to her on Facebook.
49:5823/12/2017
11-James Stephan-Usypchuk

11-James Stephan-Usypchuk

James is a Canadian Facebook ads specialist who combines his knowledge of psychology with his passion for helping people through being diagnosed with cancer at 2, getting the all clear and deciding to raise money for charity from a young age before turning this into a business.   Enjoy :)   If you want to find out more about James and what he's got going on, then you can visit www.JSUsolutions.com or search James Stephen Usypchuk on all social media platforms.
56:5420/12/2017
10-Marc Mawhinney

10-Marc Mawhinney

Marc Mawhinney (Marc on Facebook) Is a coach that helps coaches run successful businesses and shares his journey from more than a decade working in real estate to moving into coaching for entrepreneurs in 2014. It was then that Marc realised that he enjoyed working with coaches, so decided to pursue that specifically and put his knowledge to good use. He talks about how his approach of going "all in" with his projects and the value of taking action.   Enoy :)   If you're a coach wanting to grow your coaching business, you can check out Natural Born Coaches for Marc's podcast and other resources or join Marc's Facebook group The coaching jungle.
43:1920/12/2017
9-John Lamerton

9-John Lamerton

John Lamerton (John on Facebook) is the best selling author of "Big Ideas for Small Businesses" who talks about his story from school all the way through to now mentoring businesses and helping them start, grow and scale.   His desire to earn a lot of money in the first instance clearly drove John to become a civil servant and kept moving and changing until owning his own business. He also talks about the keys to being successful in business and how that relates to some of the struggles and successes he's had.   Enjoy :)   If you would like to buy John's book on amazon, you can get it by clicking HERE and if you would like to reach out to john you can join his Facebook group "Ambitious Lifestyle Business" by clicking HERE
01:36:3420/12/2017
8-AnnaLisa Parent

8-AnnaLisa Parent

AnnaLisa Parent (AnnaLisa on Facebook) helps experts create their book from idea to product and beyond and we spend time talking about the creative process and using how you can utilise your prefered learning strategy to enhance the creative and writing process. AnnaLisa also goes into some aspects of neuroscience around fear and your blocks to creating your book.   Anna talks about the struggles that writers experience and goes into her advice for people at different stages of the book process.   Enjoy :)   Go to www.datewiththemuse.com  for more info about AnnaLisa and all the projects she has going on if you're considering being a writter.
48:0917/12/2017
7-Cris Valladolid

7-Cris Valladolid

Cris Valladolid (Cris on Facebook) struggled through family and financial adversity and supporting her family living in the Philippines to starting a coaching business along side her full time job at a bank; to now being able to help her family achieve what they want and allow her to achieve what she wants as well!   She also shares her knowledge around starting a business through social media and earning money online.   Enjoy :)   If you want to share how this episode has helped you with Cris, reach out to her on Facebook or visit her website www.crisvalladolid.com.
01:09:1217/12/2017
6- Katya Sarmiento

6- Katya Sarmiento

Katya Sarmiento (@kitkatnik on Instagram) is a business coach for “reach and makes millions” and teaches tech and systems for scaling to 6 & 7 figure businesses.   Katya went from dealing with several health and logistic adversities so getting to the other side and running her successful online business.   We have a very wide ranging conversation about taking action even if it feels nerve wracking and focusing on what you want making the how easier.   Enjoy! :)   Click HERE If you want to create your money-making funnel in 60 minutes or less, Katya takes you through it step by step and even gives you templates you can use and much more!
01:13:3717/12/2017
5- Louise Danielle

5- Louise Danielle

Louise Danielle ( Louise on FB) is a speaker and highly sought after mindset coach based in the UK who went from homeless to succeeding in her business and spending time with royalty! A true rags to riches story!   Louise talk about fitting in, acting in a way that’s not best for you and her recommendations for helping you act in a way that’s in alignment with yourself and true to who you are.   Enjoy! :)   Make sure you reach out to Louise (by clicking the above link) and let her know how this episode has helped you and see what she has going on.
01:17:4014/12/2017
4- Rosa Lokaisingh

4- Rosa Lokaisingh

Rosa Lokaisingh ( Rosa on FB) is a networking consultant from Trinadad and Tobago who spent a lot of her time around people and learning the value of sharing from a young age.   Rosa understood that giving without expecting a return actually meant you get more in return than you realize!   Enjoy! :)   To find out about Rosa’s monthly workshops, get access to her powerful networking questions and associations/conferences that you can go to network you can visit her website rosalokaisingh.com
01:04:0214/12/2017
3- Justin Devonshire

3- Justin Devonshire

Justin Devonshire ( Justin on FB) helps coaches, speakers and consultants escape the “time for money” trap and helps them scale their businesses quickly.   Justin shares what it was like for him growing up in Wales and his journey to now living in Cyprus and journeying towards the lifestyle he wanted. The lifestyle clearly comes first for him!   Justin talks about the reality of starting a business, what it’s like and how he’s progressed and scaled his business and helped others do the same.   Enjoy! J   If you want to find out more about Justin and what he has going on you can join his Facebook Group “Grow Your Expert Business”
51:5210/12/2017
2- AJ Mihrzad

2- AJ Mihrzad

AJ Mihrzad ( AJFIT) is the author of the best selling book “The Mind Body Solution” and has been inducted into the Personal Training Hall Of Fame”.   AJ shares his life as a self-made millionaire going through what I has been like growing up in New York and having to work hard to get what he wants which translates into the success he’s created today. Moving from a personal training business to now helping coaches through The Online SuperCoach event.   AJ also goes into the importance of mindset and psychology for weight loss and how that transfers into the business side as well.   We also dive into his habits, routines and the daily life of a self-made millionaire!   Enjoy! :)
01:02:0310/12/2017
1- Jane Willmott

1- Jane Willmott

Jane Willmott ( @JaneWillmott6 ) is a coach that helps people all around the world and helps them create the impact and income they desire.   Jane shares her journey, childhood and how having a “job” never seemed to sit very well and she felt like doing her own thing and running her own business was the natural thing for her to do.   Jane then goes into how IMPACT is different from person to person and how making choices, being aware, disciplined and consistent can be what it takes to achieve what you want because Jane believes success is earned not given... in the nicest way possible.    Enjoy! :)   If you want to find out more about Jane and what she’s up to, you can join her Facebook group “The Impactpreneur Lounge” by clicking the link below: https://www.facebook.com/groups/impactpreneurlounge/
01:09:5805/12/2017