On today’s show, we are interviewing the John Maxwell disciple and the best-selling leadership author, expert, speaker and consultant by the name of Brad Lomenick about how to become the most effective leader you can possibly be.

Have you created, started, founded or purchased a business that you now dislike, loathe and maybe even hate? On today’s show, Clay breaks down how to push through the pain so that you can gain the ultimate prize, both time and financial freedom.

In the world of capitalism, people don’t get paid for the hours they work, in fact, they get paid for the value that they bring to each hour. During today’s show, Clay Clark breaks down why being passionate about something does not make it profitable and how being focused on something does not make it fruitful.

A Thriver writes, I feel that I am in the same dead-end situation as with the smaller companies I've worked at. What are some things I can do to make myself "more promotable?”

Are you looking to no longer exchange your time for your money? Note that 70% of all companies and 100% of home businesses are sole proprietorships. One person, or two, and that’s all, operate the business.

In a world where 75% of employees steal from the workplace and 85% of job applicants lie on resumes we teach how to find quality employees while praising our “Employee of the Month,” Abbey McCartor.

Are you finding yourself perpetually putting out burning fires and reactively dealing with daily office and employee drama? On today’s show, Ken Schmidt the former Chief Communications Officer shares why nothing works unless you hire high-quality people.

The founder of Sevenly and the Wall Street Journal Best-selling author Dale Partridge shares about the 5 steps to an insanely productive morning, why college is a SCAM for the vast majority of students, what he means by “people over profit” and much, much more...

Jefferson Bethke, the best-selling Christian author, and marriage expert who is signed to Thomas Nelson (John Maxwell, Ben Carson, Jon Acuff, Beth Moore, etc.) shares how to build a marital relationship that lasts.

Clay teaches why for every carrot there must be a stick, for every hug there must be a kick, and for every heaven, there must be hell if you want to hold people accountable on the planet Earth.

Clay is answering the question sent in from a listener about whether they should implement merit-based pay or stick with flat salaries with yearly raises or bonuses.

“Listening to uninformed people is worse than having no answers at all.” - Ray Dalio. Is your team struggling to get things done? Are you necessarily allowing employees to voice their opinions on key strategic decisions?

Are you looking to create a positive environment and culture in your business? On today’s show, Jon Gordon, the New York Times bestselling author of the Energy Bus shares how to improve your team’s morale, culture and overall energy.

Are you utilizing your best skills and focusing on your highest and best use? Milk and Honey Management and A&R founder Lucas Keller has helped to manage some of the top songwriters who write the hit songs, but it first took self-awareness to recognize that he would be a lot better off representing artists than being an artist.

Learn how to get your product in major retail stores like Target, how a Division III athlete from Willamette University made it onto the United States Olympic Track and Field team, and what would happen if could infuse caffeine, taurine, and B vitamins into gum.

On February 1st, the New York Times bestselling author of “The Energy Bus,” corporate trainer and speaker Jon Gordon will be joining us on The Thrivetime Show. Throughout Jon’s career, he has worked with many top tier organizations including The Los Angeles Dodgers, the Pittsburgh Pirates, Wells Fargo, Publix, Southwest Airlines, Bayer, etc. Clay recorded a "Lyrical Miracle" to celebrate

Sean McVay is the youngest head coach in the history of the National Football League and the New England Patriots’ head coach, Bill Belichick is the 2nd oldest coach in the league, yet their approach to preparing their teams for NFL football games are remarkably similar. We are answering the questions "is Sean McVay the New Bill Belichick?"

Are you are a startup looking to scale your sales? Do you believe your sales strategy is not working? Listen in as Clay answers a question from a listener about how to get sales faster.  

Dan Millman, a former world champion athlete, Stanford University coach, martial arts instructor and Oberlin College professor has authored 16 books including the Way of the Peaceful Warrior (released as a film with Nick Nolte). On today's show, he is talking about how you can design the good life you want.

We are interviewing the official photographer for the iconic “1992 NBA Dream Team” and five USA gold medal-winning teams. Andy Bernstein is known as the photographer that revolutionized sports photography and is now the best-selling co-author/photographer of 5 time NBA Champion Kobe Bryant and his new book release, The Mamba Mentality.

Born without legs, Jen Bricker was put up for adoption by the very biological parents that most of us count on to love and support us. Yet, beginning at the age of 7 Jen began jumping on the trampoline. By 1998 she was competing and by 1999 she was dominating against fully able-bodied people like her hero and Olympic athlete Dominique Moceanu.

How do you deal with online complaints and manage your online reputation in today’s world of digital marketing and social media? Duane Forrester (The Vice President of Industry Insights of Yext) shares how to stay on top of your Google Map, Bing Map, Yahoo Map, Mapquest, Yelp!, FourSquare, and other online listings for $20 per month or less.

Should you stick to your guns? Should you be flexible? Or should you lay down the law? Clay breaks down why you must stick to your guns...unless you are out of bullets.

Wanting to know more about the Thrivetime Show Business Conferences? An attendee and a super successful Minnesota-based real estate professional by the name of Scott Hutchinson shares about his experience.

Do you want to become a millionaire in the game of real estate? On today’s show, Canadian entrepreneur Stefan Aarnio explains his proven system for creating wealth in the world of real estate.

Clay teaches how to hire, inspire, train & retain high-quality employees while praising the “Employee of the Month Ben Summers.” The team covers the group interview, the shadowing process, & Jack Welch’s 4 E’s & a P: Energy, Energize, Execute, Edge, & Passion.

Get practical SEO advice from the founder of SEOInc, Garry Grant. His firm has been the search engine optimization service of choice for Oxi Fresh, Sandals, Frederick’s of Hollywood, 20th Century Fox, WeddingWire.com and countless national companies.

Are you struggling to determine how to price your products and services? On today’s show, Clay Clark breaks down the proven method for how to price your products and services.

NY Times best-selling author Alex Banayan shares how Steven Spielberg was able to become the youngest director in Hollywood History.

Clay answers the questions from a Thriver in east Tennessee (Jeff) about money, entrepreneurship and how to start a business.

At the age of 11 my son, Aubrey Napoleon-Hill Clark is already beginning to master DJ skills needed to pay the bills. During this lyrical miracle, I share my prayer for his future and my hopes for his life.

JT McCormick was the son of a pimp, was abused, never graduated college, and yet still went on to become successful as the founder of Scribemedia.com. Learn how he overcame his adversity and how you can too.

Learn when to say that you don’t like your boss, your Christmas gift or anything else and learning when to say nothing at all.

Is it bad to be eccentric? Was Benjamin Franklin eccentric? Was George Washington Carver eccentric? Is it possible to be successful without being eccentric? Clay Clark breaks down the harsh reality that you must find a deep burning maniacal obsession with something if you aspire to ever truly be great at anything.

Clay breaks down the common worldviews of super successful people including delaying gratification, a 6th day work week commitment, retirement not being the goal, masters of delegation, etc.

The founder and CEO of Launchpeer (Jake Hare) shares why he believes your startup idea is terrible until you validate it, the common traits of successful startup founders, why coachability is key to success as an entrepreneur, why it’s important to track your company’s numbers early on and why focusing on the legal aspects of your business pre-product or pre-business does not matter.

Clay Clark unleashes another lyrical miracle while rhyming about creating new neural pathways, former employees becoming violating their non-compete agreements, saying no to fornication, getting up early and much more

Most people give up after they hit setbacks in pursuing their goals. Learn from the author of the book Volcanic Momentum Jordan Ring how to keep your momentum while reaching for your goals and not lose steam.

Do you want to learn how to communicate more effectively? MIT physicist and the best-selling author Joseph Romm shares why: Numbers numb and stories sell, and how to communicate in a way that people actually understand and remember.

Ken Schmidt explains: Why great products don’t sell themselves, how to hire and retain great people, what to do when you are running out of money, how to create a community of engaged customers and employees, where most business owners get it wrong when designing a product or service and more

NY Times best-selling author and Wharton Business School graduate, Carol Roth explains why you must plan for your future and your inevitable death.

New York Times best-selling authors of “The Carrot Principle” Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton share how to effectively engage employees.

How can you save over $500 per month off of your healthcare costs? Over 400,000 people across America are currently saving $500 per month or more off of their health care expenses and Michael Gardner, the Senior Director of Marketing and Communications for Medishare explains how.

Super successful people and the average person view the world very differently. Having spent massive amounts of time with successful people, Clay has methodically detailed out their different perspectives and on today’s show he shares with you the biggest differences he has personally witnessed between “Diligent Doers” and “Happy Hungry Hopers”

How does a 15-year-old create a line of healthy peanut butter products that can now be found in over 1,000 grocery stores? How does a 15-year-old young woman go about creating her own branding and marketing materials? How did she legally protect her product? The founder of Abby’s Better Nut Butter shares how to get your product into 1,000 stores and more.

Check out the latest lyrical miracle from Clay Clark titled "Friends of my Enemies"

You can’t successfully and sustainably brand yourself as “premium” and “extra” if you currently not delivering “the minimum” with your products or services.

Are you looking to lose weight now? On today’s show Clay Clark interviews the fitness tips expert and founder of Magness Fitness about the most simple and sustainable diet changes busy entrepreneurs like you can make today to see results quickly.