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251 Jesson Bradshaw - Serving the Community Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/energy.ogre/ https://twitter.com/EnergyOgre https://www.facebook.com/energyogre https://www.linkedin.com/company/energy-ogre/ Jesson Bradshaw is the CEO of Energy Ogre, an electricity management company that uses proprietary systems to ensure its customers are always getting the best prices on their energy electricity. Energy Ogre has helped over 100,000 Texans save up to 40% on their electricity bills, over $150M since its founding.  Jesson hopes to bring attention to Texas’s deregulated electricity industry by discussing topics such as renewable energy, future technologies, and consumer services. MYImpactAcademy.com/Join  

249 Mo Barrett https://www.facebook.com/LaughLearnThink/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mobarrett/ Mobarrett.com Mo Barrett is a self-diagnosed "successful failure" currently charting a course for people who want to laugh, learn and think (in that order). Mo is a storyteller at heart. Mo utilizes her unique perspective to deliver funny heartwarming stories. Mo’s stories truly connect with what makes us human.

Misha Rubin is a career educator and mastermind of the career elite method. Until recently Misha was a partner at a big 4 management consulting firm for 15 years. He managed over 100 million dollars of projects, advised countless number of clients, and guided hundreds of careers. His corporate experience, personal quest for meaning and fulfillment, and rigorous study burst the career elite method, a pragmatic, elevating, and actionable process designed for people to obtain clarity about their next career moves. MyImpactAcademy.com/Join  

@ThePartyGoddess (Insta and Twitter) @TheProfitGoddess (Insta) Link to mini course: www.Mini.TheProfitGoddess.com Marley is the CEO of The Party Goddess!, a full-service event planning company with A-List celebrity clients like Britney Spears and Pierce Brosnan, and author of But Are You Making Any Money? Heralded as a must-read for any entrepreneur, the book “makes you want to keep reading more.” 

243 Tommy Mello - How Important is Culture?! https://www.instagram.com/asktommy/ https://twitter.com/realtommymello https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/tommymello https://facebook.com/thomasmello/ Tommy Mello is the founder of A1 Garage Doors, a $50 million-plus home services business with over 360 employees in 17 states. Tommy is a regular contributor to Inc., Entrepreneur, and other business publications on the topic of entrepreneurship and small business as well as a sought after podcast, radio and television guest. MyImpactAcademy.com/Join

241 Tina Wells - Engaging Young Readers! Tina Wells is an award-winning and best-selling author. She's the founder of RLVNT Media, a company she founded to focus on increasing representation in media.  Tina is very passionate about writing and reading! Her writing brings diverse characters to life for young readers who might not always see characters that look like them.  TinaWells.com  IG: @tinawells_ MyImpactAcademy.com/Join

Barbara Dalle Pezze, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized leadership coach, life strategist, facilitator, and author distinguished by her capacity to inspire and empower, and by her unique ability to connect and tune in with people from highly diverse cultures, ages and backgrounds. With over 18 years of global experience living and working in China, Hong Kong, Australia, Canada, Europe and The U.S., Barbara has partnered with global leaders, entrepreneurs, C-Suite Executives, and members of family-owned businesses, to help them make key paradigm shifts and breakthroughs so that they can effectively create large scale changes in society and the world. MyImpactAcademy.com/Join

EP 238 How are Your Personal Stories Shaping Your Future? Poker Face – You might think you have one.  But, do you? A few years ago we did a super fun family photo shoot! We laughed, created memories and captured wonderful pictures that still hang on our walls.   A portion of the photos were done in an area of a park where you can feed wild birds. While my husband and boys looked like Disney Princes as they calmly gazed upon the birds eating from their hands, we discovered quickly that I was not capable of this response.  The wonder and awe I felt as these birds landed on my hand showed on my face EVERY time.  It was spontaneous, authentic and unavoidable for me. And it led to LOTS of laughter! It gets me thinking about non-verbal communication. I CLEARLY am not capable of a good Poker Face.  Some are much better at times but…the reality is, even with practice, our facial expressions, body positioning, voice tone and tempo give away more than we realize.   The reality is that our non-verbal communication const

237 Margy Feldhuhn  Interview Connections instagram: @interviewconnections Margy Feldhuhn is a podcast host and the co-owner and CEO of Interview Connections, the first and leading podcast booking agency. She and her business partner lead an in-house staff of over 25 full time employees in their (now virtual) Rhode Island office, and have successfully scaled the agency to multiple 7 figures. In addition to being an entrepreneur, Margy is also an animal rescue advocate and personal development enthusiast. With her podcast, “We Get It, Your Dad Died,” Margy uses her own experience of losing her dad to suicide to transform the conversation around grief and show the joy that is possible on the other side of loss. Her show won First Prize in the Best Podcast Category of the 2021 Rhode Island International Film Festival.  MyImpactAcademy.com/Join

EP 236 Key Why’s & How’s of Celebrating Your Team  Summary:  To create a great culture you must pair accountability with celebration, praise and recognition.  As leaders we and, as an extension, our teams, can become extremely task oriented, which is good.  However, with a full focus on outcomes leaders can unintentionally miss opportunities to acknowledge progress or celebrate success.  In this circumstance, the team just moves immediately from one task and project to the next and there’s lost opportunity to unite as a community, acknowledge accomplishments and celebrate.  Years ago, someone asked me what my definition of success was.  At first it seemed like a really simple question.  Once I started thinking about it, however, I realized it was more complex.  In the end, after much contemplation, I arrived at a definition that has served me since.  Success is best defined with a perfect blend of celebration for what you’ve achieved and some discontent that ignites excitement about what will come next.  

Sherman is the CEO of The George Washington Institute, host of the Friends & Fellow Citizens Podcast, and a Communications Director. A graduate of King’s College London and Texas A&M University, he is an aspiring statesman and George Washington enthusiast who plans to run for office in the future. Sherman is very passionate about politics and making a positive impact in the world. He loves sharing history and stories. Despite being in D.C. during the January 6th insurrection Sherman has high hopes for the future of the United States.  MyImpactAcademy.com/Join  

EP 234 Key Tactics for a Smooth Transition from Manager to Leader A few quick distinctions for context –  Manager – I see as direct overseer of tasks and specific outcomes Task Master – more micro-managy, Sherrif of the organization –  eyes and ears on actions and outputs Leader – vision – high level scope High impact team each cascading the leader’s vision beyond Increasing circle of influence by casting vision and providing autonomy to a skilled team Surrounded by people with complementary knowledge, skills and abilities and allowing them to shine Unifying the vision and focus and creating freedom to decide and act towards the common goal Transition will always involve casting eyes higher – elevation of focus – wider influence. Passion - your fuel and be ready to inspire by sharing - Get clear about why you do what you do -  Autonomy - Create bigger sandboxes - Release Control - Trust - Surround yourself with those you can rely on – great skill and trust them to do their great work shift Your Focus Up - Eye

233 Michael Ashford - The Power of Stories  Michael Ashford is the Director of Marketing at The Receptionist, and he has transformed their business beyond 2020 expectations accruing $6.1M+ in revenue. Michael faced The Receptionist away from commercial spaces and toward logistics and supply chain. He believes good marketing is good storytelling. Michael strives to connect and open up the world of leaders. He encourages selfless service and problem solving. He wants to create a reachable world rather than egoic leaders.  TheReceptionist.com 

EP 231 Julie Bartkus - Rise Up to the Challenge! JulieBartkus.com Julie Bartkus is the leading authority on workplace transformation. Over the past 20 years, she has helped leaders across the globe transform their workplace culture from negative and destructive to happy and productive. Her approach is a holistic one as her clients know that a personal transformation is required to achieve a total team transformation. MyImpactAcademy.com/Join  Learn the Delegation Strategies I’ve shared with THOUSANDS and get your team to do what you need! Grab a copy of my EBook, The Six Simple Steps to Great Delegation DefeatTheDrama.com/DelegationSheet Kirsten Ross Vogel is an author, podcast host and CEO of Focus Forward Coaching where we help leaders defeat team drama to 4X productivity, wow their customers and improve their bottom line with simple, actionable strategies, systems, communication hacks and mindset shifts.  

EP 229 Amy Lynn Durham - Spiritual Intelligence and Culture Create Magic At Work™ https://createmagicatwork.net/ Amy Lynn Durham is the founder of Create Magic At Work™ and an international authority on improving workplace culture so employees and teams have better results with less drama and stress. In addition Amy is: A U.C. Berkeley Certified Executive Coach Certified to coach in the 21 skills associated with Spiritual Intelligence (SQ) using the SQ21 Assessment.  A Certified Emotional Intelligence Practitioner   Amy loves to share tips and tools to help leaders put their ego aside and gain higher productivity with less stress in the workplace. Connect with Amy! https://www.linkedin.com/in/amylynndurham/ https://www.instagram.com/createmagicatwork https://twitter.com/durham_amy https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnEm4h3fUgaq8qgvZpz6dGg/videos Learn the Delegation Strategies I’ve shared with THOUSANDS and get your team to do what you need! Grab a copy of my EBook, The Six Simple Steps to Great Delegation Defe

Ever find it challenging to share project updates in Leadership Team Meetings or feel uncertain about who has decision-making authority during discussions? GOOD NEWS! This is a common cause of friction w/ many of my clients and the solution is simple!   HERE IT IS: Be clear about objectives and roles before you initiate a conversation.   Here are 3 common discussion types that really help you clarify your objectives and are simple to share with the team. Adopt them and create titles for each type that fit the culture of your team. 1. I'm sharing this information as an...   FYI - Clarifying Questions = Yes, Weighing in with Suggestions that Dramatically Shift = No, Sharing means I get to help decide = No 2.   I'm sharing this to get feedback, insights, suggestions, ideas, perspectives, support in implementation - I Retain Full Decision-Making Authority. All of the Above = Yes, Grabbing Decision Making Authority by weighing in = No 3.   I'm Sharing this so we can discuss, collaborate and decide as a

EP 227 Vikrant Shaurya Bestsellingbook.com Vikrant is the CEO & Founder of BestsellingBook.com,  #1 Bestselling Author, sought-after Book Launch Manager, and an internationally recognized Digital Publishing Expert. He has helped thousands of entrepreneurs and first-time authors actualize their dreams by joining them in their self-publishing journeys through his courses, coaching, and done-for-you services. MyImpactAcademy.com/Join  Learn the Delegation Strategies I’ve shared with THOUSANDS and get your team to do what you need! Grab a copy of my EBook, The Six Simple Steps to Great Delegation DefeatTheDrama.com/DelegationSheet Kirsten Ross Vogel is an author, podcast host and CEO of Focus Forward Coaching where we help leaders defeat team drama to 4X productivity, wow their customers and improve their bottom line with simple, actionable strategies, systems, communication hacks and mindset shifts.

226 The Work of One Preparing for Conversations & Choices in Your Family Business I Help Build Your High Performing Team and Make Your Bigger Bolder Impact Get What You Need from Your Team – Even if they’re family Important first step – family businesses can struggle with feelings of obligation or entitlement between the Now Gen and Next Gen Often assumptions are what drive the path of the Next Gen into the business. I’ve seen it so many times.  A Next Gen feeling the weight of responsibility to run the business, generate profits that will support the employees, family members and Now Gen through retirement. Often, underneath is a lack of confidence and an uncertainty about desire. Most often family members fear and worry about what might be a difficult conversation. They have assumptions about how the conversation will go and the reactions of close family members.   It is especially difficult to have the tenacity required to initiate what might be a tough conversation if we aren’t clear about what we’re

What do you do when you’ve achieved your goals yet you still don’t feel happy? Well, even though Rebecca Morrison was a happily married mom and lawyer with a two-decade career in BigLaw and Finance, she felt something was missing. That feeling led her on a quest to figure out whether it was possible to be both successful and happy. Now a Happiness Coach and Author of The Happiness Recipe: A Powerful Guide Living What matters, Rebecca helps high achievers live happier, lead happier and build happy businesses. Untangle Happiness www.instagram.com/the.butterfly.society; www.linkedin.com/in/beckymorrisonbfs MyImpactAcademy.com/Join  Learn the Delegation Strategies I’ve shared with THOUSANDS and get your team to do what you need! Grab a copy of my EBook, The Six Simple Steps to Great Delegation DefeatTheDrama.com/DelegationSheet Kirsten Ross Vogel is an author, podcast host and CEO of Focus Forward Coaching where we help leaders defeat team drama to 4X productivity, wow their customers and improve their bottom lin

EP 224 Are Your Truths Assumptions or Facts in Your Family Business?  Families in Business have a shared history unlike co-workers in a non-family business.    The connection to the business  What Do You Assume to Be True about the Business Now?   Who Does the Work of the Business?  Who Makes Decisions for the Business?  Who Owns the Business?  Who Benefits Financially from the Business?  How Do You Know?  Have these Truths Been Discussed, Decided & Documented   OR - Are They Assumed?  Challenging Your ”Truths”  Are These Truths the Only Possibility?  Have Options Been Discussed & Explored?   What Do You Assume to Be True about the Business FUTURE?  Who Does the Work of the Business?  Who Makes Decisions for the Business  Who Owns the Business  Who Benefits Financially?  How Do You Know?  Have these Truths Been Discussed, Decided & Documented   OR - Are They Assumed?  Challenging Your ”Truths”  Are These Truths the Only Pos