12 Minute Convos W/ Engel Jones

Maura Sweeney-  Author, Podcaster, and International Speaker, Maura Sweeney has transformed her own mantra of “Living Happy – Inside Out” to become a global influencer. A former corporate manager and home schooling mom transitioned again at age 50 to make her life long goal a reality. Today, she brings uplift and unity to an often disempowered and divided world. A former HuffPost columnist who has traveled to 60 countries, Maura was first called the Ambassador of Happiness by the UNESCO Center for Peace when invited to speak at the inaugural Nelson Mandela Day celebration. Since then, she’s trademarked her title and become a popular media guest featured on hundreds of media outlets in the U.S., Europe, Africa and Australia. Maura has lectured on Influence and Leadership at universities, leadership conferences, women’s organizations, Model UN’s and several American Embassy outposts. In 2018, she was named Women of the Decade at the Women Economic Forum held in The Hague. Maura Sweeney’s genuine and first-hand

David Bain-  David Bain helps marketers to stay up-to-date with the latest tools, tactics and technologies through his books, podcasts and digital services, helping them to cut through the noise and focus on what shifts the needle. A digital marketing pioneer, podcast host and producer, David started his first online business back in the year 2000 and his first podcast in 2006. Since then he’s worked with several global organisations including Google, Nespresso, PA Consulting and Farfetch, delivered dozens of digital marketing training sessions and hosted hundreds of podcasts, webinars and online summits. David, his wife and son are based in London, UK. Find out more about David’s books, podcasts and digital services at: https://davidbain.com.      Website: https://davidbain.com Listen to another #12minconvo

Tim Lewis-  Despite never mastering learning how to sell books using social media, Tim has acquired a huge array of important connections from social media. In his latest book he explores via interviews with twenty people who have received fantastic opportunities from social media how they achieved them. His new book Social Media Networking is a must-read for anyone wanting to use social media to find a job, find love or use social media to get ahead in their business. You can contact me at timlewis@stonehampress.com.  Websites: stonehampress.com beginselfpublishing.com Listen to another #12minconvo  

Melanie Mackie-  Melanie Mackie is an author, writer, explorer, nature lover, spiritual hippie, a bit of a creative and an avid gardener. Melanie also runs her own award-winning mentoring business and is an Intuitive Mentor and Consultant. She has worked with female entrepreneurs all over the globe since 2009 and encourages and empowers her clients to put themselves at the forefront of their lives, work and businesses so that they experience remarkable personal growth, deep transformation and awaken to a new way of being and doing. Melanie is a speaker and her talks raise awareness of the impact of miscarriage, grief, healing and the power of our divine feminine wisdom. All subjects that have been hidden, buried and silenced for far too long. To find out more visit melaniemackie.org Links: LinkedIn:   linkedin.com/in/melaniemackie Facebook: facebook.com/growbloomtransform Twitter:      twitter.com/melmackie Instagram: melmackie Listen to another #12minconvo

Megan Prikhodko-  Megan Prikhodko is the author of the poetry collection, Leap, and the editor of Making Fake Star Trek and I am a Professional Metalhead. Additionally, she is a product and operations executive specializing in software. Megan was born in Colorado, but lived across the United States with her mother, father, and older sister. Megan holds a MBA from Johns Hopkins University and a degree in English and Philosophy from the University of Maryland. Megan lives in Maryland with her husband and two children. Links: Web: www.meganprikhodko.com Instagram: @meganprikhodkoauthor Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/ megan-prikhodko-a725087 Listen to another #12minconvo

Dave Stockbridge-  Non descript suburban working to middle class real estate agent with a normie life shared with a wife and 2 children at home. Over the last 2 years has been working on a formula for success for Facebook marketing for real estate agents. Organically reaching  many 1000x greater than the global average Dave Stockbridge is ready to share his secrets for free with the world.    Previously ranked amounts the Top 100 agents world wide by the worlds No 1 real estate company Dave Stockbridge is a founder of REAL Estate Agents Group. A national Auctioneering Champion and active podcaster and blogger Dave Stockbridge is still a practicing agent and coaches agent and loan brokers in expanding their passive flow of active client enquiries.   Dave has developed a real estate agents coaching business and now advises agents and loan brokers bot in Australia and all around the world. If you are an agent and want an edge over everyone in your market place immediately contact Dave Stockbridge today.   Websit

Suzanne Duncan-  Suzanne is an accredited mindset and behavioural coach and an author. Suzanne has trained in Meta Dynamics™ and Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). She uses various coaching, profiling and team building tools. She has an Honors Degree in Science, a Graduate Diploma of Education, and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. Her inspiration to facilitate change and growth comes from facing her own challenges to create a compelling future after personal grief, losing her husband to cancer in 2011. Discovery Within provides both individuals and teams with 1:1 coaching sessions, group coaching and workshops for personal and professional development. Suzanne’s Profile: linkedin.com/in/suzannerduncan

Hayk Tadevosyan-  Hayk Tadevosyan is a proud father, husband, deacon, athlete and entrepreneur passionate about serving his community and inspiring others to reach their goals. Hayk owns and operates a thriving insurance and construction business that he built from scratch. With the years of coaching and developing his top producing teams, he has developed great joy in coaching and consulting other business owners, professionals, aspirants and team members on replicable sales systems, processes of entrepreneurship and personal development. Hayk brings a unique approach to the definition of success. His inspirational story of perseverance despite the immense odds, has helped him inspire others to grow and achieve the success they’ve longed for. Listen to another #12minconvo

Angelo G. Spenillo-  Angelo G. Spenillo is a husband, stepdad, metalhead, in-house attorney, and author of "I Am a Professional Metalhead" (https://www.iamaprofessionalmetalhead.com/). Angelo grew up in New Jersey where he began a lifelong obsession with heavy metal music - one that influenced his entire legal career. In 2000, Angelo began his career as an attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice. He left the practice of law several times to work in sales, marketing, account management, and product development, until he finally found his true calling working as a lawyer for software companies. Since then, he has built legal departments for several rapidly growing companies and finally found his dream career - unless, Sevendust has a need for a third guitar player in which case the law thing would be a great fall back gig. Angelo earned his undergraduate degree from Union College and his law degree from Georgetown. He is currently in-house counsel at a fast-growing software company.   He resides in Minnes

Terry Lancaster-  I have worked with thousands of successful salespeople and entrepreneurs offering proven strategies for making the cash register ring. I can help you build your personal brand, find your authentic voice and tell your story to the world because here's the thing: The Story You Tell The World Changes Your World. My book BETTER! Self Help For The Rest Of Us is an Amazon #1 Best Seller with glowing reviews from around the world thanking me for the understandable, actionable, life-changing ideas and stories. I am a contributing writer for Forbes, The Good Men Project, and Dealer Marketing. I have spoken to audiences from coast to coast at TedX, The National Association of Broadcasters, and the National Automobile Dealers Association. I only take the stage to do two things – change lives and chew gum. And I'm all out of gum. Some speakers like to brag that they train the trainers; well, I close the closers. As the VP of Making Sh!t Happen for Instant Events Automotive Advertising, I have sol

Joe Nicassio-  I'm Joe Nicassio, and I've committed over TWO DECADES to uncovering the truth about what REALLY works in business. If you become my client, I will share those secrets with you. What if EVERYTHING you TRULY want is closer than you think? Are you just trying to make money, or are you trying to improve the world? What I found is after 1,000’s & 1,000’s of hours coaching, with over 600 business owners in 125 different industries, I've come to realize everyone has their own unique goals and purpose they want to achieve in business, they just need the right coach to help get them there. My Goal is “Youre the expert at your business, I'm the expert at solving your marketing puzzle”, to capitalize on your talents; so your clients know you are NOT just a good choice... You are the ONLY choice! You don’t need to sort through the "Garbage" business advice, and "Go directly for the gold." Website: EmployeeEscapePlan.com Listen to another #12minconvo

Karen C.L. Anderson-  Through her books and other writings, Karen C.L. Anderson helps women take a compassionate look at the troubled relationships they have with their mothers and/or daughters and guides them to reveal patterns, heal shame, and transform legacies. She is the author of Difficult Mothers, Adult Daughters, A Guide For Separation, Liberation & Inspiration (March 2018) and the upcoming guided journal, The Difficult Mother-Daughter Relationship Journal: A Guide For Revealing and Healing Toxic Generational Patterns (January, 2020). Be on the look out for Overcoming Creative Anxiety: Journal Prompts & Practices for Disarming Your Inner Critic & Allowing Creativity To Flow coming in the spring of 2020. Karen also runs occasional programs and workshops and is at work on a memoir, A Letter To The Daughter I Chose Not To Have. She lives in Southeastern Connecticut. Her website is www.kclanderson.com Listen to another #12minconvo

Jeet Banerjee-  Jeet Banerjee is a serial entrepreneur, TEDx speaker and digital marketing consultant. Since becoming an entrepreneur at 17, Jeet has launched over 15 businesses in the last 9 years. He's sold 2 companies, generated in 8 figures in online sales across his others and today helps other people start their first online business. In addition to that, Jeet currently runs multiple very successful e-commerce brands online. Websites: vintelli.com StatFuse.com JeetBanerjee.com Listen to another #12minconvo  

  Audrey Rich- Audrey Rich, for the last three years,  has been working on her five novels. Her first novel, Masquerading Our Love, was published as a paperback in mid-October and the ebook in early November. She’s a stay-at-home mom who volunteers with children at church and at a local middle school, where she teaches the six lesson course Economics for Success for Jr. Achievement. For the first time this year, she’s homeschooling her 8th grade daughter.  Listen to another #12minconvo  

Anna Vocino-  Anna Vocino is a voice over talent and stand up comic who also happens to be a Celiac who writes cookbooks.  She co-hosts the “Fitness Confidential” podcast with Vinnie Tortorich.  She has voiced hundreds of commercials, cartoons, movies, promos, radio stations, and video games, which is a super cool day job to support her passion of food blogging and cookbook authoring.  Her cookbook and Amazon bestsellers, Eat Happy and Eat Happy Too have 320+ easy to make low carb recipes that are all delicious comfort food free from sugars and grains. Anna hails from Los Angeles and cooks for a husband, a teenage daughter, and a tiny dog.   Website: annavocino.com Listen to another #12minconvo

Judy Hoberman-  Judy Hoberman, President of Walking on the Glass Floor and Selling In A Skirt- International Speaker, Trainer, Coach, Author and Mentor. Her 30 years in business has given her both the knowledge and sense of humor about how men and women sell, work and live differently will enlighten you in learning how both genders can support each other’s successes in a more productive way. Her audiences, from 10 to 10,000 are engaged with details wrapped in memorable stories that are easily implemented that same day. In 2016 she was a TEDx speaker talking about pre-judging people, something we all do without even thinking. She is the author of “Selling In A Skirt”, “Famous Isn’t Enough”, “Pure Wealth” and newest book, “Walking on the Glass Floor”. A complete training program rounds out the training and development of women in leadership and the men that champion them. As her book was coming off the printing press, Judy completed a program from Cornell University's College of Business in Women in Leadership

Jim Sweeney-  As creator of the Trademarked MIKE sports character, I'm known as the MIKE Maker. What -- or who -- is MIKE? Mike's a witty, alter-ego sports entertainment character destined to deliver unexpected fun, engagement, content and creativity to fans. Who owns MIKE? I do, with my wife of 38 years. Together, we have personally financed and own all of MIKE's animation, illustration, music, web site development, podcast production, marketing and travel. Legally, we are completely unencumbered. Developing, cultivating and creating MIKE content is my full time gig. Goal for MIKE - The ultimate goal is for MIKE to become the first ever universal animated brand to transcend all sports as a global entertainment icon. We're talking Spongebob, Mickey Mouse and Bart Simpson with an international following. Not only is a microphone's image universally acknowledged, but MIKE is the world's third most popular name and is easily translated into most languages. MIKE competitors - There are none. His straightforward d

Paul Adams-  As CEO and founder of Sound Financial Group Paul leads a team of financial professionals dedicated to helping clients define their financial goals then developing unique, tailored strategies to reach them. Paul tells his clients often that they should always make their financial decisions based upon indisputable math and independent scholarship, not based on media hype, hearsay, or trend. In addition to his specialized financial coaching, Paul is an accomplished speaker, conference panelist and author who has published two essential financial guides – Stop Burning Your Money; and Sound Financial Advice. He has been interviewed by Forbes, Entrepreneur and Inc. magazines to share his knowledge and passion for helping his clients maintain healthy balance sheets and better steward their finances. He also shares his knowledge as co-host of the long running, Your Business, Your Wealth podcast with over 130 episodes. Paul lives in Everett, Washington with his wife, Kristen, and their three children – An

Demi Karpouzos-  Demi Karpouzos helps people strengthen their grit muscle so that their promises to themselves aka their goals, don't die in the promise of "tomorrow".   She left a 6 figure income job to pursue her desire to become a business owner. After a lot of struggle and frustration, she built a multi-six figure business where 90% of her clients were from referrals and built an email list of over 400,000 people. Demi and her work have been featured on DailyWorth, YahooNews! ABC News, Fortune, and many others. Listen to another #12minconvo

Mary Lunnen-  Mary Lunnen lives near the dramatic coast of North Cornwall, in the far south west of the UK, with her husband and two cats. Her passion is helping people find their way home to themselves, and thus rediscover their inner wisdom. She does this through her Dare to Blossom Rediscovery Cards ,  a simple format with a single word and a colour, combined with her own coaching process following the points of ‘The .Compass Rose’. These powerful tools bring people back into conversation with their own truth, and to their centre point of deep peace Mary draws inspiration from her love of the sea and countryside around her home, which she explores in photography and art. She began her own journey of coming home after a diagnosis of cancer in 1994 which sparked  reflective journalling that grew into four published books and many articles. During 2019 she was nominated in the Lifetime Achievement category of the Venus Awards Devon and Cornwall, and was one of three semi-finalists. She also travelled to New Z