Screw The Naysayers Podcast

Scott Krauger is a CEO, President & growth hacker with 30 years of experience leading high performing teams in the wine industry, in technology, and in building brands across a wide range of business. Scott says that when you get right down to it, he is much more – He describes himself as a marketer, servant leader, entrepreneur, a father, and a dreamer. Scott and his team are passionate to bring about real change in our world and says that he lives life at the highest level of integrity and excellence.  Scott specializes in bringing partnerships together that allows his team to bring solutions to farmers, winery owners, winemakers, and viticulturists that allow better crops to be grown while doing so in a sustainable way. You can contact Scott at: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottkrauger/ Contact Tim: Podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/Screw-The-Naysayers Website: www.screwthenaysayers.com  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/

Dawn Barton has endured more pain and heartache in her lifetime than Hallmark can fit into a single movie: the loss of a child, divorce, cancer, rape, near-death of her mother from a brain aneurism, the death of her only sibling, and her husband’s substance abuse. But because she experienced such incredible pain, she also knows incredible joy… so much so, this sassy southerner refers to herself as a “joyologist.” Dawn is a sales and marketing veteran of thirty years of where she has been a top producer at every company she’s worked for. Most recently, she was the #7 Sales Director in Mary Kay before she took a leap of faith and left it all to write her first book, Laughing Through the Ugly Cry.  Dawn has been a public speaker for more than ten years, giving talks about cancer, joy, female empowerment, and direct sales.  Book: https://www.amazon.com/Laughing-Through-Ugly-Cry-Unstoppable/dp/1400217768 Website: http://dawnbarton.com/ Instagram/Facebook:  DawnRBarton Contact Tim: Podcast: https://link.chtbl.c

Patrick Veroneau is a Leadership/Team Advisor, Host of the Lead Like No Other Podcast, and a much in demand Public Speaker. Patrick is also a member of the Forbes Council  and the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council. Whether in a corporation or a healthcare setting, Patrick’s approach and training is always designed to help individuals rise above their best. That’s because Patrick knows that when individuals succeed, the organization succeeds. Patrick is the youngest of 10 children and a long time volunteer and board member for the Centre for Grieving Children. You can contact Patrick at: Free Power Journal Download at https://emeryleadershipgroup.com/ Podcast: Lead Like No Other Podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/Screw-The-Naysayers Website:  www.screwthenaysayers.com  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClMAFSvihsdBYk5OSG4SY8A

Joe Yazbeck is the Founder, President and CEO of Prestige Leadership Advisors whose mission is to facilitate leaders in becoming dynamic powerful communicators so they can significantly influence the world around them. Joe has worked with heads of state, leaders of major corporations, high-ranking military officers, political candidates, best-selling authors and others. Joe Yazbeck is a highly sought after leadership and communications coach.  Joe created the internationally successful No Fear Speaking System and has authored a best-selling companion book by the same title. The book has been translated into 7 different languages and has changed lives around the globe.   Joe serves as board member for the Community Learning Center, serves as a mentor for the University of South Florida’s Research Foundation and The Tampa Bay Technology Incubator and is an active member of United for Human Rights, The Way to Happiness Foundation and The Truth About Drugs Program. Joe serves military veterans with special pro

Coach Dana Cavalea is a High Performance & Executive Leadership Coach. He is the former Director of Strength & Conditioning and Performance for the New York Yankees and led the New York Yankees to a World Championship in 2009. That same year he was awarded the Nolan Ryan Award, given to the top Strength & Performance Coach in Major League Baseball, as voted by his peers. Throughout his career, Dana has had the opportunity to train and coach the greats that include Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, and many others.   In addition to working with high level Athletes, Coaches, CEO's and Executives, Dana is an International Speaker and Consultant helping Fortune 500 corporate work forces, Sports Teams, Universities and Organizations to optimize their overall performance through his 5-Drivers of Performance framework.  Dana is also a best selling author and his book is titled Habits of a Champion.  The foreword is written by former New York Yankees Manager Joe Girardi. Dana can be reached

This episode is part of a new mini-series on Screw the Naysayers that features returning guests who focus specifically on providing practical advice and tips to help us navigate challenging times and position ourselves for future success. Scotty Schindler is the business and sports leader proudly from Sawtell, NSW.  At its core, Scott’s career is a story of creativity, hard work and a love of Australian life. As CEO of ReNet, Scott presided over the growth of a start up business that began in 2000 with just 1 single property listing advertised. On Scotts’ retirement in 2017 ReNet managed over $1.125 Trillion Dollars ($1,125,771,059,045) in real estate across Australia and New Zealand by 5,000 real estate offices and some 15,000 real estate salespeople. Scotty is a much sought after public speaker and business coach. Aside from his business acumen Scotty holds multiple surfing championships at all levels of amateur surfing including a World Surfing Title.   You can reach Scotty at http://www.scottyschindle

This episode is part of a new mini-series on Screw the Naysayers that features returning guests who focus specifically on providing practical advice and tips to help us navigate challenging times and position ourselves for future success. Ed Andrew is an entrepreneur, Host of the Human Impact podcast, and author of The Golden Ticket To Your Dream Job. As Owner and Managing Director of the Human Consultancy, Ed has coached more than 15,000 people in 35 countries through career transformation and life strategy. An ex lawyer and headhunter, Ed has been an entrepreneur for more than 20 years building 4 companies on 4 continents to 7 figure profits. In fashion, e-commerce, technology and recruitment.

Brandon Steiner is the Founder & President of The Steiner Agency, the nation’s premiere independent athlete procurement source. Prior to The Steiner Agency, Brandon created Steiner Sports Marketing and Memorabilia, one of the largest companies of its kind. In addition, Brandon is a highly regarded motivational and inspirational speaker. Steiner has spoken to world-class organizations such as the New York Yankees, Nike, and the Harvard Business School. Aside from speaking to audiences, Steiner is a permanent fixture in the media as a regular on ESPN NY Radio 98.7 FM and as co-host of Yankees-Steiner: Memories of the Game on the YES Network. He has appeared frequently on CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, ESPN, and in newspapers including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Steiner is the author of Living on Purpose, The Business Playbookand You Gotta Have Balls, and Created a Sports Empire. I’m honoured that Brandon reached out to me and asked to be on my show.  This episode is part of a new mini-series on Scr

This episode is part of a new mini-series on Screw the Naysayers that features returning guests who focus specifically on providing practical advice and tips to help us navigate challenging times and position ourselves for future success. Heather Monahan is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, entrepreneur and founder of Boss In Heels. Having successfully climbed the corporate ladder for nearly 20 years, Heather is one of the few women to break the glass ceiling and claim her spot in the C-suite. Heather joined me on episode 164 to discuss her book Confidence Creator which shot to #1 on Amazon’s Business Biographies and Business Motivation lists the first week it debuted on Amazon. Heather is a confidence expert and is currently working with Fortune 500 companies and professional sports teams to develop confidence in the workplace and on the court. Heather’s new show, Creating Confidence, debuted on the Top 200 shows on Apple podcast. Heather’s work has been featured in USA Today, CNN, Forbes, Fast Comp

This episode is part of a new mini-series on Screw the Naysayers that features returning guests who focus specifically on providing practical advice and tips to help us navigate challenging times and position ourselves for future success. Tracy Schmitt, a.k.a. Unstoppable Tracy, is a TV Host, a highly acclaimed International Speaker who has spoken in 40+ countries around the world, and the Best Selling Author of Unstoppable You. She has shared the stage with the likes of Jane Fonda, Dr. Phil, Michael Douglas, John Travolta, Mel Gibson, Mark Wahlberg, Mel Robbins and more! Her mind blowing story always gets standing ovations pushing audiences out of their limitation zones. Tracy’s has been viewed virally over 50 million times and was the winner of the 2018 #1 Female Transformational Leader by the John Maxwell Team out of 160 countries. Tracy doesn’t just talk high performance in business… she lives it! Tracy is a 2019 winner of a Women of Inspiration award, has climbed Himalayan mountains, captained a 110-fo

This episode is part of a new mini-series on Screw the Naysayers that features returning guests who focus specifically on providing practical advice and tips to help us navigate challenging times and position ourselves for future success. At the age of 21, Ruben Gonzalez took up the sport of luge and started training for the Olympics. Four years….. and a few broken bones later, Ruben made his Olympic dream come true! But he didn’t stop there… Ruben kept training, and at the age of 47, he was competing against 20-year-olds at the Vancouver Winter Olympics! Ruben’s the first only person to ever to compete in four Winter Olympics EACH in a different DECADE! He’s still competing at the age of 55 and last time we spoke Rueben said he was intent on trying to qualify for the 2022 Olympics! His bestselling books have sold over 100,000 copies and have been translated to over 10 languages.

Kevin Hancock is an award-winning author, speaker, and CEO of Hancock Lumber Company. Established in 1848, Hancock Lumber ten retail stores, 3 sawmills and a truss plant. The company also grows trees on 12,000 acres of timberland in Southern Maine and is led by its 550 employees. Among others Hancock Lumber is a six-time recipient of the ‘Best Places to Work in Maine’ award. Kevin himself is the recipient of the Ed Muskie ‘Access to Justice’ Award, the Habitat For Humanity ‘Spirit of Humanity’ Award, and Timber Processing Magazine’s ‘Man of the Year’ Award. Kevin’s first book, Not for Sale: Finding Center in the Land of Crazy Horse, was the recipient of The National Indie Excellence Award and the Independent Author Network Book of the Year Award. Kevin’s new book. The Seventh Power: One CEO’s Journey into the Business of Shared Leadership was released in February 2020. His journey began when he was diagnosed with a rare neurological voice disorder that forced him to make big changes in his approach to lead

Dr. Benjamin Hardy is an organizational psychologist and the bestselling author of Willpower Doesn’t Work. His blogs have been read by over 100 million people and are featured on Forbes, Fortune, CNBC, Cheddar, Big Think, and many others. He is a regular contributor to Inc. and Psychology Today and from 2015-2018, he was the #1 writer, in the world, on Medium.com. He and his wife Lauren adopted three children through the foster system in February 2018 and, one month later, Lauren became pregnant with twins, who were born in December of 2018.  Ben joined me to discuss his new book, Personality Isn’t Permanent where he debunks pervasive myths of personality that have captured pop culture.

This episode is part of a new mini-series on Screw the Naysayers that features returning guests who focus specifically on providing practical advice and tips to help us navigate challenging times and position ourselves for future success.  Jeremy Ryan Slate is the Creator and Host of the Create Your Own Life Podcast. He has conducted more than 600 interviews with Billionaires, Founders, CEO’s, Professional Athletes and Celebrities, and his show has been downloaded over 1 M times. Jeremy has been featured in Forbes (3x), INC (4x), CIO Magazine, Influencive, Buzzfeed and New Theory Magazine  and been featured as a guest on 200+ Podcasts, like EOFire & Conscious Millionaire. Jeremy is also the co-founder of Command Your Brand, an organization that uses the Power of Podcasting to help business leaders, entrepreneurs, professionals, founders and CEO’s share their story to connect with their audience and become leaders in their niche. He is also one of the most genuine human beings I’ve ever gotten to know,

This episode is part of our mini-series on Screw the Naysayers that features returning guests who focus specifically on providing practical advice and tips to help us navigate challenging times and position ourselves for future success.  Steven is a decorated United States army combat veteran, a business turnaround specialist and has launched 30+ businesses in 9 countries around the world. Steven is also co-creator of the Humble Alpha Leader program and co-author of a book titled The Humble Alpha. Steven was my guest on episode 152 of Screw the Naysayers where we discussed how to live a life of honesty, integrity, and transparency.  You can grab a copy of Steven’s book and help feed 5,000 hungry children at https://humblealphabook.com/product/humblealpha/

Franziska Iseli is a Swiss born Australian (or a Swaussie as she likes to say) with a sharp-witted sense of humour and the ability to speak five languages. Like any good creative Franziska is known to make up words. It fits her rep as a maverick entrepreneur. Franziska is a leading marketing and brand strategist, mad adventurer, author and the co-founder of Basic Bananas, OceanLovers, Moments of Humanity and The Business Hood. In 2013 Franziska was awarded the Young Entrepreneur of the Year award recognizing her innovation, creativity and philanthropic involvement.  Franziska is also the author of three bestselling books including her new release, The Courage Map – 13 principles to living boldly, Perception.  Franziska is regularly featured across the media including INC, Forbes, Business Insider, Virgin Inflight Entertainment, Marie-Claire, Cosmopolitan, SmartCompany, Dynamic Business Magazine, and more. She can be reached at: https://www.franziskaiseli.com/

Aaron McHugh is a writer, podcaster, adventurer, and author of the best-selling book, Fire Your Boss: Discover Work You Love Without Quitting Your Job. He is mastering the art of living a sustainable work-life balance that constantly interweaves rhythms of play and adventure. That includes road trips in their 1974 VW Bus, aka The Joy Bus, catapulting them into many father-daughter adventures together. Aaron is on a quest to climb all fifty-eight of the fourteen thousand foot peaks in Colorado. He has seventeen more to go. Aaron has mountain biked the Colorado Trail, traversed the Wind River Range in Wyoming and is an Ironman triathlete. Aaron’s corporate success led to a 6-figure income and he even had the opportunity to  ring  the opening bell at the London Stock Exchange. Then came the moment when he realized the money was not enough. SInce then he’s been focused on mastering the art of living and helping others do the same. You can reach Aaron at: Website: https://www.aaronmchugh.com/

Kristin Sherry is a five-time author, international speaker, career consultant and creator of the YouMap career profile. Kristen and I spoke way back on Episode 62 of Screw the Naysayers, and at the time we discussed her her new book, YouMap. To say that book has been a success would be a large understatement.  Kristen is also living proof that it is possible to change careers and thrive, having spent many years in corporate roles before going all in on her own venture. This episode is part of our mini-series on Screw the Naysayers that features returning guests who focus specifically on providing practical advice and tips to help us navigate challenging times and position ourselves for future success.  You can contact Kristen at: Website: https://www.myyoumap.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinsherry/

Rich Cardona is a retired Marine Corps aviator who tried the traditional job route after serving his country. While successful, Rich was unfulfilled and knew he was destined for something more. In October of 2018 he decided to leave the workforce and launch Rich Cardona Media where he has recorded conversations with C-Suite executives and influencers. This gave Rich the ability to satisfy his desire of continuously enhancing his leadership skills while also sharing these lessons with others.  Rich and I spoke about building digital trust in a world gone crazy.  Rich and I spoke about his entrepreneurial journey on Episode 107 way back in April 2019. It’s a great view into the mind of an early stage business owner full of useful tips and insights.  You can reach Rich on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richcardona/ Website: https://richcardonamedia.com/

Marques Ogden is a Best Selling Author, Keynote Speaker, Former NFL Athlete, and an executive coach and corporate trainer.  Marques grew up in a single parent home with a father that inspired perseverance and fairness.  After graduating from Howard University Marques followed his dream and his brother Jonathan’s footsteps, eventually getting drafted into the NFL in 2003. Overall, he played for 5 years as an offensive lineman with the Titans, Bills, Ravens and Jaguars.  Following his NFL career Marques started Kayden Premier Enterprises, a construction company in 2007 which quickly escalated to being a multi-million dollar construction firm.  In 2013 he lost everything, the result of a bad business deal. Not one to stay down Marques became determined to help others succeed where he failed. His client list includes The Home Depot, JP Morgan, and many more.  His book, titled The Success Cycle talks about the importance of Ambition, Drive, and Hard Work. Marques says when you bring all three of these character