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Learn to create an annual report for your life with author and coach, Ann McNeill. What better way to prepare yourself for an amazing 2021 than by reviewing the ten areas of your life? Ann says, start with the end in mind - your obituary. How do you want to be remembered? Hear Ann's powerful words of wisdom. Attend her Annual Meeting to experience it first-hand. Watch the video Visit Feedspot where this podcast got a great rating. Ann McNeill Knows About Setting and Achieving Goals Ann McNeill is the President of MCO Construction and Services Inc., MCO Consulting, Inc., Constructively Speaking, Inc., Franchise Owner of Colbert/Ball Tax, Founder of Speak 2 Share, Inc., on the Board of Directors for Better Investing, and Founder of the National Association of Black Women in Construction (NABWIC). Ann McNeill is also the Founder and President/CEO of the International Mastermind Association, an organization that helps people create work/life balance through goal setting and financial empowerment. The group has produced several authors, such as Dr. Mia Y. Merritt, and a host of other successful entrepreneurs. Today, Ann is a dynamic speaker that has been featured in many newspapers and magazines, including Success Magazine and the Miami Herald, and was also the cover story for USA Today, Black Enterprise, ABC World News, and was featured on Channel 10. Your host's website Podcast page

Certified Life Coach Rae Carmen on rituals and preparation for the new year. She shares her special cleansing rituals, successful goal setting and letting go of last year's baggage. Watch the video Rae has spent the last 10 years immersing herself in spirituality, biohacking, human behavior, and energy medicine.  She has dedicated her life to understanding the connection between Mind, Body, and Spirit and how to optimize it for the contemporary human being. Rae has her Bachelor's in Nursing and is a Master Certified Life Coach, a facilitator, and lends her expertise to women and men who wish to grow their Spiritual Growth and Leadership.

Kellye Jones, author of Forward, joins host Christine McCarron on Get Your FILL, Financial Independence and Long Life, Podcast to give tips to start 2021 on the right foot. They also get into life coaching, Kellye's new book, Forward, and her past successes and challenges.    Ms. Jones has time management and transition management training skills with certifications from The Certified Life Coach Institute, Udemy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Practitioners, Interact of Wake County’s Certified Domestic Violence Awareness Speaker and two from TEACCH for Autism.   As a transition coach she assists clients with navigating beyond impasses to more robust self- efficacy and a list of personal accomplishments.       Ms. Jones believes, “Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid.” Albert Einstein.   In 2015, while coaching victims of domestic violence and parents of children with cognitive impairments, she began to ask many questions of neurologist, psychologist, athletic coaches and more about the undergirding layers of anxiety and somatosensory responses associated with domestic violence. This led to several grant proposals with an invitation from the National Science Foundation.     In 2017 Ms. Jones returned to substitute teaching to understand classroom dynamics and the gaps in expressive and receptive language during multiple step sequencing for students.  Ms. Jones interviewed numerous software and hardware personnel to find engaging cognitive measurement solutions for kinetic and multimodal learners.   In 2018 Ms. Jones wrote the book John & Suzie, One Woman in Four is a Suzie to assist readers in understanding of the escalating cognitive challenges encased in domestic violence, for victims, the vicarious trauma/ Post Traumatic Stress (Adverse Childhood Experiences often labeled ADHD in children) cross modal implications for persons in academic and social settings.  In 2020 Ms. Jones wrote FORWARD Envision it. Map it. Get it. for persons who are on a life mission towards a bigger purpose.  It helps them sort through the many moving parts of concept design. Kellye’s facebook  https://www.facebook.com/Forward-Life-Coaching-100416278598625 Kellye's site: forwardlifecoaching.godaddysites.com https://forward.now.site/ Link to the video: https://youtu.be/_ArZs5UIl_U Link to Kellye’s John & Suzie book site  https://johnandsuzie.now.site/ Link to Kellye’s book Forward  https://bookdatabase.online/isbn.php?isbn=978-1-5323-7279-7 Buy the paperback! https://www.brownsugarbarbados.net/

Ruby Bonilla, entrepreneur and organizer of the upcoming Financial Freedom Summit, talks about her goals for the summit, her personal history and what fuels her passion for financial literacy. ABOUT THE FINANCIAL FREEDOM  SUMMIT BreakPoint Summit is proud and honored to bring you The Financial Freedom Summit – born of the need we saw for a thoughtful, thorough, and honest approach to financial freedom. This event is geared those in need of guidance, advice, inspiration, and action items that will lead listeners toward the path of financial independence and generational wealth. By just being here you’ve already made the first move towards reaching those goals. We are happy to have you with us. This event will feature speakers representing various schools of thought. We will have individual speakers sharing their own financial journeys, as well as speakers representing various businesses, charities, organizations, and universities. We intend to provide our attendees with a wide range of topics and perspectives and the diversity of our speakers is a reflection of that. With this event, our goal is not to favor one approach over another, rather, to present a broad spectrum of strategies, each designed to meet you where you are and help you find your way forward. We are united for a common goal and a common purpose: to create and maintain generational wealth, no matter how far behind you may have fallen or where you happen to be starting from. Share about this event with your friends, family, religious group, and anyone else you feel may benefit from it. We hope that The Financial Freedom Summit will encourage you and equip you as we partner in preparing for a brighter future. Financial freedom can be yours, and it will be. We hope you will consider making us part of your journey. Attend the Financial Freedom Summit, January 29 - January 31, 2021! Watch the video

MJ Callaway, an award-winning author, keynote speaker and corporate trainer, talks about the importance of resiliency when setting goals and changing your mindset on Get Your FILL Podcast. Mj Callaway is a pro at motivating people and organizations to boost resilience, results, and revenue. She is an award-winning author, motivational keynote speaker, and corporate sales trainer, known for shifting attitudes and converting core strategies into results. As a top-producing sales executive in the building industry, she knows first-hand the disruptions professionals, managers, and executive teams handle daily. Yet, they still need to perform, produce, and hit those projections. A two-time survivor, Mj lives and breathes resilience. One must be resilient to be a two-time survivor and have the sales savvy to sell three times her annual quota. She understands the power of “a single word” and shows organizations how they can develop powerful verbal and non-verbal tools to boost resilience, strengthen relationships, generate sales, retain clients, and increase profits. (Psst. Ask her how she flipped the negative cancer terms into positive words. She can flip negative words into positive words for you, too.) With eight books written, including two Warner Books best-sellers, she's interviewed people from all walks of life from youth entrepreneurs to CEOs to non-profit founders to professional athletes. She has a unique ability to make audiences feel like they're talking to a friend. Check out Mj’s April book release, Bounce-Up: Outpower Adversity, Boost Resilience, Rebound Higher. Mj’s programs bring real-life concrete solutions to professionals and organizations who need to boost resilience, results, and revenue. Her core fundamentals provide the game plan your organization needs to shift attitudes and move the needle. While you can’t control disruptions, you can control your Bounce-Up™. Mj Callaway’s “What’s Next” game plan is the way your team reaches new heights. • Is your organization facing disruptions from infrastructure changes, economic downturn, or personal challenges? • Are sales or productivity quotas stalled, or worse yet, tumbling? • Do you want your audience to build momentum toward goals and increase productivity? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, email Mj at Mj@MjCallaway.com. A Few Fun Facts about Mj: She’s won four Gold Awards from Parenting Media Association (PMA). She’s zip-lined over gators in Gulf Shores, Alabama, played tug-a-war over a backpack with a baby black bear in U.P. Michigan, and biked down a volcano in Maui. Call Mj today at 724-396-4162 or email her at Mj@MjCallaway.com to see how we can give your team the tools they need to Bounce Up during setbacks. Watch the video

Pretty Rich, Sheila Bella shares with Get Your FILL, Financial Independence and Long Life listeners her journey from the Philippines to East LA to the owner of two 7-figure businesses with the help of social media and a #MillionaireMindset. ABOUT Sheila Bella - in her own words Hi I'm Sheila! I don't come from money. I'm not married to money. But I was able to figure out how to make $100K-$200K a month in revenue through strategy, passion, and grit! I'm obsessed with helping other beauty bosses make moolah while they play with hair, nails and makeup! I love beauty marketing! I am beauty marketing! I built Pretty Rich as an oasis for beauty bosses to feel safe and supported. I created a million dollar beauty business in less than 3 years and getting here wasn't without it's twists and turns. I know the value of a mentor and a tribe. So, you're a beauty entrepreneur, that's great! But because you've chosen this path you must be a lot like me: a little wild, crazy artistic, willing to take risks, full of love and ready to be super successful. Why not? Coz you know it's in you. You know it's who you are. The thing is... the ride to the top can be so much less scary, and not to mention faster, when someone is holding your hand. You need to have strategy, not just hustle. You need to be nurtured and groomed to become the beauty boss you know you are deep down inside. You need someone who's been there to teach you how to work smarter and not just harder. That's where I come in. Watch the interview video Visit Sheila's website

Vivian London of London Tax Services joins host, Christine McCarron, for the continuation of the #MillionaireMindset series on Get Your FILL Podcast. Vivian has created her own Millionaire Mindset Program helping both young and old to learn about money, how it works and how to make it work for you. About Vivian London-Crooks: Before what we know today as the “me too” movement, Vivian had experienced years of discriminating attacks, gender bias, unethical badgering and consistent questioning of her skill set all because of being a hardworking, intelligent black woman. As a woman of God, Vivian decided enough was enough and started to work on a plan that would allow her to be ahead of the attack on her career. Piece by piece, she strategized what would be her own business. As a result, London’s Tax Services, LLC was created. From that day, Vivian promised herself that no one would ever be able to have control over her livelihood again. Understanding that knowledge is power, she set out on a mission to share what over twenty years of experience has taught her. Today Vivian is living her entrepreneurial dream. She has developed a financial literacy program that plants new seeds of knowledge in young minds and enriches the financial lifestyle of the more mature minds. The course is a wealth of information that is desperately needed in today’s economy. Follow her on Facebook for information on the many workshops she holds throughout Westchester and Rockland counties. Watch the video. Join Vivian on Facebook and LinkedIn.

As part of the Millionaire Mindset series, Dr. Marga Zarraga shares her strategy for clearing out old thoughts and feelings that are interfering with our growth and happiness. Her special way of connecting with people and her sunny disposition help ease people onto the path of wellness and abundance. Dr. Marga Zarraga is a family physician, wellness advocate and life coach. In addition to her coaching, she runs her medical practice, Genera Personal Primary Care - a pioneering direct primary care practice committed to delivering high quality relationship-based care to communities in Massachusetts. She also serves as a Medical Director and subacute hospitalist in LifeCare Center of the South Shore and a collaborating physician of the CVS Minute Clinic. Dr. Marga is adjunct Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health in UMass Medical School and a member of Direct Primary Care New England, as well as the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce. Committed to care more than ever, she started Marga Zarraga, MD as a life and health coach in 2020. Join Dr Zarraga's facebook group LiteLoad Watch the video on YouTube

As part of the #MillionaireMindset series on #GetYourFILLPodcast, #ChristineMcKay of #VennNegotiation talks about the importance of good negotiating skills in life and in business and the most important negotiation of all that takes place in our heads! Watch the complete, unedited video here. Global Business Negotiation Strategist, Christine McKay, author of "From Street Smarts to Suite Smarts", has 26 years of experience negotiating with dozens of the Fortune 500. She is passionate about finding common ground, leveling the playing field, and resolving complex issues on behalf of her clients. Christine empowers you to ask for what you want and provides the skills and tools needed to negotiate for it. Transcript:  <Intro music is from an original score by Carl Zukroff of the band, The Blue Hotel, TheBlueHotel.net> You have stumbled on to another episode of Get Your FILL, Financial Independence and Long Life, where we strive for ways to achieve those two goals and we invite friends on to help us. So today we're very lucky to be joined by Christine McKay. Christine is a seasoned executive. She's a Harvard MBA, which of course is important to me being a Bostonian, seasoned executive and negotiator. She is an international business professional. She has done business in 53 countries, maybe even more by now an international speaker, an author, and a former adjunct professor. Christine, thank you so much for being here today. You are a part four of our millionaire mastermind series. Oh thank you, Christine, I'm so excited and I love your name, obviously; That could not go without saying. It's such an honor to be here. I love this topic. This is just really exciting, and I'm really excited for you and what you're doing. And I think you are just blazing trails, it's awesome. Thank you so much. That was nice of you to say. So you're a negotiator and I can think of a lot of reasons why a negotiator would be part of a millionaire mastermind series, but I think for us, for you its even more, right? I mean, why, why do you feel that you're a good choice for the millionaire mastermind series? Well, I mean, negotiation is something that is, it's something that we do every single day and I've been doing it. I've been doing it professionally now for almost 30 years. And I'm always struck by how afraid people are to negotiate. How the emotions that come out when the topic of negotiation is raised. I was recently talking to somebody and he got really like freaked out. I mean, he clenched his fists closed off his body. And it was like, how can you talk about this topic? Its so combative. But the thing is that negotiation is about relationships. And I mean, I'm very fortunate. I've been married to the man of my dreams for 27 years and, and the deal that we entered into when we first got married, is not entirely the same deal that we have today. We've changed, we've grown, our kids are grown and out on their own. And, and so things change, but in our, in our professional world, we often don't give ourselves latitude to change. So there are kind of a number of different aspects of negotiation, but the hardest part of every negotiation is a negotiation that happens between our ears. And so when you talk about a millionaire mindset, right, the way that that negotiation that we can have in our own head is so critical to setting us up for what we're going to achieve over the long term. And if we don't believe it, we're not going to be able to achieve it. I hear Napoleon Hill's voice there. View the full transcript.

Ann McNeill is the Master Builder, helping people design and build their ideal life. As part 2 of the Millionaire Mindset series, she shares her story, how she got herself onto the path of wealth and abundance and how we can too!  Watch the video Visit BetterInvesting Ann McNeill Knows About Setting and Achieving Goals Ann McNeill is the President of MCO Construction and Services Inc., MCO Consulting, Inc., Constructively Speaking, Inc., Franchise Owner of Colbert/Ball Tax, Founder of Speak 2 Share, Inc., on the Board of Directors for Better Investing, and Founder of the National Association of Black Women in Construction (NABWIC). Ann McNeill is also the Founder and President/CEO of the International Mastermind Association, an organization that helps people create work/life balance through goal setting and financial empowerment. The group has produced several authors, such as Dr. Mia Y. Merritt, and a host of other successful entrepreneurs. Today, Ann is a dynamic speaker that has been featured in many newspapers and magazines, including Success Magazine and the Miami Herald, and was also the cover story for USA Today, Black Enterprise, ABC World News, and was featured on Channel 10.

International speaker and author, Brian Tracy, is the inspiration for this episode kicking off a series on Millionaire Mindset. AnneMarie Cabana Sweet joins to help facilitate this discussion on the changes we must make to prepare ourselves for success.  Watch the video Brian Tracy is Chairman and CEO of Brian Tracy International, a company specializing in the training and development of individuals and organizations. Brian's goal is to help you achieve your personal and business goals faster and easier than you ever imagined. Brian Tracy has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 5,000,000 people in 5,000 talks and seminars throughout the US, Canada and 70 other countries worldwide. As a Keynote speaker and seminar leader, he addresses more than 250,000 people each year. He has studied, researched, written and spoken for 30 years in the fields of economics, history, business, philosophy and psychology. He is the top selling author of over 70 books that have been translated into dozens of languages. He has written and produced more than 300 audio and video learning programs, including the worldwide, best-selling Psychology of Achievement, which has been translated into more than 28 languages. He speaks to corporate and public audiences on the subjects of Personal and Professional Development, including the executives and staff of many of America's largest corporations. His exciting talks and seminars on Leadership, Selling, Self-Esteem, Goals, Strategy, Creativity and Success Psychology bring about immediate changes and long-term results. Prior to founding his company, Brian Tracy International, Brian was the Chief Operating Officer of a $265 million dollar development company. He has had successful careers in sales and marketing, investments, real estate development and syndication, importation, distribution and management consulting. He has conducted high level consulting assignments with several billion-dollar plus corporations in strategic planning and organizational development. He has traveled and worked in over 107 countries on six continents, and speaks four languages. Brian is happily married and has four children. He is active in community and national affairs, and is the President of three companies headquartered in Solana Beach, California.

Serial entrepreneur, FOREX expert, and incredibly interesting guy, Wilbert Wynnberg shares his journey from graft to jail to successful foreign exchange trader and mentor to philanthropist. Can his secrets to success work for you? You won't know unless you tune in. Watch the video. Wilbert Wynnberg is a Serial Entrepreneur, International Speaker and 4X Bestselling Author. He is also the Founder of Think Act Prosper. Since 2015, Wilbert has touched the lives of over 250,000 people in more than 20 countries through his seminars, live programmes and award-winning book. His quintessential rags-to-riches success story of sacrifice, hard work, and perseverance as well as the unique and charismatic way he communicates it, has inspired many audience. He has appeared on TV and been featured on news publication such as Forbes, Yahoo Finance, Thrive Global, CNA, Lianhe Zaobao and many more. ​

Opportunity Zones were created to entice developers to create projects in disadvantaged areas using tax incentives. Opportunity Zones are an excellent tax haven for investors but are they upholding their promise to these underserved communities? Ann McNeill and Christine McCarron moderate a discussion with this esteemed panel of experts: Rudi Bester, Denise Cleveland-Leggett, Cornell Crews Jr and Ben Toro-Spears, as we discuss what has - and has not - been working. Rudi Bester Rudi Bester, CEO & Managing Director Memory Trees Companies (“MTC”) Rudi retired from an executive career in financial technology to focus primarily on his family’s charitable foundation. Their Mission is “Giving Back Life… In Abundance!” Denise Cleveland-Leggett U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Region IV, Regional Administrator Denise Cleveland-Leggett is the Southeast Region Administrator of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s largest region in the nation. Based in the Atlanta Regional Office, she oversees HUD programs and operations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Southeast Region consists of twelve field offices and approximately 840 employees.  As the Regional Administrator she oversees and coordinates with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development annual funding of over $519 million, multifamily and public housing funding of $5.3 billion and single-family housing insurance in force of over $236 billion across the southeast region. Cornell Crews Jr. Cornell Crews Jr. is the Executive Director of the Community Reinvestment Alliance of South Florida.  A non-profit membership organization serving Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, dedicated to the enforcement and preservation of the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977. His previous employment included 16 years at Partners for Self Employment Inc. (PSE). Ann McNeill Ann McNeill is the President of MCO Construction and Services Inc., MCO Consulting, Inc., Constructively Speaking, Inc., Franchise Owner of Colbert/Ball Tax, Founder of Speak 2 Share, Inc., on the Board of Directors for Better Investing, and Founder of the National Association of Black Women in Construction (NABWIC). Ben Toro-Spears Florida Housing Coalition Ben Toro-Spears is the Chief Strategy Officer for the Florida Housing Coalition, with an extensive background in affordable housing and community development, real estate finance, and data management. Ben’s expertise includes fair housing, strategic planning, affordable housing development, geospatial analysis, and housing and community development activity impact assessments. Ben provides training to local governments, housing developers, and their partners on affordable housing program regulations, financial and data management, and best practices for organizational development.

Barry Moniak, business consultant, trainer, speaker, and PSIA certified ski instructor, shares his method of Fearless Leadership. Fear is nothing to be afraid of! It's a tool with incredible value and power.  Watch the video About Barry Barry Moniak gets leaders to deal with tough challenges, the same way expert skiers approach formidable ski slopes. A core trait which sets fearless leaders apart is a developed inclination to befriend fear, transforming it into a more beneficial kind of energy. They then infuse this atypical approach to fear into those who look to them for leadership, thereby developing fearless teams. We do not typically think of the workplace as the ideal space for this transformation to take place – but it is. The job site is the ideal arena in which to become enlightened and fearless; not the mountain top, seaside, church or synagogue; not even the latest greatest get motivated seminar. Business provides a tough, no-nonsense, yet highly creative space in which we discover who we really are and evolve into fearless leaders of fearless teams. What makes Barry a fear expert? Born empathic back in a time when this condition wasn’t well known or talked about. No one bothered to explain to Barry that being empathic involved a lot more than having empathy. It meant literally picking up on other peoples’ thoughts, desires, fears; and since he had no understanding of where this extrasensory input was coming from, he often thought of himself as crazy. Add to that being raised Jewish in an anti-Semitic community, caused him to grow up in a state of societal judgement, rejection and fear. As a young adult, in his first attempt at snow skiing, he became so frozen with fear atop a black diamond run that he was taken off the mountain in a ski patrol rescue sled. Barry soon discovered that everyone experiences fear, yet we each experience it in our own way. The typical reaction to fear, he found, is to in some way disavow its existence. He began to research what causes fear and its effect on us mentally, physically and emotionally. His curiosity was peaked as to why it’s so socially unacceptable to talk about our fears – especially in relationships or at work – even though doing so is so critically relevant to becoming fearless. Decades of personal growth and development work followed, including studies in physics, psychology, philosophy, the neurological sciences, fitness, and training certifications in martial arts, esoterics and skiing. In the course of his rich and modestly varied business background he built, maintained, and sold innovative enterprises: general construction; custom remodeling; asbestos abatement; business valuation & sales; high end restaurant service & training. Thirty years ago, Barry founded a consulting practice focused on developing more functional personal, interpersonal and organizational relationships with fear. Barry’s presented various topics dealing with fear over the last fifteen years. His empathic, intuitional nature adds flavor and depth of understanding to his approach. Though entertaining and interactive, his on-stage presentations speak to real issues. Barry’s also a PSIA certified ski instructor, about to start his 22nd season, helping skiers have a safe and more enjoyable experience in a sport riddled with fear. He uses ‘on mountain’ ski stories as analogies for ‘off mountain’ endeavors. Barry believes that in order to succeed in business, and in life, we must treat people and organizations as integrated beings – living entities. He assesses areas where individuals and teams experience fear and empowers them to embrace and face the fear. Check out the episode page with links to resources that Barry mentions.

Carrie Sechel, coach, consultant, author of the bestselling book BASE Jump, a co-author of the WarriHER Playbook, and international speaker, shares her wisdom and secrets to balancing a successful family life and career as the primary breadwinner.  You can have it all! Watch the video From Carrie The Challenge Facing Female Breadwinners and Their Families... You carry so much of the load for your family - earning the money, keeping the house together, and emotionally supporting your husband and your kids - you wonder how could you possibly destroy your family. Even stepping into the breadwinner role was for your family. You wanted to continue your work and track record of success, but didn’t want your kids to be raised by others. Instead of sharing the financial burden with your husband, you took it on. It seemed perfect at first. You knew it would work because the sole breadwinner model has worked for men for years. BUT, now you’re Full of guilt, shame, and resentment Exhausted and chronically stressed Isolated and unfulfilled Trapped and can’t see how to change your situation You wonder, Can I succeed at work AND have a life? Can my husband and I be true partners and lovers? Can I be the mom I WANT to be without giving up my career? Can I have the strong, connected, and loving family I thought I’d have? The answer is yes. I can help you do that. Here’s why and how I help many people with this: Why? I’m sick of seeing female breadwinners burned out and unfulfilled while their families fall apart. How? My discovery, truth, action framework is clear, proven, and reliably generates life changing results. After years of building my career as a partner at Deloitte, I found my family broken by guilt, shame, resentment, and addiction. My husband, Todd, and I committed to creating our own family model that celebrates the best of each of us. Now, we have a relationship and life that I couldn’t even imagine a few years ago. As a former Deloitte partner and current business owner, I understand the pressure and demands of building a fabulous career. I also understand how you can build your career authentically and recover from chronic stress and burnout. I have over 20 years of coaching and consulting experience, am the author of bestselling book, BASE Jump and a co-author of the WarriHER Playbook, and speak locally, nationally, and globally. Visit the episode website for links to resources Carrie mentions.

Kevin McCarthy, innovative advisor on matters of purpose, people, performance, and profitability to increase wealth for the common good, discusses how to attract Meaningful Money and live your live #On-Purpose.  Watch the video About Kevin Kevin W. McCarthy is a classically educated businessman with an undergraduate degree in business and economics from Lehigh University and an MBA from The Darden School on the grounds of the University of Virginia. He’s the Chief Leadership Officer of On-Purpose Partners, a business strategy advisory firm serving CEOs and CLOs that is based in Winter Park, FL. He founded the firm in 1983. Those are the raw facts about Kevin. Now let’s meet the real Kevin—the person, the entrepreneur, and the business owner for over five decades. His first sweet taste of a business start-up was in elementary school selling penny candy at a 500% markup to his classmates on the school bus. Not only did he feed his sweet tooth, it enriched his dentist’s business at his parents’ expense. Years later … as a “much older and wiser” 8th-grade class president at Shady Side Academy in Pittsburgh, Kevin successfully negotiated for his class to obtain the first ever Coca-Cola fountain concession in the Middle School lunch room. Kevin says, “That venture funded our class parties through senior high. Being elected class president every year thereafter, in my senior yearbook the editors nicknamed me “The Resident President.” Fast forward past the earlier adult years when Kevin was a USPTA teaching tennis professional, a greeting card publisher, and a commercial real estate developer. Since the late 1980s, Kevin has likely directly or indirectly influenced your life and work through his visionary thinking and writing in the field of business leadership. At that time, he began a conversation about purpose and being on-purpose. Even today, his On-Purpose® Approach is the gold standard in this field and still remains on the leading edge of personal development and business leadership thinking. If you talk about knowing your purpose or starting your business with your why, then you can thank Kevin’s bestselling book series The On-Purpose Person (1992, 2009) and The On-Purpose Business Person (1998, 2013). Do you use stories to communicate your business story? In 2002, Kevin launched Strategic Story Studios with a new business partner who previously ran Disney’s Yellow Shoes internal marketing agency. Thanks to their seminars and consulting, business leaders learned to leverage the power of strategic stories to better reach their team members and customers. The company motto was, “Facts inform. Stories transform.™” What’s next for this innovator? Chief Leadership Officer is Kevin’s newest book. Yet again, Kevin is peering into the future with clear thinking and methods. The premise is simple: CEOs are increasingly obsolete and will be replaced in the coming years by CLOs. Let the business reformation begin! Kevin’s Linkedin Profile Check out the episode website for links to the resources that Kevin mentions.

Arlene Cogen talks with Chris McCarron about incorporating philanthropy and intentional giving into our lives regardless of our income level on Get Your FILL - Financial Independence, Long Life - Podcast. You will be surprised by the creative ways that you can save money while giving it away! Watch the video About Arlene Arlene Cogen is an experienced Philanthropic Leadership Consultant who works closely with professional advisors, nonprofits and their clients to integrate philanthropy into personal, financial and estate plans to make a charitable gift one never imagined. Arlene’s passion is fostering deep relationships, engaging the next generation, and making a lasting difference through leadership and philanthropy. Arlene, a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), spent over 20 years in the trust and investment world on the leadership teams of US Trust of NY, Citibank and First Union (now Wells Fargo). Desiring change and the opportunity to give back, Arlene later acquired nonprofit development expertise and excellence helping guide the ninth largest community foundation in the country for almost a decade. Arlene is an accomplished speaker, trainer, coach, and the author of GIVE TO LIVE: Make a Charitable Gift You Never Imagined. She teaches from experience and shares what she learned during her extensive career. Arlene’s clients range from nonprofits to professional advisors including: Samuels Yoelin Kanter, Northwest Investment Counselors, Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette, Jewish Federation of Greater Portland, National Christian Foundation, and US Bank Charitable Services. Arlene received her coaching and training certifications from John Maxwell and 21/64 Multi-generational Philanthropy. From Wall Street to Main Street when you work with Arlene, you get an expert, professional perspective on giving. Visit the episode website for links to the resources that Arlene mentions,

Coach Jim Johnson captured the country's imagination when he took a chance on an autistic young man. His leadership and teambuilding skills created an environment that made possible the inspirational JMac story. Jim shares this thoughts about leadership, being your best, goalsetting and recounts the amazing story of that life-changing game. Watch the video About Coach Over 30 years of experience developing winning high-school basketball teams, including 428 career victories, sets the stage for the unique credibility and power of Coach Jim Johnson’s message. Many speakers talk about leadership, but it’s rare to find a speaker who has, quite literally, lead thousands. In a moment later celebrated all over the world, Coach weighed risk with the potential for great opportunity for an autistic student-manager, Jason McElwain (JMac) catapulting Jim, the team, and JMac down a path of inspiration and hope. That one victory continues to reverberate into countless lives as audience after audience is touched by a wave of courage and tenacity and witnesses what true leadership can accomplish. Coach Jim Johnson’s life-changing message imparts a deeper awareness of the power of the human spirit. With a rare ability to take audiences far beyond a motivational talk and into a transformational experience, he reminds us of the magic of passion, perseverance, and the power of teamwork. Dreams Really Do Come True! is a timely, feel-good message that leaves people feeling re-charged and optimistic about the contribution they can make with their lives and the difference they can make in the lives of those around them. Visit the episode website for links to the resources that Jim mentions.

Dr. Danny Brassell talks with Chris McCarron about igniting a love of learning and reading, being an effective teacher and enlivening your curiosity to learn at any age on Get Your FILL - Financial Independence, Long Life - Podcast. Generous and engaging, you'll love Dr. Danny Brassell! Watch the video Join Danny's book club. About Danny Danny inspires audiences around the world to achieve greater performance, engagement and happiness by discovering their personal motivation. Infusing humor, inspiration and simple techniques to initiate positive change – both at home and in the workplace – Danny has been dubbed “Jim Carrey with a Ph.D.” for his high-energy, world-class keynotes, seminars and customized retreats. Speaking to audiences worldwide ranging from corporate associations to school districts, Danny has equipped tens of thousands of people to overcome challenges, achieve more and give back with his unifying message of “liberation through motivation.” Danny works tirelessly to ensure that his clients receive raves from their audiences, real results and lasting change. Find out why audiences adore him, peers praise him and conference planners re-book him… Get links to the resources Danny mentions on the episode website.