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Hell Yes Lifers, today my guest is David Wood. David is a former consulting actuary to Fortune 100 companies. He built the world’s largest coaching business, becoming #1 on Google for life coaching. He has done thousands of hours of coaching in 12 countries around the globe. He coaches high performing business owners to double their revenue, and their time off by focusing on less, and being 30% more courageous in their business or career.In this episode, he now shares the following valuable insights:What are the four freedoms that anyone deserve to haveWhat you need to have in order to attain the four freedoms1 question to ask yourself to determine what you need to focus onKnow what you should and should not tolerate in lifeHow the Pomodoro technique can put you on focusHow to trick yourself into doing your tasksWhat are three big buckets of ideas that are important for your businessLearn more about David Wood and his coaching programs at Myfocusgift.com… Read more

Hell Yes Lifers, today my guest on the show is Charlie Gilkey. Charlie helps people start finishing the stuff that matters. He's the founder of Productive Flourishing, author of the books Start Finishing and The Small Business Lifecycle, and host of the Productive Flourishing podcast. Before starting Productive Flourishing, Charlie worked as a Joint Force Military Logistics Coordinator while simultaneously pursuing a PhD in Philosophy. He lives with his wife, Angela, in Portland, Oregon.… Read more

Hell Yes Lifers, today my guest on the podcast is Denise Woods. One of the most sought-after vocal coaches in Hollywood, Denise has worked with Halle Berry, Will Smith, Laurence Fishburne, Jessica Chastain, Mike Meyers, Idris Elba, Kirsten Dunst, and many others. In her new book, The Power of Voice: A Guide to Making Yourself Heard, Woods shares proven, practical, and invaluable tools to change not only how we communicate, but how we see ourselves.… Read more

Hell Yes Lifers, today on the podcast, we've got a very special guest: author and inspirational speaker, Mark Victor Hansen. Mark is perhaps best known as the co-creator of the record-breaking, best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul book series, which has sold over 500 million copies worldwide. Mark's new book is called Ask!: The Bridge from Your Dreams to Your Destiny and is co-authored with his partner Crystal Dwyer Hansen. He is also the author or co-author of The Aladdin Factor, The Power of Focus, The Richest Kids in America, You Have a Book In You, The One Minute Millionaire Series, and many others.… Read more

Hell Yes Lifers, please join me in welcoming to the show Park Howell, the host of the popular Business of Story podcast and author of the bestselling book, Brand Bewitchery: How To Wield The Story Cycle System To Craft Spellbinding Stories For Your Brand. The fifth in a brood of seven, Park's earliest take on branding started when his father named their childhood home "Happy H" - which is right what their family stands for: happiness.… Read more

Hell Yes Lifers, we are honored today to have the delightfully unapologetic author Gary John Bishop. He is the New York Times bestselling author of Unf**ck Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life. His brazen writing and no-BS style writing about how to literally "unf**ck your life" and be free of limitations has set millions of readers on a journey to genuine self-help.As I have mentioned in previous episodes, this Covid pandemic has wreaked havoc in many people's lives across the globe, yours truly included.… Read more

Hell Yes Lifers, today my guest on the podcast is Rachel Doyle. Rachel founded GlamourGals in 2000 as a junior in high school. The first GlamourGals makeover took place in Commack, NY, with only three volunteers.Almost 20 years later, GlamourGals is now headquartered in NYC and has grown into a national movement, inspiring and organizing over 1,300 teen volunteers in 18 states to provide ongoing companionship and complimentary beauty makeovers to women living in senior homes.… Read more

Hell Yes Lifers, today my guest on the podcast is musician Scott Howard. Scott’s latest album, “The Language of Clouds” released to a crowd of loyal fans who have followed his journey since releasing his first album Ascended Man in 2018.The new album, featuring songs like the 'Queen of Hearts' maintains the rock-and-roll at the 432 Hz vibe that he is known and loved for and continues to fulfill his lifelong mission.Connect with Scott:https://www.scotthowardmusic.com/… Read more

Brandon Peele is a best-selling author and international speaker and vice president of People Science at ion Learning. Over the last two decades, Brandon has written or co-written four books on purpose activation, and worked with organizations like Morgan Stanley, LinkedIn, the US Marine Corps and Johnson & Johnson to activate purpose-led and inclusive cultures.He has also taught at Stanford University, the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Minnesota and Northern Arizona University, and has had his work featured in media outlets such as Forbes, U.S.… Read more

​Hell Yes Lifers, today my guest is Stephanie Scheller. After three years in corporate America, Stephanie ramped up her sales training and coaching business in only four and a half months to completely replace her corporate income and walked away to run Scheller Enterprises, a company focused on disrupting the way the world goes into and stays in business.As attention shifted to creating a global impact, Stephanie founded Grow Disrupt, a company passionate about helping business owners look at their business with different eyes to find opportunities to grow and streamline.… Read more

​Hell Yes Lifers, today my guest is Paul Maskill. Paul is a small business owner & advocate and the host of the podcast The Business Owner's Freedom Formula Show​.When Paul started his first business in 2011,  he was working 60-80 hour weeks on a business that couldn’t survive without him. After systematizing everything and empowering a team to run the business better than he could, revenues nearly doubled to $500k while the number of hours he worked dropped below 40 hours per week.… Read more

​Hell Yes Lifers, today my guest on the show is Kiki Wong. Kiki was the lead guitarist and singer for the band Nylon Pink. Kiki has shared the stage with acts like Taylor Swift, Usher, Bret Michaels, The Misfits, and more. Currently, Kiki loves traveling the world with her best friend and former band mate, Kaila Yu, and they are both founders of the Travel/Beauty/lifestyle blog NylonPink.tv They are the authors of the best-selling book, 30-Day Travel Challenge: How to Make Your Travel Dreams a Reality and have recently appeared as travel experts on multiple news networks such as Fox, CBS, and NBC.… Read more

Hell Yes Lifers, today my guest on the show is Christina DuVarney. Christina is the founder of Beautiful Disaster Clothing, a multi-million-dollar brand that distributes confidence and self-empowerment through apparel with a purpose. According to Christina, Beautiful Disaster is not just a clothing brand. It’s an Identity.She truly spells out Women Empowerment - check out authentic girl-rebel fashion at Beautiful Disaster Clothing! [NOTE: This interview was recorded in early March, in what Stephen Colbert calls "The Before Times" (i.e.… Read more

​Hell Yes Lifers, today my guest on the podcast is Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal.Taryn is the author of “Flourish or Fold: The Five Practices of Particularly Resilient People”, which is expected to release as a book in 2020. She is the former Head of Executive Leadership Development at Nike, Global Leadership Development at Cigna, and founded her own company, Resilience Leadership, where she serves as the Chief Resilience Officer (CRO). Her research and thought leadership have been showcased in publications such as Thrive Global, and Women’s Daily Magazine, Medium, on television broadcasts, such as NBC, and for apps such as Happify and eMindful.… Read more

​In this first global pandemic edition of the Hell Yes Life podcast, I chat with Sara Dean, the creator and host of the Shameless Mom Academy Podcast, a top rated podcast with over 2 million downloads. To address these crazy times, Sara has created a free hope, happiness & mental health challenge for women and moms. In the interview, Sara shared three things you can do to protect your mental health during this time. We also discussed why you are highly qualified to navigate this crisis, no matter who you are.… Read more

​Hell Yes Lifers, today my guest on the show is Maria Liberati. An award-winning cookbook author and celebrity chef, Maria is considered one of the foremost experts on Italian cuisine and culture and has been called the Italian 'Martha Stewart'. Her Basic Art of Italian Cooking book series was awarded the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in Paris, France.​Check out her cookbooks and her story on MariaLiberati.com  Subscribe to the HYL Podcast! You can subscribe to the Hell Yes Life podcast on iTunes or a number of other podcast apps. … Read more

Hell Yes Lifers, today my guest on the show is Hashim Lafond. Hashim is a Los Angeles-based creative and brand influencer.  His large-scale street art has driven fans to Melrose Avenue, NBCUniversal, and other high-traffic locations throughout America. Hashim began his career as a host for Radio Disney and later toured for the Disney Cruise Line. He has produced viral content for today’s top influencers, using his social media presence to market brands and drive sales.… Read more

Hell Yes Lifers, today my guest on the podcast is Dr. Dravon James. Dravon is the founder of Everyday Peace and the author of the book, Freedom is Your Birthright. As motivational speaker, Dravon’s goal is to educate, empower and inspire others to build the life of their dreams no matter what shows up in their lives- good, bad, or otherwise.Dravon is the happy mother of two teenagers, a wife of 23 years, a successful pharmacist, motivational speaker, author, and an actress whose career credits include a recurring role on HBO’s acclaimed “The Wire”, as well as many stage plays and independent films.… Read more

Hell Yes Lifers today my guest is Miha Matlievski, who is otherwise known as the Fail Coach. Miha has forged his approach to helping entrepreneurs and business execu­tives by using a monumental personal failure and eventual redemption to help get others where they need to go to find their personal success and fulfillment.At just 18 years old, Miha Matlievski, a Slovenian high school dropout, dreamed of becoming a suc­cessful entrepreneur. 12 years of hard work that resulted in four successful businesses and a personal net worth of $15M.… Read more

Hell Yes Lifers, today my guest on the podcast is Andrea Waltz. Andrea is the co-founder of Courage Crafters, Inc. and co-author of the best-selling book, “Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There.” Through speaking and an online training and coaching course, Andrea teaches people in virtually every business and industry how to think and feel differently about failure, rejection and the word, no. Today, "Go for No" has become a well-known methodology in the world of selling and is widely recognized as the singular best program of its kind.… Read more