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Mentors and Moguls Podcast

75 Episodes

16 minutes | Dec 22, 2022
74 - Bone Broth Breakthrough with Dr. Kellyann
Dr. Kellyann Petrucci, M.S., N.D., is a board-certified naturopathic physician, nutrition expert, and resident health authority on numerous TV programs including Good Morning America, The Talk and Good Day LA. As well as a regular contributor to publications like USA Today, Forbes and Bloomberg.   Dr. Kellyann is recognized as the originator of the Bone Broth Lifestyle. She is the author of 10 books translated into 9 languages, including her 2022 book, The Bone Broth Breakthrough and 2015 book, Dr. Kellyann’s Bone Broth Diet, which became a New York Times best-seller. She holds a D.O. from Logan University and a Master of Science from St. Joseph's University. She is certified in biological medicine, by the esteemed Dr. Thomas Rau of the Paracelsus Clinic in Switzerland through the Marion Foundation.   Dr. Kellyann has transformed the health of hundreds of thousands of people with her life-changing brand, bestselling books, and media appearances. Her new book The Bone Broth Breakthrough is out December 27.   In this episode, we talk about:   ▶︎ Dr. Kellyann’s new book “The Bone Broth Breakthrough” ▶︎ The importance of Mitochondrial care and its impact on our energy levels ▶︎ The health benefits of drinking bone broth every day ▶︎ And So Much More...   Social Media https://www.instagram.com/drkellyannpetrucci/ Website: https://drkellyann.com
20 minutes | Dec 8, 2022
73 - Finding Joy in What You Do with Robin Hoffman Haack
Robin Hoffman Haack, Founder of the Lovlei brand shares her decades of family experience in the textile industry and how that launched her into her own activewear brand. She gives practical advice to listeners looking to follow their own dreams.   In this episode, we talk about: ▶︎ Staying motivated and finding joy in everything you do ▶︎ The importance of finding a mentor when you are starting a new venture ▶︎ Family brand legacy and the value of branching out on your own ▶︎ And So Much More...   Lovlei Brand https://lovlei.com Social Media https://www.instagram.com/lovleilife/ Hoffman California Fabrics https://hoffmancaliforniafabrics.net   → → → CONNECT WITH HEATHER R. STONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ← ← ← ▶︎ YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8p... ▶︎ INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/heatherrsto... ▶︎ FACEBOOK | https://www.facebook.com/HeatherRSton... ▶︎ WEBSITE | https://heatherrstone.com/  
33 minutes | Nov 17, 2022
72 - How to win with money! Featuring #1 New York Times Bestselling Author and Financial Expert, Rachel Cruze
In today’s episode, New York Times Bestselling Author & Financial Expert, Rachel Cruze joins the show to discuss winning with money. She’s the daughter of financial advisor and radio personality, Dave Ramsey, and has a lifetime of knowledge in finance and budgeting. Many people assume if they’re not smart enough or good at math, then they won’t be able to handle money well. The reality is winning with money is about 80% behavior and 20% knowledge. There is a bit of nuance with investing and other more in-depth pieces, but in a lot of ways, the basics of personal finance is just common sense.    Listen now for Rachel’s wisdom and more on how to win with money!   In this episode, we talk about: ▶︎ Why doing a monthly budget is key ▶︎ How to prepare for an economic recession ▶︎ Retirement and ensuring all your debts are paid off ▶︎ And So Much More...   The Rachel Cruze Show https://www.ramseysolutions.com/rachel-cruze   Website https://www.ramseysolutions.com/rachel-cruze   Social Media https://www.instagram.com/rachelcruze/ https://www.facebook.com/rachelramseycruze https://twitter.com/RachelCruze       → → → CONNECT WITH HEATHER R. STONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ← ← ← ▶︎ YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8p... ▶︎ INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/heatherrsto... ▶︎ FACEBOOK | https://www.facebook.com/HeatherRSton... ▶︎ WEBSITE | https://heatherrstone.com/   ABOUT HEATHER STONE: Heather R. Stone is a motivational speaker and former fintech executive. She is also the host of the Mentors & Moguls podcast (@mentorsandmogulspodcast) where professionals share their strategies for success and secret formulas for turning their passions into dream careers. One of Heather's passions has always been mentorship for women which led her to create the Podcast to provide a platform for successful CEOs, entrepreneurs, pro-athletes, artists, and creatives to share their stories and offer access to their valuable mentoring & advice for goal-oriented individuals. Heather continues to expand her mission to empower others through speaking engagements, mentoring, and full immersion adventures and retreats that are designed to help women step out of their comfort zones and understand that they are capable of just about anything.
34 minutes | Nov 10, 2022
71 - 3 Steps to Creating a Non-Profit with Genevieve Piturro
Speaker, Author and Founder of the Pajama Program, Genevieve Piturro was a successful television marketing executive in New York City for twenty years when a little girl’s question changed the course of her life forever.  She jumped off the corporate ladder and began delivering pajamas and books to children in shelters and in 2001 founded the Pajama Program, a non-profit which has been recognized nationwide for both its success and Genevieve’s story.   She has learned that everything begins when we find purpose in our lives. So many of us are re-evaluating our paths because we want more fulfillment. We want the work we do and the people we do it with to make a difference in this world. This kind of thinking can transform how you do your job, how office teams work together, and how leaders at every level lead.    For those looking for what to do and how to find the right path, Genevieve says to take it one step at a time. Ask everyone who knows more than you for their advice and take things one step at a time. She also says to listen to your “aha moments” and those will help direct you towards your purpose. In this episode, we talk about: ▶︎ Finding purpose   ▶︎ Listening to your intuition and “aha moments” in your life to guide you ▶︎  How to make the business side of a nonprofit organization work ▶︎ And So Much More... Links: https://www.genevievepiturro.com/ https://www.instagram.com/genevievepiturro/ https://pajamaprogram.org/    → → → CONNECT WITH HEATHER R. STONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ← ← ←   ▶︎ YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8p... ▶︎ INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/heatherrsto... ▶︎ FACEBOOK | https://www.facebook.com/HeatherRSton... ▶︎ WEBSITE | https://heatherrstone.com/   ABOUT HEATHER STONE: Heather R. Stone is a motivational speaker and former fintech executive. She is also the host of the Mentors & Moguls podcast (@mentorsandmogulspodcast) where professionals share their strategies for success and secret formulas for turning their passions into dream careers. One of Heather's passions has always been mentorship for women which led her to create the Podcast to provide a platform for successful CEOs, entrepreneurs, pro-athletes, artists, and creatives to share their stories and offer access to their valuable mentoring & advice for goal-oriented individuals. Heather continues to expand her mission to empower others through speaking engagements, mentoring, and full immersion adventures and retreats that are designed to help women step out of their comfort zones and understand that they are capable of just about anything.  
50 minutes | Nov 4, 2022
70 - 6 Steps to Getting Published with Nicole Meier
Nicole Meier is a contemporary women's fiction author, mentor, book coach and teacher for female authors of all ages. Nicole has written several books: The House of Bradbury, The Girl Made of Clay and The Second Chance Supper Club. Nicole shares her pathway to becoming a successful author starting with her original intention and how she turned her passion into a multi-book publishing deal. She speaks in depth about the necessity to take the time, exercise discipline and stand by your gut as you pursue your dream of becoming a published author. Nicole breaks down what can be an overwhelming process into 5 easy steps to help the emerging author of tomorrow. In this episode, we talk about: ▶︎ Surrounding yourself with people with the same mindset who are trying and failing and learning as a tool to help you find your own path to success. ▶︎ Nicole’s process for writing ▶︎ The value of developing a community of other writers around you to offer advice, support, and honest feedback ▶︎ And So Much More...   Connect with Nicole: https://www.nicolemeierauthor.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nicolemeierwrites/ https://www.instagram.com/nicolemeierwrites/     → → → CONNECT WITH HEATHER R. STONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ← ← ← ▶︎ YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8p... ▶︎ INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/heatherrsto... ▶︎ FACEBOOK | https://www.facebook.com/HeatherRSton... ▶︎ WEBSITE | https://heatherrstone.com/   ABOUT HEATHER STONE: Heather R. Stone is a motivational speaker and former fintech executive. She is also the host of the Mentors & Moguls podcast (@mentorsandmogulspodcast) where professionals share their strategies for success and secret formulas for turning their passions into dream careers. One of Heather's passions has always been mentorship for women which led her to create the Podcast to provide a platform for successful CEOs, entrepreneurs, pro-athletes, artists, and creatives to share their stories and offer access to their valuable mentoring & advice for goal-oriented individuals. Heather continues to expand her mission to empower others through speaking engagements, mentoring, and full immersion adventures and retreats that are designed to help women step out of their comfort zones and understand that they are capable of just about anything.   
47 minutes | Oct 27, 2022
69 - How to Persevere Through Dyslexia to Become Publisher of a Top New York Publication, with Elinor Tatum
Elinor Tatum, Publisher, and Editor in Chief of the New York Amsterdam News, discusses her journey into publishing while persevering through a learning disability.  She has an extensive biography with numerous awards and has appeared on WNBC evening news, ARISE, The O'Reilly Factor, 20/20, New York 1, CUNY TV, the Today Show, and NBC Nightly News.  She is an activist, successful businesswoman, a mother and a shining example of a woman who overcame challenges to become one of the youngest publishers in the history of African American press.    In this episode, we talk about:   ▶︎ Persevering despite a learning disability ▶︎ The value of learning to speak up for yourself ▶︎ The importance of surrounding yourself with people who want to help you ▶︎ And So Much More...   → → → CONNECT WITH HEATHER R. STONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ← ← ←   ▶︎ YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8p... ▶︎ INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/heatherrsto... ▶︎ FACEBOOK | https://www.facebook.com/HeatherRSton... ▶︎ WEBSITE | https://heatherrstone.com/
53 minutes | Oct 20, 2022
68 - How to Become a Successful Sales Rep With Michele Romanello
In this interview, Michele Romanello discusses her pathway to becoming a successful senior sales rep. She shares valuable tips on how to master a sale and close the deal and how to overcome the disappointments along the way. From Cisco to Salesforce, Michele offers up useful advice for any salesperson considering a career in sales along with insights into managing a fulfilling career.     In this episode, we talk about: ▶︎ The key to a great sale ▶︎ How to approach a pitch ▶︎ Lessons from the failures ▶︎ How to reset to maintain a work life balance ▶︎ And So Much More...   Connect with Michele Romanello:   ▶︎ LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/michele-romanello-558a254/   → → → CONNECT WITH HEATHER R. STONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ← ← ←   ▶︎ YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8p... ▶︎ INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/heatherrsto... ▶︎ FACEBOOK | https://www.facebook.com/HeatherRSton... ▶︎ WEBSITE | https://heatherrstone.com/   ABOUT HEATHER STONE: Heather R. Stone is a motivational speaker and former fintech executive. She is also the host of the Mentors & Moguls podcast (@mentorsandmogulspodcast) where professionals share their strategies for success and secret formulas for turning their passions into dream careers.   One of Heather's passions has always been mentorship for women which led her to create the Podcast to provide a platform for successful CEOs, entrepreneurs, pro-athletes, artists, and creatives to share their stories and offer access to their valuable mentoring & advice for goal-oriented individuals.   Heather continues to expand her mission to empower others through speaking engagements, mentoring, and full immersion adventures and retreats that are designed to help women step out of their comfort zones and understand that they are capable of just about anything.  
37 minutes | Oct 13, 2022
67 - How To Choose The Best Preschool For Your Child with Linda Ensko
Linda Ensko, Founder of one of the leading early childhood development pre-schools in Tribecca NY, Buckle My Shoe, shares her best advice on early childhood development.   In this episode, we talk about: ▶︎ The importance of a different approach for early childhood development ▶︎ Why you should think twice about introducing technology to your child before a certain age ▶︎ What type of environment will help your child thrive ▶︎ Four key elements you can use at home to help your child learn and thrive ▶︎ And So Much More...   Connect with Linda and learn more about Buckle My Shoe Pre-School: ▶︎ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-ensko-a12414137/ ▶︎ WEBSITE | https://www.bucklemyshoe.org   Things you’ll learn Linda gives listeners an inside look into her knowledge and experience of early childhood education, and how that led her to opening up her own school that fosters learning in an alternative setting. Listen now for more on childhood education and what you can do to foster learning in your kids.
30 minutes | Oct 6, 2022
66 - Creating Viral Videos for Kids with Brecky Breck
This week on the Mentors & Moguls Podcast, I have YouTube’s Breck Johnson.  Brecky Breck is a children's education and entertainment channel that produces videos to inspire and encourage kids and families to try new experiences through events, activities, tours, and hands-on learning. Breck Johnson, the face of Brecky Breck, is a 30-year-old wife and mother of 4. She’s passionate about using fun and exciting experiences to encourage little ones to be imaginative, creative, and cultivate a LOVE of learning!     In this episode, we talk about: ▶︎ Cultivating a love of learning with your toddler online ▶︎ The importance of safe online learning content for toddlers ▶︎ Creating a YouTube channel from scratch ▶︎ Monetizing content on YouTube ▶︎ And So Much More...   You can find Brecky Breck on   ▶︎ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/breckybreck/ ▶︎ INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/brecky.breck ▶︎ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/BreckyBreck   → → → CONNECT WITH HEATHER R. STONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ← ← ←   ▶︎ YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8pc0vPKZu-P8FhqFcU-xA ▶︎ INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/heatherrstoneofficial/ ▶︎ FACEBOOK | https://www.facebook.com/HeatherRStoneOfficial/ ▶︎ WEBSITE | https://heatherrstone.com/
74 minutes | Sep 29, 2022
65 - How to Follow Your Intuition to be Your Most Authentic Self "Soul Conversations" with Austyn Wells
Austyn is an author, spiritual medium, and soul gardener who mentors spiritually seeking individuals to cultivate their intuition, heal their hearts and connect with the Divine.    She has presented and educated for such organizations as the California Spiritualist Association, Edgar Cayce’s A.R.E. in Virginia Beach, Gilchrist Hospice Care, and the Afterlife Conference, for which she was a board member for eight years.  She will be featured in Bill Bennet’s 2023 documentary Facing Fear along with Dr. Joe Dispenza, Paul Selig, and Dr. Bruce Lipton.   Her book Soul Conversations: A Medium Reveals How to Cultivate Your Intuition, Heal Your Heart, and Connect with the Divine is the recipient of two C.O.V.R. medals, as well as receiving the gold medal from the Nautilus Book Awards.   In this episode, we talk about: ▶︎ The importance of listening to your intuition ▶︎ The benefits of leaning on your intuition both at work and at home ▶︎ She offers tips on how to recognize intuition & trust it when making important life decisions ▶︎ Austyn gives us a rare glimpse into the world of mediumship and how she uses her gift for good to help people recognize their path, delivers messages from loved ones and speaks to the issue of suicide. ▶︎ And So Much More...   You can learn more about Austyn at https://www.austynwells.com/ Connect with Austyn on Instagram - @austynwells   → → → CONNECT WITH HEATHER R. STONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ← ← ←   ▶︎ YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8pc0vPKZu-P8FhqFcU-xA ▶︎ INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/heatherrstoneofficial/ ▶︎ FACEBOOK | https://www.facebook.com/HeatherRStoneOfficial/ ▶︎ WEBSITE | https://heatherrstone.com/   ABOUT HEATHER STONE: Heather R. Stone is a motivational speaker and former fintech executive. She is also the host of the Mentors & Moguls podcast (@mentorsandmogulspodcast) where professionals share their strategies for success and secret formulas for turning their passions into dream careers.   One of Heather's passions has always been mentorship for women which led her to create the Podcast to provide a platform for successful CEOs, entrepreneurs, pro-athletes, artists, and creatives to share their stories and offer access to their valuable mentoring & advice for goal-oriented individuals.   Heather continues to expand her mission to empower others through speaking engagements, mentoring, and full immersion adventures and retreats that are designed to help women step out of their comfort zones and understand that they are capable of just about anything.  
54 minutes | Sep 22, 2022
64 - Catapult Your Influence & Personal Brand with Rory Vaden
In today’s episode, Rory Vaden joins the show to discuss his journey to NY Times Bestseller and eight-figure entrepreneur. Rory is the ultimate success story, starting out in a trailer park in Boulder, CO, dreaming big and achieving success. He had to work hard to get scholarships to get into college, and his first job was in direct sales. It was then that he discovered that discipline creates freedom and unlocks the ability to do anything you set your mind to.    He decided on a whim to enter the World Championship of Public Speaking, thinking if he could win, it would launch his career into public speaking. He spoke 304 times for free, invested in coaches and classes, made it to the Championship, and lost. He went back in 2007, and came in second. He was at a conference a few weeks later when he met Zig Ziglar, who mentored him personally over the next year.   During that time, Rory started his first company. He met his business partner through a mutual friend and grew that business to eight figures over twelve years. He released his first book in 2012, Take the Stairs, which has lessons Rory learned from his mother that helped him reach success. He later fell in love with his business partner, AJ, and they got married. In 2018, they sold their company and now work with businesses to help them build and monetize their brands.    The key is to focus on how you’re adding value to other people’s lives. It’s about finding your uniqueness and using it to provide a service to others. Everyone is out there trying to copy other people who are more successful than then, but there can only ever be one. They’re already taken, so the best way to get to their level is by being yourself. When you’re teaching what you know, it’s never second hand, and that is powerful. People need real solutions to real problems, so you don’t have to be the best person in the world. You just have to be able to do the job and do it well.    Personal branding is just the digitization of your reputation. Anyone who has a reputation needs to have a conversation around their personal branding. You need to ask yourself-- what problem do you solve? And if you can’t answer that, there’s no way anyone else can. And when you have diluted focus, you’ll get diluted results. Links   https://heatherrstone.com/rejuvenate2023/ https://www.roryvaden.com https://www.instagram.com/roryvaden/ https://brandbuildersgroup.com   Things you’ll learn   Rory’s background and journey to success. Rory shares his story from life in a trailer park to Bestselling author and eight-figure entrepreneur. He offers listeners practical advice they can take with them to hone discipline and reach their dreams. 
58 minutes | Sep 15, 2022
63 - The Benefits of Yoga for Working Mothers by Rajashree Choudhury
In today’s episode, Rajashree Choudhury joins the show to discuss yoga, meditation, and life-balance. She’s the CEO and president of Lavanya Wellness, titled as Mrs. India, and has been practicing yoga since age four. Life comes with a lot of anxiety, and yoga is a way to bring balance and energy back to yourself. Doing yoga and meditation in the mornings can better equip you to deal with the stresses of daily life.    Anxiety builds up inside of us. If we’re not finding a way to release the stress from life, at first, it might seem like we’re strong. Eventually, it will catch up to us and that can leave us with a lot of physical, mental, and emotional health complications. Emotion is normal, but the energy within the family unit has to come together to solve any issues or it can cause bigger issues later. If you don’t have that family support system, finding a friend to talk with or even a mentor can be a huge help.    Meditation isn’t about solving all of your problems in one sitting. It’s about opening up, connecting, and forming a deeper understanding of yourself. It’s a long, ongoing process, but it’s a liberating one that can give us self-confidence. Specifically, pregnancy is a very scary time for women, and when we internalize that fear and stress, we end up putting it on the baby. Rajashree encourages women who are pregnant to look into yoga classes for stress release, but also for exercise and support throughout their pregnancy.   Yoga is great for children, but depending on age, they sometimes struggle to understand the core concept of meditation and self-reflection. Rajashree’s company works to bridge that gap to children. She also works to bring yoga to senior citizens because of the health benefits, mobility, and pain alleviation yoga has.    When we’re nervous, we tend to move around, but stillness is the first thing you achieve. So when heading to a big interview or something that makes you very anxious, first try to be still and be at ease. It’s okay to keep a little of that tension with you, because we don’t want to be too over-confident and mess up. Then sit up straight, breathe slowly, and sit in that stillness. Listen now, get more yoga and meditation information, and check out Rajashree’s retreats! Links   https://heatherrstone.com/rejuvenate2023/ https://rajashree.com Things you’ll learn   Rajashree’s background and expertise in yoga and meditation. Rajashree explains the many health benefits of yoga and meditation, how it can help with pregnancy, and the various retreats she offers to her clients. 
25 minutes | Sep 8, 2022
62 - A Second Look at Life after Dying – the Story of Danny Bader and His Miraculous Journey
22 minutes | Sep 1, 2022
61 - Manifesting Your Best Life with Carolyn Spector
In today’s episode, Carolyn Spector joins the show. Carolyn’s motto is “Be relentlessly positive and manifest your vision into reality”. She is the CEO of Spector Philanthropic Advisors and has spent her life dedicated to others. Carolyn returns to the Mentors and Moguls podcast with an update on her story of positivity and manifestation.   Since the last time Carolyn was on the podcast, her whole life has changed and she hopes that sharing her story can continue to help others grow and find positive change. When COVID hit in 2020, the center where Carolyn worked was forced to close, she was already a single mom to her 15 year old daughter, and she was terrified of the unknown. She spent most of 2021 rededicating herself to taking care of herself.    Carolyn established for herself a “hierarchy of needs” to figure out what steps she needed to take and make the right decisions. She had moved to a friend’s house on Cape Cod and then found a school for her daughter, found work she could do without going back to New York, and found a house. Even in moments of questioning and doubting what should happen, Carolyn has looked for signs and what feels led by love and that has always led to the right decisions.   In her year of taking care of herself, Carolyn built herself a home gym, worked on developing healthy eating habits with a nutritionist, and started dating again. She feels younger and more full of energy now and has found happiness and energy that is infectious (according to her friends).    It has only been in the last five years that Carolyn has been manifesting. She was sitting at home during the Jewish holidays, when you are supposed to set your intentions, and she decided that she was ready to work for what she wanted. Manifesting doesn’t mean you don’t have to work, it means you are focusing on doing the work for what you want.  Links   https://heatherrstone.com/rejuvenate2023/   https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolynspector/  Things you’ll learn   More about Carolyn’s journey and growth through manifesting since her last interview on the Mentors and Moguls Podcast and how Carolyn has balanced manifesting with action and trusting her gut.  
65 minutes | Aug 25, 2022
60 - The Quitproof Mindset with Tom Jones
If you’ve ever quit on yourself during a task, a challenge, or a mission, then you owe it to yourself to sit down and take a listen to my next guest. His challenging upbringing motivated him to seek refuge in the United States Marine Corp where he graduated number one in his class.  He then went on to work for martial arts actor, Chuck Norris who become a mentor and role model to him.  He's a world record holder, an extreme athlete and has an impressive history of completing extreme physical challenges, including running from Huntington beach, California to New York city at a marathon pace for 121 consecutive days setting the first ever stand-up paddleboard long distance world record by paddleboarding 1,250 miles from Oregon to Mexico in 93 days, a seven-time Muay Thai champion and that’s just a few things that he's completed in the first part of his life.   Tom shares details from his childhood and why he has fought so hard to become the man he is today. He was removed from his home while his father had cancer, kidney disease and tuberculosis, and was very ill his entire life. His mother was mentally ill and was never available. When he was 12 years old, he was removed from his home by the state of California for child abuse and was put in a facility with 150 other kids where he suffered sexual abuse at the hands of some of the house parents.  At 17 he ran away from the facility and joined the United States Marine Corps where he learned leadership skills that would carry him through the rest of his life. After leaving the Marine Corps Tom started working for martial arts actor, Chuck Norris who was a great role model for Tom and eventually a great sparring partner.  Tom continued to have strong role models in his life, including Glenn McCusker, the owner and CEO of Viking Components, and his wife, April. The couple became friends and mentors to Jones when he became McCusker’s bodyguard and personal trainer. They also showed Tom something he’d never seen before, a functional family where the parents and children are happy.   In 1998, Tom took a tour of Orangewood Children’s Home and felt compelled to help the children's facility buy a playground. He decided that he was going to run from Oregon to Mexico on foot and stop at foster care facilities along the way to share his story to inspire people to give towards the playground. At that point he had a few fighting titles and felt that he could empower children who’d had a similar upbringing as him by sharing his own story of overcoming and encouraging them that they too could do anything they set their mind to.   It was at this time that Tom had an “aha” moment in his life. He had a revelation that his calling was to give and empower others. It was the first time in his life that he truly felt great about himself and what he did. He never felt great about beating people in the ring physically. But when he dedicated the playground, it was a wonderful, life changing experience.    To date, Tom has run 347 marathons for non-profits!  What keeps him motivated to finish those races?  He talks about the times that he has sat on the side of the road, crying his eyes out because his body is breaking down, he’s exhausted, his toenails are falling off…But it is at those moments when he goes back to his “why.”  “Whatever your, why is, you've got to make sure that it’s strong enough to drive you through the adversity of it all. You must accept the fact that life is inherently challenging and that's in my opinion, for a reason, it's to push us forward.”   When Tom was running for children’s causes, he knew that there were children waiting ahead of him to hear his story. And he knew there were children behind him that were positively impacted from hearing his story, so he made a pact with himself to never quit on them. “I would quit on myself a million times over, but I wasn't going to quit on them.   When he’s asked, “how do you do it” he shares his mental process when he agreed to do 76 consecutive marathons: He visualizes in his mind that he has completed the challenge. That he has already won in his mind. He uses as many other senses as possible as part of the process: For example: He would hear people cheering. He would see it, smell it, taste it, everything, to make it more real to his brain   Tom also talks about his daily dose of insight and inspiration.  His goal is to land little bits and pieces of the vast toolbox that he’s accumulated. He has developed a sentinel in his mind that alerts him when he’s starting to spiral downward. He explains that for him, thoughts become words, words, become actions, actions become habits. Instead of entertaining negative thoughts, he interjects with a power statement. He redirects into a positive mindset and then maintains that positive mindset.   Faith and patriotism have also played an important role in Tom’s "Quitproof" mindset, carrying him through the heartbreak of having to shutter his thriving fitness center during COVID.  Tom talks about how he eventually ended up working in a shipyard for a year, scraping barnacles off the bottom of boats and repainting them. However, since he was the only veteran there, they had him put the flag up every morning and take it down every night. When he was putting the flag up every morning Tom would salute it and say a prayer that went something like this… “God, I know that you have something better planned for me then this, I know you do. But can we kind of hurry it up?" It was after this season of working in the shipyard that Tom got approached to do 76 consecutive marathons for United We Pledge to bring attention to their Liberty Village project.  United We Pledge’s goal for the Liberty Village is to restore patriotism in the youth and citizens through educational programs that celebrate freedom, family, and faith.   Tom explains that for him, his gut, his mind, and his heart must be in alignment before he will say yes to a challenge or project.   When United We Pledge asked him to participate in the project, he first knew in his gut that he should say “yes” to the offer.  “My gut said, oh, go for it…do it!  And then suddenly, my heart was compelled. My heart was like, you got to do this. You're a Patriot. You've got to do this. And my mind was like, this makes sense. This is resounding. Yes. And my mouth was like, let's go for it. I'm in.” The culmination of 76 consecutive marathons took Tom 1,968 miles on foot from the American Village in Montevallo, Alabama, to the future site of the Liberty Village in Hurricane, UT.   Heather and Tom also discuss intuition and how it is one of the five mountains (physical, spiritual, mental, intuitional and Kokoro – heart, mind, spirit) that Tom embraces as it relates to his “Quitproof” mindset.  Part of embracing the five mountains is reconciling that setbacks are part of the process to success. They are on the path to success. There are bumps in the road, but Tom’s mentality is that you must keep going because pain is only temporary.      Ultimately, Tom believes that his purpose is to be a guide and a mentor for other people to become the best integrated versions of themselves that they could possibly be.   Be on the lookout for upcoming Tom “Quitproof” Jones’ projects: Hydrofoil board challenge – 1,000 miles in 10 days Tribute to turning 60 – Run 50 miles a day, for 50 consecutive days at 60 years old!   Connect with Tom: Website:  https://www.quitproof.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quitproof1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quitproof1/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2RX39JPaVsKePaXJPHJqQ/videos United We Pledge:  https://unitedwepledge.org
43 minutes | Aug 18, 2022
59 - The Leadership Conversation with Rose Fass
Do you have your eye on a leadership position in your organization or perhaps you're well on your way climbing up that ladder, but you could use a mentor. Maybe you could use someone to help you communicate your leadership style a little bit better. Well, you're in luck today. My special guest is Rose Fass. One of Forbes Top 10 Women Business Leaders in New York, the CEO and founder of Fass Forward where her firm has been awarded the Inc. 500/5000 for three consecutive years. She has been a guest on CNBC is quoted in several bestselling business books and is the author of the Chocolate Conversation, Lead Bittersweet Change, Transform Your Business, with her second book launching this year, The Leadership Conversation – Make Bold Change, One Conversation at a Time.   Fass Forward is a consulting group wherein everyone who participates within the Fass Forward family or tribe is both a career corporate person who has become a consultant and is now able to do both the training, coaching, all the different things Fass Forward has to offer.  The key ingredient that separates Fass Forward from other consulting groups is that they don't hire any career consultants because they want individuals on their team who have actually been on the firing line, know what it's like to have to go into a quarterly business review or deal with a PNL, or engineers that are late delivering a product or any number of things that go on in business.   The Mission of Fass Forward is to help leaders not just communicate, but also translate.  Translate strategy into purposeful goals that allow people to not only execute on something that's going to be good for the business, but hopefully something that's going to be good for society.   At 73, years old, Rose has been in the business for 52 years.  Over the last 35 years she has been in executive positions in fortune 100 companies. She’s learned that “no matter how hard we try our institutions for some reason or another seem to fail us in terms of giving people a sense of security, a sense of safety, a sense of realizing that we're being honest and integrous and life is going to be, at least if it's messy, it'll be honest.”   She had an epiphany, 21 years ago that maybe the last value-added space was going to be business and that she would have an opportunity to uniquely impact the world. Her partner, Gavin McMahon, who's a classically trained engineer and Rose decided to look at three things that they could work on to bring value to the leadership space. One is leadership in and of itself. What does it mean to be a leader to storytelling? How do you take what it is you want people to do?  And also coaching, one-on-one opportunities for them to work with executives and leaders at all levels to help them move past their fears, push past their idiosyncrasies and begin to develop the capability of being a really good strong leader.   Rose believes that there are both natural born leaders and then there are those people that aspire to be good leaders that are outstanding at work and functional expertise management. At Fass Forward, Rose and her team work really hard at finding the natural inflection points that every human being has, that juices, that, that gets them excited. That then becomes the platform for whatever your leadership style moment is going to be.Rose believes that you can train people on certain techniques, but for the most part, you still must go with the natural DNA of an individual.   All leadership happens in the conversation, whether it's through an email, a text, face-to-face or a zoom meeting. And it's what you say and what you don't say that communicates to every person that you speak to. Rose often tells her C level executives, when she’s in a coaching relationship, “there are no casual conversations. Once you become the CEO, you can't just do a flyby. People take it too seriously. The conversations that we have with ourselves, it begins there. What are we telling ourselves?”   Rose is the daughter of a Marine, who taught her that she needed to be up at 6am, ready for company. Through her life she has had the great opportunity build confidence. Rose always says to people, we’re born into the world with our brilliance and our muddy shoes and if we understand that we can be great leaders, because leadership is messy. The first thing that Rose asks anybody who wants to be a leader is “are you willing to be messy?” Because if perfection is the goal, it’s not going to happen.  Leadership is not something you plan for; it happens in the moment.   Helpful Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosefass/ https://twitter.com/fassforward https://www.fassforward.com    
39 minutes | Aug 11, 2022
58 - From Pitching from the Diamond to Home Runs in the Board Room: Anthony Tomey Shares his Pathway to a Winning Entrepreneur
My very special guest today is Anthony, Tomey. Anthony is a full-time entrepreneur, a former professional baseball player with the Detroit Tigers organization and now truly one of the largest franchise owners of Jimmy John's, The Chicken Guy and also a Real Estate Developer.  Additionally, he is the owner of 8 Mile Vodka - a Vodka that took home the awards for Best in Class: Vodka and Best of Class: Overall Vodka at the 2022 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. I sat down with Anthony to talk about how he transitioned from pitching on the baseball diamond to pitching in the boardroom and hitting home runs every time!   Anthony shares how he gets the inspiration to “win at all costs” from his dad. His dad came to the United States, Ellis Island, at 25 years old and with $20.00 in his pocket.  Though he didn’t speak English, he managed to put himself through college and earned a master’s degree, all while working as a busboy at the London Chophouse in Detroit.  Anthony’s goal from a young age was to earn a full ride scholarship to thank his father who had paid for a private Catholic school education.    As a baseball player, Anthony loved the pressure of the game.  He was a closer, a last inning pitcher, and thrived in the bases loaded, no one out scenarios.  It was the thrill of the competition that motivated him. He also talks about how humbling it was to go from being the #1 pitcher in college to the majors where everyone was on a level playing field with every guy being the #1 player where they came from.  Baseball taught him that no matter what happens, you’re going to fail.  You have to pick yourself up and get back out there.     In the spring of 2003, Anthony Tomey was playing baseball at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. His family came to see him play, and after the game they headed to a sub shop down the street. The place had a line of 20 people stretching outside of the door. At first the family took this as a bad sign, but a member of staff told them to stick around. In less than five minutes, their food was in their hands. This was a defining moment, as they all were amazed at the speed and efficiency with which this business operated. Just a few months later, five like-minded Tomey family members, Fawzi, Tony, Anthony, Christine, and Michael, opened a Jimmy John’s of their own in Novi, Michigan.   In 2003, the Tomey Group LLC was founded as a means to grow a brand the partners loved, and to bring the same expansion to brands throughout the country. As of May 2019, the Tomey Group has bought and opened more than 50 Jimmy John’s locations throughout the Detroit Metro area.   Anthony is not your average franchise owner. Sitting back and delegating tasks from afar isn’t his style. Instead, he is hands-on involved in all aspects of the business, from preparing sandwiches to making deliveries.  He is committed to providing employees with what they need and deserve, no matter what that looks like. He knows his employees’ names, how they work, and what makes them tick.     Just over a year ago, Anthony and his brother had an opportunity to buy a vodka company. 8 Mile Vodka, and an apparel company, Born in Detroit became their next financial endeavor. They currently oversee operations and have had great success, partnering with the Detroit Pistons with both companies, while getting into every Meijer in Michigan with 8 Mile. Additionally, 8 Mile Vodka just recently took home the awards for Best in Class: Vodka and Best of Class: Overall Vodka at the 2022 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.    Recently Tomey Group signed a deal to become the newest franchisees of Chicken Guy, a new concept by Guy Fieri. It competes directly with Chick Fil A, and the Tomey Group bought the rights to southeast Michigan. Anthony truly believes that the harder you work, the luckier you get.  The opportunities that continue to present themselves to the Tomey group are a direct result of hard work and surrounding themselves with successful people.  Success attracts success.   The Tomey group continues to grow their empire and have added Real Estate to their growing portfolio.  With the recent purchase of a shopping plaza in White Lake MI 3 years ago, 4 apartment complexes throughout SE Detroit and a resort on Houghton Lake, there is no stopping this hard-working entrepreneur!   Helpful Links: Follow Anthony on social media:  Instagram: Anthony Tomey - @atomey53 8 Mile Vodka - @official8milevodka Born In Detroit - @officialbornindetriot Website: Tomey Group - https://tomeygroup.com
40 minutes | Aug 4, 2022
57 - The Pro’s Weigh in on NCAA’s NIL Guidelines with TJ Lang and Charlie Batch
In this episode, I sit down with former pro and college football players, Charlie Batch, TJ Lang, and Brett Petersmark to discuss the big debate around NIL (name, image, and likeness) in NCAA sports. The NIL is an agreement set by the NCAA for student-athletes to have the right to monetize and profit from their brand, which consists of their name, image, and likeness. College athletes can sign sponsorship deals with corporate brands that charge money for autographs and even create their brand or an E-commerce site.  Inside of the discussion of the NIL, there are several smaller issues that exist, such as “Girls vs. Boys.” When it comes down to it, it is better for the girls because the funding for females is not equal to the males and thus NIL allows for opportunities to open up for females. Some of the issues are, for example, that if you get a sponsorship from a specific corporation, you can't show up wearing their brand. It’s very difficult for athletes because they're not allowed to use one image or logo that everybody associates with you and their popularity and fame.  Additionally, TJ mentions that Universities have beer advertisers but restrict athletes from ever consuming it. The NCAA has no choice but to try to get involved and regulate it at some level. They always try to have this moral ground right where it's no gambling, no casinos, no liquor, no beverages, but pretty much every university has some sponsorship.  In regard to recruitment, there is a portal for recruiters where players can put their names in, and the recruiters can decide to recruit you. The system allows players to get one transfer without sitting out the rest of the season.  For Charlie, the NIL would have made his life much easier after high school and college. The paradigm shift wasn’t about money because he could have decided based on how he was compensated. He says he would have been able to help his family financially. Charlie also identifies that there is a lot of a gray area in the recruitment aspects for bigger schools. Some athletes play for bigger schools and then transfer to minor schools because they want to pursue a specific academic program that the bigger school doesn’t have. That is just one of the loopholes that is happening with universities right now.  TJ says the NIL will keep growing until something boils over.  Student-athletes could end up earning millions of dollars! Links: Charlie Batch: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charliebatch/ https://www.instagram.com/charliebatch16/ TJ Lang: https://twitter.com/TJLang70 Brett Petersmark: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-petersmark-89a257a/   Things you’ll learn: How the NIL Agreement affect today’s student-athletes What opportunities the NIL Agreement brings to student-athletes How the Recruitment Process for Student-Athletes has Evolved How student-athletes can take advantage of the NIL Agreement
34 minutes | Jul 28, 2022
56 - How to Organize365 in 30 minutes with Lisa Woodruff
In today’s episode, Lisa Woodruff joins the show. Lisa is the Founder and CEO of Organized 365, which assists busy people in organizing their homes and papers with functional organizing systems that work. She is a productivity and home organizing expert. She motivates and teaches busy women to take back their lives with functional systems that will work for them. This conversation is packed with tricks, hacks, strategies, and proven systems on how we can organize our life and stop sabotaging ourselves from being a mess.   Lisa’s aptitude for organization was evident as a child.  She loved to organize her mother’s art supplies.  Lisa knew that her love for organization was unique, but she had no idea that organizing was a skill that could be learned. She assumed you either had it or didn't.   Lisa launched the blog Organized 365 because she thought it would be beneficial for search engine optimization (SEO), but she had no idea how to make money from it. She began writing about organization on her blog and 3 months later, Lisa became an in-home professional organizer who was paid to help individuals get organized. For 3 years, she has dabbled in home organizing and blogging.   In her first three years of business, Lisa had to get over a lot of limiting beliefs. One of them was that she was more valuable than her $15 rate to organize homes. So she changed her rate to $40. Then, for her second year, she charged $50 and added some people to the team. Five years later, when Lisa quit organizing, she was charging $75 an hour and she wasn't even organizing the home, she was just making the arrangements. It was a big deal for Lisa to realize that, as a woman, she could make more money and steer clear of the mindset that she needed to keep her business small.    Lisa shares three tips for organizing. First, do a time study on how long it takes to do the housework – cleaning your house, doing the laundry, preparing meals, maintaining your vehicle, organizing your finances, or paying your bills. All these things take a significant amount of time. Second, start organizing by looking around at what you have and reorganizing it or putting it where you need it in the house. You can also buy specific organizers to help you. Lastly, you can either choose to be a maximalist or a minimalist; it makes no difference. It’s not the amount of stuff you have, it's the right amount of stuff for you.   Links   Website: https://organize365.com/ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/organize-365-podcast/id915355770?mt=2 PEW research: https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2013/03/14/chapter-6-time-in-work-and-leisure-patterns-by-gender-and-family-structure/ Launching Life Skills and Bundle Course: https://organize365.com/product/launching-life-skills-bundle     Things you’ll learn This conversation is packed with tricks, hacks, strategies, and proven systems on how we can organize our life and stop sabotaging ourselves from being a mess.  
47 minutes | Jul 21, 2022
55 - Time Management for the Solo-Preneur: How to be the CEO of your Life with Alicia Driskill
Today Heather is sitting down with Alicia Driskill - a visionary, a leader, and an expert connector. She is also a keynote speaker and a strategic advisor who is passionate about creating a more equitable future for all. She has, for over 20 years, enjoyed a diverse career in media and marketing, working with some of the world’s most recognizable brands and thought leaders throughout her corporate career as an entrepreneur. Heather and Alicia will be talking about time management and how to be the CEO of your life.   Alicia gives tips and advice for people struggling with balance and time management while talking about how she sets up her own day as an example. She says that the biggest thing in approaching time management is taking a look at your priorities and really understanding what is the most important for you.    She makes sure to outline the three things she wants to get done today that will actually make a difference in her business and move things forward. And then making sure at the end of the day that you circle back to those things and set them up for the next day.   Alicia says that you must hold yourself accountable for work boundaries especially when you’re so easily accessible to your co-workers. This needs to be done in order for you to focus and get your goals done.   It’s very important that you know when to set time for yourself, Alicia says. In order to replenish your soul and your creative spirit, you must practice self-care and self-love.   She thinks that a lot of founders get stuck in the details that don’t matter instead of focusing on the big picture. Alicia calls herself a recovering perfectionist because she immediately learned that being one is not going to allow her to scale and create the impact that she wanted.   Alicia has always been a big believer in taking risks. However, you need to be able to take a step back and start to recognize those signs where you’re feeling overwhelmed. If you can learn from self-awareness, reflection, and understanding and start to feel and know what to look for, that would help out a lot because you can get ahead of it and fix it in the situation.   Links   https://www.evolveher.community https://www.instagram.com/evolveher https://www.instagram.com/alicia_driskill https://heatherrstone.com/podcast/drselene Things you’ll learn   How to manage your time better Knowing your priorities How to be the CEO of your own life Setting boundaries to be more focused
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