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In this episode I speak with Rupal Patel, author of, "From CIA to CEO: Unconventional Life Lessons for Thinking Bigger, Leading Better and Being Bolder," whose through line has been learning and sharing and who was inspired by her immigrant parents who became leading physicians in NYC and whose wakeup call was what she learned in the CIA that can be immediately transferred to the real world of leadership and beyond. https://www.entreprenora.co.uk/

In this episode I speak with long time top Chicago radio host, Garry Meier, and host of the Garry Meier Show Podcast whose wakeup call has always speaking up and out about the b.s. in the world and making it topical and funny and thought provoking. http://garrymeier.com/podcast/

 In this episode I speak with Ellen Meister, author of eight novels whose most recent is, "Take My Husband," whose wakeup call was a friend getting sick with cancer and her realizing at age 40, that she needed to jump into writing novels or risk regretting it at the end of her life. https://ellenmeister.com/

In this episode I speak with Rachel Kove and Jesse Kove, who along with their father Martin Kove (star of Cobra Kai) host the "Kicking It with the Koves" podcast and whose wakeup calls include overcoming several mental health and addiction challenges in their own lives. https://www.podcastone.com/pd/Kicking-It-With-The-Koves

In this episode I speak with returning guest, Retired Colonel Chris Kolenda, Founder of the http://strategicleadersacademy.com, and author of, Book of the Year recipient, "Zero-Sum Victory: What We're Getting Wrong About War," whose through line is helping leaders, veterans and their families achieve their dreams and correcting everything that leadership is doing wrong. https://www.amazon.com/Zero-Sum-Victory-Getting-Wrong-About/dp/0813152763/

In this episode I speak with Cory Pesaturo, multiple world champion accordion player whose wakeup call was discovering his unique talent with the accordion and then discovering jazz and what he could do with an electric instrument. I hope you'll be as mesmerized by this episode as I was. https://www.cpezmusic.com/  

In this episode I speak with Sarah Hiner, creator and author of "The Chemistry of Happiness," whose wakeup call was having a medical condition 25 years ago that traditional medicine could not help and then discovering the natural biochemical connection between their actions, thoughts and bodies and using that to heal and cure many conditions. Use code SH50 and get 50% off of the first month when you purchase her Chemistry of Happiness Program at https://soaak.com/21-day-programs/

In this episode I speak with Sterling Hawkins, author of, "Hunting Discomfort: How to Get Breakthrough Results in Life and Business No Matter What," CEO of the Sterling Hawkins Group whose wakeup call was having a $500 million business go bankrupt during crash of 2009 and being inspired by his mother to discover the way out is the way through. https://www.sterlinghawkins.com/

In this episode I speak with Anita Stubenrauch, Founder and Principal of Cause Effect Creative, whose wakeup call was reaching the point when she knew she was burned out after being very successful and working her way up at Apple and realizing she needed to return to her core passions of creativity, poetry and artistry. https://www.causeeffectcreative.com/

In this episode I speak with Kathy Twells, Sr. VP Customer Excellence, host of the Coca Cola Compassion Lab podcast and women's empowerment advocate whose wakeup call was nearly dying from a serious illness at age 29 from which she healed herself through a mind-body-spirit approach and awakened her to the power of consciousness. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-coca-cola-cmo-leadership-summit-podcast/id1420268358

In this episode I speak with Victoria Labalme, Founder of Risk Forward and Rock the Room and author of, Risk Forward: Embrace the Unknown and Unlock Your Hidden Genius, whose through line has been bringing out the genius and courage in others to express it and whose wakeup call was being in Manhattan on 9/11 which coincided with the terminal illness of her mom. https://www.victorialabalme.com/

In this episode I speak with Randal D. Pinkett, Ph.D, MBA and Jeffrey A. Robinson, Ph.D, co-authors of, "Black Faces in High Places: 10 Strategic Actions for Black Professionals to Reach the Top and Stay There," whose through lines and wakeup calls have been what specific actions Black Americans can do and what the responsibilities of organizations are to help all minority communities to survive, thrive and succeed in the business world. https://www.randalpinkett.com/ https://www.business.rutgers.edu/faculty/jeffrey-robinson

In this episode I speak with Connie Zweig, PhD, author of "The Inner Work of Age: Shifting From Role to Soul," whose wakeup call was shifting from a life of spiritual exploration and doing therapy to focusing on the inner transformation of people as they age past their career life. https://conniezweig.com/

In this episode I speak with Renee Fraser, PhD Psychologist turned long time successful ad agency Founder and CEO and host of KABC AM's Renee Fraser, Why Women show whose wakeup call was as a child being concerned about the inequities of women of color, becoming highly successful in her career and then rediscovering her concern when her advertising industry dad was dying and asked her what became of those concerns and who now helps women of color to get board seats. https://www.frasercommunications.com/

In this episode I speak with Adam Mendler, CEO of the Veloz Group, nationally recognized authority on leadership and host of "Thirty Minute Mentors" leadership podcast whose wakuep call was realizing it was more important to help people become the best version of themselves than it was to merely focus on material success. https://www.adammendler.com/

 In this episode I speak to Nataly Kogan, CEO of Happier, host of the "Awesome Human Podcast," and author of "The Awesome Human Project," whose wakeup call was being driven as a Russian refugee to succeed and becoming successful in the corporate world only to discover that she was burned out. https://natalykogan.com/

In this episode I speak with Edward Sullivan, CEO & President of the renowned executive coaching consultancy Velocity and co-author of, "Leading with Heart: 5 conversations that unlock creativity, purpose and results," whose wakeup call was realizing he could use empathy in service of himself or others and discovering he was ashamed of the self-serving side of his personality. https://velocitycoaching.com/team

In this episode I speak with Myra Fordham, Australia's #1 Trauma Coach for Women whose wakeup call was surviving a physical assault by and ex-partner that left her with Traumatic Brain Injury and her recovery from that and how that led her to becoming a trauma coach. https://bit.ly/Coachmyra

 In this episode I speak with 5 time NY Times best selling author, Gretchen Rubin, and host of "Happier with Gretchen Rubin," podcast whose through line has been loving to read and her passion for understanding the human condition and whose wakeup call was leaving a legal career to become a full time writer and speaker. https://gretchenrubin.com/

In this episode I speak to Daniel Goleman, internationally known psychologist, NY Times reporter and author of the iconic, game-changing 1995 book, "Emotional Intelligence," whose wakeup call was returning to Harvard after visiting India and exploring meditation and other practices and deciding to introduce that to Western thinking, way before it was ready to accept it. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/first-person-plural-ei-beyond/id1538498597 https://www.danielgoleman.info/