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Andrea Owen is an author, mentor, and certified life coach who helps high-achieving women let go of perfectionism, control, and isolation and choosing courage and confidence instead. She has helped thousands of women manage their inner-critic to create loving connections and live their most kick-ass life. She is the proud author of "52 Ways to Live a Kick-Ass Life: BS Free Wisdom to Ignite Your Inner Badass and Live the Life You Deserve," (Adams Media/Simon & Schuster) and "How To Stop Feeling Like Shit: 14 Habits That Are Holding You Back From Happiness" (Seal Press/Hachette Books). When she’s not juggling her full coaching practice or hosting retreats, Andrea is busy competing in triathlons, chasing her 10-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter or making out with her husband, Jason. She is also a retired roller derby player having skated under the name “Veronica Vain.” What if your fear of success is holding you back from starting your business? Andrea Owen discusses the fear of success and how to overcome it.

Jennifer Lee, the author of "Building Your Business the Right-Brain Way," and the bestselling "The Right-Brain Business Plan," spent a decade climbing the corporate ladder before pursuing her creative dreams. Through her popular programs, products, and writing, she empowers others to follow their passions. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and sweet husky-lab mix. Far too many budding entrepreneurs feel like they have to do it alone. What if your growth and success could be accelerated by finding entrepreneurial community? In this engaging interview, Jennifer Lee talks with Sam about finding community with other entrepreneurs.

As CEO, Clate is leading Infusionsoft on its mission to simplify growth for millions of small businesses worldwide. Under Clate’s leadership, Infusionsoft has landed four rounds of venture capital. When he's not busy captaining the ship at Infusionsoft, Clate is a national speaker, and co-author of the New York Times bestseller “Conquer the Chaos”. Clate has a BA in Economics from Arizona State University, an MBA and a JD from Brigham Young University. What if your dream business improves your family’s life, your community, and everyone it touches? What’s holding you back? Watch as Clate Mask and Sam discuss the power of small business to change lives.

Pamela Slim is an award-winning author, speaker and small business coach. She spent the first 10 years of her business as a consultant to large corporations such as Hewlett-Packard, Charles Schwab and Cisco Systems. In 2005, she started the Escape from Cubicle Nation blog, which led to coaching thousands of entrepreneurs, from martial art studios to software start ups. Pam opened a national small business learning laboratory in Mesa, Arizona last year. You won’t be able to know what the world of entrepreneurship can look like until you walk through that door and make that decision. What if you could have guides who helped you through that door? Don't miss Sam's interview with Pamela Slim as she shares how entrepreneurship changes you.

Baeth Davis is known as the “Palm Pilot for the Soul of Your Business™,” and “The Intuitive Business Catalyst™.” Baeth is the secret sage to global leaders, including celebrities, scientists and entrepreneurs. Using her intuition, extensive shamanic experience, 15 years in business and expertise in scientific hand analysis, she helps you discover your life purpose, reclaim your shadow and step into the passionate leader you know you are. She is on the advisory board of the Unstoppable Foundation and is committed to bringing the consciousness of Life Purpose to the educational system globally.

Zhena Muzyka is an award-winning, purpose-driven social entrepreneur, teacher, author, executive coach, public speaker, and the publisher of Enliven Books, a Mind-Body-Spirit imprint from Atria/Simon and Schuster. Her mission is to inspire her audience to uncover their purpose and live in ways that heal themselves and our world. What risks are you willing to take in order to discover your full potential? Don't miss Zhena Muzyka on taking risks to become an entrepreneur.

Leonore Tjia is a sexual empowerment coach, educator and writer who helps people overcome sexual shame and enjoy more pleasure and power in their lives. She is also a certified online business manager and marketing consultant who has worked with solopreneurs and mid-6 figure businesses, helping entrepreneurs - like Sam - expand their sales, marketing and operations. Leonore knows that our inner critic can keep us from experiencing pleasure and connection, especially as entrepreneurs. If you are thinking of starting a business, how can you step into your pleasure and heal your inner critic? Leonore Tjia and Sam discuss finding joy and pleasure in the now.

Mellissa was a successful, Stanford-Educated business lawyer until the year 2000 and coinciding with the birth of her daughter, her intuitive super-powers awakened. Now, she bridges the worlds of business strategy and intuitive intelligence as an Intuitive Business Strategist. Mellissa's clients (none of whom can be named due to strict confidentiality and non-discloser agreements) include, Fortune 500 executives, Silicon Valley creative tech founders, and widely known thought leaders, who hire her to help clarify their deepest purpose and their perfect-fit business, so they can do what their souls came here to do – to become Genius Incarnate. What if the key to starting your business is to make it as uniquely niched as possible? In this candid discussion with Sam, Mellissa Seaman talks about creating a business that is a niche in itself.

How are you nurturing loyal relationships to help build and grow your business? Not sure where to start? Join Gina Alexander and Sam as they discuss how to optimize your relationships in business.

Got job? How will you know when it’s time to quit your day job? Watch as Amy Ahlers talks with Sam on how she knew it was time, and what it was like to leaving her day job.

Darla LeDoux is a business coach, truth teller, retreat leader, ‘recovering engineer,’ founder of Aligned Entrepreneurs, and author of Retreat and Grow Rich. Since 2009, she’s helped thousands of entrepreneurs around the world discover the power of intimate retreats to transform their clients’ lives and build thriving businesses based on freedom, intuition, and connection. What is stopping you from quitting your day job and starting your business? How can you practice while still working for someone else? Watch Darla and Sam chat about why she feels she waited too long to start her business (but it's ended up great anyway).

Who are your mentors? Who do you most respect and admire? Who would you love to have a coach as you launch and grow your business? Watch my interview with Ben Saltzman as he shared from his heart on the importance of having a coach or mentor.

Paul Gilmartin is the former host of TBS’s Dinner and a Movie, and current host and producer of The Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast. If you are you obsessing over how to succeed and where you’ll be in a few years, Paul Gilmartin has wise words around shame, change, and treating ourselves kindly in full talk with Sam.

Have you ever been overwhelmed by the size and scope of your goals? What if all you have to do to succeed as an entrepreneur is next the right next step? Watch my interview with Vedic Astrologer Carol Allen as she talks about building a business by taking small steps.

Dawn Serra is an internationally known podcaster, relationship expert, and online event producer. Dawn specializes in coaching individuals and business owners alike on how to get unstuck and step into their pleasure, power, and purpose. Whether it’s coaching couples around how they communicate or producing an online event that changes thousands of lives, Dawn is all about rewriting stories and challenging each of us to step towards the things we most desire. What if the work you did fed your soul and changed lives? What’s possible when you’re working for yourself and creating something that matters? Watch Dawn’s talk on feeling fulfilled by starting a business.

When you know you’re the solution to someone’s problem or the answer to someone’s prayer, you have a RESPONSIBILITY to MAKE SOME NOISE! And TeeJ Mercer’s genius can help you do just that. As the Chief NoiseMaker of the Media Mavericks Academy, TeeJ uses her insider expertise as a 20+ year Hollywood veteran to coach her Mavericks how to unapologetically rock their own genius on networks like ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CW and on shows like The Steve Harvey Show, The Doctors, and Dr. Oz. TeeJ’s Mavericks have also displayed their authority in The Huffington Post, Psychology Today, Inventors Digest, The Breakfast Club, and too many radio shows and podcasts to count. Nicknamed The Walking Exclamation Point and The Beast in Media Streets, TeeJ has spent over two decades influencing the lives of millions through her storytelling. Her resume is peppered with notable names such as ABC, NBC, MTV, OWN, Bravo, Dreamworks Studios, The Walt Disney Company, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Access Hollywood, The Bachelor, Swamp People, Clean House, My Cat from Hell, LA Hair, and Bar Rescue to name just a few. Publicity and DVD features for gigantic box office hits such as Shrek, Chronicles of Narnia, The Incredibles, Cars, Princess Diaries, Cinderella are also in her arsenal, plus much more. Recently, TeeJ worked with comedic giants Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish on their upcoming film Night School, as the Behind-The-Scenes Producer and she is currently on location in Atlanta working with the legendary icon Samuel L. Jackson and Jessie T. Usher on the next Shaft movie. This project particularly excites TeeJ because “You know this cat Shaft is a baaaaad mutha…SHUT YO MOUTH!” After two decades telling stories behind the camera, it simply tickles TeeJ that her face and voice are now being used to tell stories around the globe as a speaker. She was one of the featured speakers in the premiere episode of The Round, on BET’s sister network, CentricTV, now called “BETHer.” With her episode ranked as the series’ highest rated episode, TeeJ delivered a powerful talk called, Resilience Is My Reality, where she shared one of her greatest secrets. At the height of her stellar Hollywood career, she was also a battered wife who determined that surviving was not good enough for her. She resolved that THRIVING was her non-negotiable standard, and thrive she did after she left. Today, with a mission to make God smile and be Somebody’s Answered Prayer, TeeJ wakes up everyday committed to love on God’s kids by living up to her moniker as The World’s Greatest Hugger. What if what you bring to the world means it’s your responsibility to start your business and create your vision in the world? TeeJ Mercer talks on why you have a responsibility to be visible.

Christine Hassler is the best-selling author of three books, most recently Expectation Hangover: Free Yourself From Your Past, Change your Present and Get What you Really Want. She left her successful job as a Hollywood agent to pursue a life she could be passionate about. For over a decade, as a keynote speaker, retreat facilitator, spiritual psychologist and life coach, and host of the top-rated podcast “Over it and On With It”, she has been teaching and inspiring people around the world. Christine believes once we get out of our own way, we can show up to make the meaningful impact we are here to make. What values speak to why you want to be an entrepreneur?

Diane Conklin is an internationally known author, entrepreneur, marketing and business strategist, coach, consultant, implementation specialist and speaker. Diane is a direct response marketing expert who specializes in showing small business owners how to integrate their online and offline marketing strategies, media and methods, to get maximum results from their marketing dollars. Diane has been involved in numerous campaigns grossing over $1,000,000.00 several times in her career and routinely helps people grow their businesses to 6 figures, and beyond in short periods of time. Diane was voted Glazer-Kennedy Marketer of the Year for her innovative marketing strategies and campaigns. Far too many entrepreneurs are scared of spending the money to hire someone, but what if investing in hiring allowed you to do exactly what you’re meant to do? Listen to Diane’s talk for the details.

SARK (Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy) is a bestselling author, artist, inspirationalist and acclaimed teacher and mentor. Her purpose in life is to be an uplifter, transformer and laser beam of love- she offers that through her art, words and spirit. Watch and learn her talk about setting boundaries & getting a mentor.

If being an entrepreneur means failing over and over again, how do you find a way forward? Are you ready to see Allyson Byrd’s full talk on finding success as an entrepreneur?