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How healthy you are is determined by how much stress you can safely handle. Dr. Amir Rashidian is an expert at this. Founder of the Mid-Atlantic Chiropractic Center, he has become an expert on the central nervous system. He is also the author of Cracking The Stress Secret. In this episode, listen in on Chris's conversation with Dr. Rashidian, and learn how to manage and leverage your stress into stronger behaviors.

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Mike Liguori suffers from PTSD as a result of his time fighting in Iraq. He also has a strained relationship with his father. These factors brought him to the brink of suicide which he was able to overcome. Upon reflecting on his life and wanting to find his sense of normal, he embarked on a journey to change. His story is now available as a book, The Road Ahead and Miles Behind: A Story of Healing and Redemption Between Father and Son. Listen in to this episode of Transformative Experts to here him discuss his compelling story with Chris.

On this week’s show, Chris talks to successful entrepreneur, Andre Brisson, about transforming his lifelong struggle with severe ADHD and Asperger’s syndrome into an unstoppable strength. The truth is that many entrepreneurs have some degree of ADHD and those that turn the diagnosed disability into a strength can capitalize and leverage it into something much bigger. The key is self-awareness. Listen in to learn how to recognize weaknesses that may be holding you back and identify methods to flip those weaknesses into strengths.

This week, Chris sits down with Camille Kolles, co-author of The RE Generation. She defines how a rapidly growing segment of leaders are today focused on what matters the most—those things that are driven by their hearts and spirits. They are building great organizations that are changing the world around us. In the process, she shares her groundbreaking research on founders of social enterprises who left successful conventional careers following personal transformations rooted in increasing awareness of bias in themselves and society.

This week, Chris sits down with John White, author of Why It Matters. For many decades, John has worked in academia helping major programs transform. His success didn't come easy, though. Like most leaders, he had to navigate organizational cultural issues and internal politics. His experience not only helped him transform major university programs, but also many large public organizations though his input as a board member. John's story is both incredible and engaging. The lessons he has learned and teaches are applicable to anyone. As he often says, Teachers are Leaders and Leaders are Teachers. Listen in to this episode to learn, Why it Matters.

Have you found true happiness in your life? How do you define happiness, anyway? It is about material things? Other external factors? Dr. Srikumar Rao has discovered that true happiness comes from inside us, our inner or true self. Once this is found for any of us, our world will change. It all starts with the difficult task of unlearning the constructs we believe are important and make up our world. This is easier said, than done, though. Join Chris as he sits down with Dr. Srikumar Rao. They will engage in a thought provoking existential conversation that will really get your mind going!

This week, Chris sits down with NBA trailblazer, Ray Scott. Throughout the conversation, Ray weaves a compelling story for what it was like for a kid from Philadelphia to become an NBA player and then an NBA coach. He discusses his experiences in a way that is very different from other Locker Room stories. His is a story you will enjoy listening too!

Mara Smith always wanted to be in law and become an attorney. Even as a young girl she would dream of being part of the Supreme Court. Today, she owns a tequila brand. How does one get from law to tequila? Like any successful entrepreneur, she saw and opportunity and followed her dream. This required some big pivots in her life along with a fair amount of risk, yet, she is a great example of how to start and succeed in an entrepreneurial business. This week, she sits down with Chris and they discuss the path to successful entrepreneurialism. They also, of course, talk about tequila!

Have you ever been on a non-profit (or any) board with people who weren't truly engaged? Perhaps there were there for the right reasons, but they never seem to step up or actively take a role in advancing the company. Perhaps they aren't challenging company leadership or participating in key activities. Believe it or not, this is a bigger issue than you might think. So, how do you build an engaged board? It starts with recruiting and then it's about expectations. Over the years, Hardy Smith has become one of the top experts in building engaged boards and this week, Chris sits down with Hardy to discuss just that. If you have ever been on a board, or even considered joining one, you will want to listen to this conversation.

Why do people leave their workplace? Of course, we say people leave because of their boss, money, etc., but there are other key factors that often cause people to leave. These factors include fit to culture, freedom to be their authentic self and the quality of relationships. These factors are compounded with women and minorities that often must try harder to fit in. To address this, companies spend tons of money on diversity programs. Unfortunately, there seems to be change occurring as a result. This is a problem that must be resolved. To fix the problem, we must examine the root cause of the issue. This week Chris and Wanda discuss the key factors that must be addressed to build a stable diverse workplace.

Lifelong friends, John Buford and Sean Georges have been focused on understanding and developing leaders from a young age. Their first learnings on this began in high school sports and continued throughout each of their experiences while in the Marine Corps. They have experienced that leadership is a skill that can be taught and learned, and the clear difference between leadership and management. Since retiring from the Marines, both have come together and started a company called On Mission Leadership where they help others optimize their leadership skills. This week, Chris sits down with John and Sean to discuss both their coaching process and their new book, On Mission: Your Journey to Authentic Leadership. They share some great stories and examples of great leadership in action. This is a discussion you will want to hear.

This week, Chris sits down with Donato Tramuto, a global health activist and former CEO of Tivity Health. Throughout his career, Donato has become an expert on leadership and has discovered the power of collaboration and innovation. When combined they help make an unstoppable force in an organization. So, how do you get there? Listen to this engaging episode and discover the secret to Collabavation.

Evan Sohn is an expert at finding and keeping people. His career has taken him through some highly prosperous technology companies to his current role of Chairman and CEO of Recruiter.com. This path has reinforced the value of having the right talent in a company and taught him how to attract and retain that talent. This week Chris sits down with Evan in an engaging conversation on talent. If you are having a tough time attracting or keeping talent, or if you are yourself considering a change, you won't want to miss this conversation.