Born and raised in Hong Kong, Swire Ho immigrated to Los Angeles in 1996. He is a proud Chinese American who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and English. He trained as a sound engineer, working at recording studios and entertainment agencies before starting his own firm, Hellman Production, Inc, 2003 in Los Angeles. Swire and his team successfully produced attractive, personalized DVD and CD cases and custom merchandise like T-shirts, earning a Score award in 2009, for small business success. His...

Rich Butler is an NYC product through and through. Born in the Bronx and raised in Queens, NY, Rich is one of four children, with three of the four children adopted by his mother, Irma. Irma was a career foster parent specializing in raising children with special needs. Irma officially adopted Rich a few weeks before her passing in 2000 after raising him since he was an infant when his biological mother gave him away. Rich continued paying his mother's work forward by becoming the guardian of...

After spending too many years in Corporate America, Lorraine Ball said goodbye to the bureaucracy, glass ceilings and bad coffee and followed her passion to help small business owners succeed. Today, this successful entrepreneur, author, professional speaker, and host of a weekly marketing podcast, More than a Few Words, brings creative ideas, practical tips, and decades of real-world experience to every conversation. As the founder of the Digital Toolbox Community, she helps business owners...

In John's own words:    "I’m a serial entrepreneur, seasoned leader and strategist. I’m an expert in brand identity, business communications, buyer behavior, sales conversions, marketing systems, product/service design and digital marketing. I created two companies that averaged 4X’s ROI for businesses with branding and marketing models. In my industry, I’ve done it all to some extent: write, draw, code, design, but I shine as a marketing strategist and sales developer. In ‘19, I merged my...

Teri Wellbrock is the host and producer of the international Healing Place Podcast; writer/blogger; motivational speaker; a registered Pet Partners therapy dog handler of her Labradoodle, Sammie; and founder/director of the volunteer organization, Sammie’s Bundles of Hope, benefiting children with trauma history. Teri radiates a contagious energy of joyousness and hope. From her upcoming book: "A little girl, armed with dimples and a compassionate nature, silently maneuvered her way through...

Beth Nydick is a speaker, author, and a magnetic business mentor. A big believer in the power of potential to catapult your business forward.    She shows her clients how to strategically prepare their business and to use collaboration to establish instant credibility to get their life-changing messages in front of massive audiences.    Thru her mantra of “Making Potential Possible” she co-authored the top-selling Clean Cocktails: Righteous Recipes for the Modern Mixologist, and has been in...

Christine Woodward supports, challenges, and empowers women for a living. Through her consultancy, 19th&CO, Christine and the team of consultants help businesses to grow beyond their comfort zones. Her focus is less about services and more about the partnership they deliver to their clients that helps unearth each need and pushes each clients' dreams over the finish line, over and over again.  To further her mission of empowering women, her consultancy, 19th&CO launched The JuDi...

Julio Gonzalez is a self-made business leader and CEO. As a member of President Trump's tax roundtable, Julio lobbied Congress for tax incentives to help small businesses and played an instrumental role in writing the tax credits in the first Stimulus Bill. https://engineeredtaxservices.com/ Julio is also a National Tax Reform Expert, is the founder and CEO of Engineered Tax Services, Inc. (ETS) - the country’s largest specialty tax engineering firm specializing in federal tax incentives,...

In addition to his leadership role with Extraordinary People LLC, Robert White is an Executive Mentor, author, frequent keynote speaker and workshop leader on organizational leadership, successfully handling rapid change, entrepreneurial success and being more personally effective. Robert’s experience encompasses over forty years in the training industry.  He was President of pioneer personal growth seminar company Mind Dynamics Inc., and was founder and President of Lifespring, Inc. which he...

Barby Ingle is a best-selling author, reality personality, and lives with multiple rare and chronic diseases; reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), migralepsy, PALB2-var, endometriosis and other pain disorders.  Barby is a chronic pain educator, patient advocate, and president of the International Pain Foundation. She is also a motivational speaker and best-selling author on pain topics. Her blog, reality shows and media appearances are used as a platform to help her become an e-Patient...

Catherine is a tenacious connector and a recovering banker. She is a leadership coach helping high potential managers turn into senior leaders. And her sales program, for business to business selling, is creating exceeding results. Catherine is a wife and mom, and cares about closing the broadband gaps in rural communities CATHERINE AND I DISCUSS How did you facilitate a $12.1 million public-private investment for a rural community to close broadband gaps?How do you use small wins to create...

John Lee is the founder of custommobile.app, a first of its kind agency making custom-building, beautiful, branded mobile apps affordable to every content creator, everywhere. Plans start at just $6/month. JOHN AND I DISCUSS How did you get into app development? Tell us about some of the challenges you faced when starting your new business? Was this your first business launch? Should my podcast have an app? Why should podcasts have their own app? Send audience to: https://custommobile.app/ We...

FULLY TRANSCRIBED VIDEO OF THIS INTERVIEW This is my third interview with Brian Cates, a political columnist for the Epoch Times and UnCover DC. He entered the political arena following the death of Andrew Breitbart in March 2012. He makes his home in South Texas and is the author of Nobody Asked For My Opinion But Here It Is Anyway! and Tex Randle: Brotherhood of the Gun. He can be followed at his Telegram channel - and at QuodVerum Forum: [email protected] BRIAN AND I...

From being 6000ft underground in a mine, to starting an education business (that grew to have 4000 + students) to spending years working in venture capital, Rael Bricker has seen it all. He has listed companies on multiple international stock exchanges, and his financial services group has settled more than $3bn in loans over 19 years. He has a diverse work history combined with unique global research interviews with companies in more than 25 countries. Taking this knowledge and experience...

Wade Galt teaches Entrepreneurs & Professionals to create an abundant & sustainable 3-Day Weekend / 4-Day Work Week lifestyle so they can better enjoy their family, friends, and life. He's a 20+ year Software Company Founder, Business Growth Coach and Author of books on business growth, finance, personal growth, parenting, & spirituality.   Wade and his family have lived ocean-side in North America and South America.   He enjoys 3-day weekends and Friday's at the beach playing...

Dr. Morissa Schwartz is the owner of DrRissysWriting.com – a marketing and writing company ranked as the number one for social media experts in NY by Thumbtack, and GenZPublishing.org – a publishing company, which has produced six Amazon bestsellers. DrRissysWriting.com is a marketing and writing company ranked #1 in PR and top ten in Social Media and SEO for New York and New Jersey on Thumbtack. GenZ Publishing is a publishing company that has produced six Amazon bestsellers.   Dr. Morissa...

Steve Anderson is the author of the bestselling book, The Bezos Letters, where he deconstructs Jeff Bezos' 21 letters to Amazon shareowners through his unique lens of risk. He provides listeners with a guide on the key takeaways and principles that Bezos leveraged in turning an online bookstore into a trillion- dollar company in just over two decades. The four cycles -- Test, Build, Accelerate and Scale, along with the 14 Principles can help any business grow like Amazon. STEVE AND I...

FULLY TRANSCRIBED VIDEO OF THIS INTERVIEW This is my second interview with Brian Cates, a political columnist for the Epoch Times and UnCover DC. He entered the political arena following the death of Andrew Breitbart in March 2012. He makes his home in South Texas and is the author of Nobody Asked For My Opinion But Here It Is Anyway! and Tex Randle: Brotherhood of the Gun. He can be followed at his Telegram channel - and at QuodVerum Forum: [email protected] BRIAN AND I...

Storm Cunningham is Executive Director of RECONOMICS Institute: The Society of Revitalization & Resilience Professionals, which helps ensure that communities worldwide have certified Revitalization & Resilience Facilitators (RE Facilitators). Look for the “RE” after their names. As editor of REVITALIZATION: The Journal of Economic & Environmental Resilience, Storm tracks the latest trends and techniques in urban/rural regeneration, natural resource restoration, and resilience...

Mike Acker is an executive and communication coach, a keynote speaker, and the author of four books including the bestselling Speak With No Fear ( https://amzn.to/3gD1mhF ), which has appeared on numerous booklists even getting designated as the #1 book on overcoming fear of speaking on Forbes.com. Mike passionately coaches business professionals to lead and speak with confidence. In presentations, he entertains and inspires audiences using stories of growing up as the son to drug smugglers...

Chelle Johnson is a first-generation college graduate that grew up with limiting beliefs, fear, and dysfunction.  Through faith, resilience, grit and determination, she held executive leadership roles in Fortune 50 companies such as: Comcast, Lockheed Martin, Quest Diagnostics and Honeywell.  She lived and worked in Asia, Latin America, has an MBA, and speaks Spanish and English.  She now helps high achievers and diversity allies amplify their awesome and have abundance in their career and...

Mike Solitro is a consultative leader and the founder of AccomplishedRE. He helps real estate professionals become more effective and efficient, solve problems and deliver an exceptional client experience. He is also a Real Estate Attorney, and an Associate Broker with Kinlin Grover Real Estate.  Mike graduated from Syracuse University with a B.S. in Public Relations and has a Juris Doctor degree from Suffolk University Law.  He studied in the Honors Program, was named to the Dean’s list, and...

FULLY TRANSCRIBED VIDEO OF THIS INTERVIEW  There is some "slippage" in the video creating apparent crosstalk, especially near the end. But the transcription does a great job of clarifying most of that crosstalk.   Brian Cates is a political columnist for the Epoch Times and UnCover DC. He entered the political arena following the death of Andrew Breitbart in March 2012. He makes his home in South Texas. Brian is the author of two books: Nobody Asked For My Opinion But Here It Is Anyway! and...

Jefferson Rogers is a hard-working family man from Saint George, Utah, who built his window replacement business from zero to 10 million in just 2 years. Jefferson's claim to fame is his incredible story of huge commitments that shifted his trajectory from a life on the couch to now being a CEO of a rapidly-accelerating company. Jefferson’s new book, “All In,” takes you through the out-of-the-norm experiences he conquered to become the successful business owner he is today. He doesn’t have...

Regina Huber is Founder & CEO of TRANSFORM YOUR PERFORMANCE, where she drives transformational leadership and guides her coaching clients to increase their influence and impact as leaders. With eclectic experience on five continents, she is a multicultural and multilingual Transformational Leadership Coach, an International Inspirational Speaker, and Author of the book Speak up, Stand out and Shine , a white paper, and her signature framework Powerful Leadership Transformation...