In this episode I speak with Quint Studer, healthcare leader, teacher, coach, luminary, author of many books, most recently, "Rewiring Excellence: Hardwired to Rewired, co-founder Healthcare Plus Solutions Group (HPSG), who overflows with compassion and kindness and whose throughline has been caring about healthcare workers so that they will care more about their patients and take better care of themselves. https://www.quintstuder.com/

 In this episode I speak with Nina Szewczak, a transformational change agent whose wakeup call was not realizing how much her childhood affected her and realizing that she had to unlearn what she had learned that wasn't true. https://themidliferevolution.com/

In this episode I speak to Dr. Joel A. Davis Brown , author of, "The Souls of Queer Folk: How Understanding LGBTQ+ Culture Can Transform Your Leadership Practice," Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Pneumos LLC, co-founder of MetaPrinciple™ and co-developer of Global Inclusion Praxis Model, whose wakeup call was being so loved and supported by his family that he could take on the challenges of being Black and LGBTQ as he navigated his way through life. https://www.pneumos.com/our-founder/

In this episode I speak with Mark Matousek, speaker, author or eight books including his most recent book, "Lessons From an American Stoic: How Emerson Can Change Your Life," founder of, The Seekers Forum, whose wakeup call was coming from a traumatic and violent background and his seeking to understand what was going on the world that was much larger than his life which sent him on a lifelong journey of seeking. https://markmatousek.com/

In this episode I speak with Dennis S. Charney, MD, Dean of the Icahn School of Medicine and President for Academic Affairs for the Mount Sinai Health System and Jonathan M. DePierro, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Associate Director of Mount Sinai’s Center for Stress, Resilience, and Personal Growth. They are the co-authors of "Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life’s Greatest Challenges, third edition," dedicated to their late...

In this episode I interview Shannon Walker, CEO and Founder of Northwest Battle Buddies, a non-profit organization on a mission to end suicide among our nation's military Veterans struggling with PTSD that currently has a 100% success rate and whose wakeup call was honoring her late father who served in the military and was her hero. https://northwestbattlebuddies.org/

In this episode I speak with Bruce Kasanoff, thought Partner. ghostwriter, co-creator who is the purest listener I have ever met and who taught me a tremendous amount and will do the same for you, especially about separating when you're being completely of service to others which then allows you to separately do what give you pleasure. You gotta listen to this one. https://kasanoff.com/

 In this episode, return guest Dorie Clark, top communication expert, multi-million view TEDx speaker, author of multiple books including, "The Long Game," who wakes us up by sharing nuggets of wisdom from her life and career. Thank you Dorie! https://dorieclark.com/

In this episode I speak with Art Kleiner, co-author with Juliette Powell of "The AI Dilemma: 7 Principles for Responsible Technology," and Editor in Chief at Kleiner Powell International (KPI), multi-best selling author, commentator, ghostwriter and on the faculty of NYU whose story/wakeup call was having an autistic sibling and realizing how many people suffer from an illusion of control that they don't have. https://www.linkedin.com/in/artkleiner/

In this episode I speak with James Brosnahan, famous multi-award winning trial lawyer of 150 cases to conclusion, author of the best-selling book, "Justice at Trial: Courtroom Battles and Groundbreaking Cases," whose origin story and wakeup call were the same, i.e. being in bed from age 3 to 6 for rheumatic fever and once he got out, throwing himself into life but who defining moment was meeting and marrying his wife Carol. https://www.jimjbrosnahan.com/

 In this episode I speak with Michael Bungay Stanier, Rhodes Scholar, author of the best selling book, "The Coaching Habit," and more recently, "How to Work with (Almost) Anyone," whose through line and greatest influence were his parents who were very community minded and who were completely supportive of him even though they didn't quite understand him. https://MBS.works

In this episode I speak with Tom Shroder, a delightful raconteur, award winning journalist, ghost writer, former editor of Washington Post magazine whose main driver has been curiosity and who had many wakeup calls and was especially amazed by writing a poem and having it grab other kids attention. He also noticed that deadlines motivated him to write and with that led him into journalism. https://tomshroder.com/

In this episode I speak with John Vagueiro, CEO & Founder of global digital marketing agency Adapting Social, which serves clients in over 20 countries including Bentley, Ferrari, Columbia University, Compass and RE/MAX. He is the host of the "Breaking Barriers" podcast, an advocate for anxiety and mental health disorders and whose wakeup call was being told he had a learning disability, would never go to college and starting a business at age 17 to help his struggling family....

In this episode I speak with Rob Moore, co-founder for the Progressive Group, Entrepreneur's Business Academy, author of 17 books, host of the "Disruptors" podcast whose wakeup call was going from a broke zero-aire to multimillionaire and also watching his father have a nervous breakdown when Rob was 26 in their family pub and how that deeply impacted him. https://robmoore.com/

In this episode I interview Margaret Kelly, A.B. Princeton, J.D. Virginia Law and partner at Advantage Ivy Tutoring, which help students improve their college essays for elite colleges and whose wakeup call was always being curious about reading and language and realizing that law wasn't the best use of her talents and passions, but helping young college bound students become more articulate and authentic was. https://www.advantageivytutoring.com/ourteam

In this episode I speak with Robert Dilts, an internationally respected developer, author, trainer and consultant in the field of leadership and change and a pioneer in the field of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), a discipline that has profoundly shaped and enlightened management, training and communication techniques. He is the author of many books with his most recent being, "The Power of Mindset Change: Why Mindset Matters Most." His through line has always been looking for what it the...

In this episode I speak with Tyler Williams, founder of the 5 Minute Fear Formula, former country music artist and race car driver, who helps people discover and come from the power that is already in him and whose wakeup call was being unprepared to give a performance and staying away for breaking through his fear of failure for nearly a decade. https://www.tylerwilliamslive.com/

In this episode I speak with Marc and Elaine Zicree, producers of the Space Command TV series and author (Marc) of "Twilight Zone Companion," whose through line has been to uplift the human spirit through compelling and riveting entertainment and whose wakeup call for Marc was meeting Elaine. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spacecommand/space-command

In this episode I speak with CB Bowman, author of, "Courage: To Leap and Lead," host of the "Courage to Leap and Lead" videocast and podcast, CEO of the Association of Corporate Executive Coaches, and a Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches member. Her origin story included being raised by a very strict and through that, a loving mother, and whose greatest wakeup call was learning that she had dyslexia which freed her from thinking she wasn't smart. Turns out she is close to brilliant in what she...

in this episode I speak with Hendrie Weisinger, PhD, psychologist, two time NY Times best selling author, leading authority in the application of Emotional Intelligence, an expert in Anger management, the originator of the highly regarded techniques of Criticism Training, and a pioneer in the emerging new field, pressure management whose wakeup call was turning a rebellious, partying adolescence into being able to see and seize the elephant in the room and turn it into a highly successful...

In this episode I speak to Ardeshir Mehran, PhD, Founder of Human Work Studio and author of, "You Are Not Depressed. You Are Un-Finished," whose wakeup call was realizing that rather than running away from depression, if he stopped and felt his underlying feelings, which he has called, "The Emotional Bill of Rights," his depression went away. https://www.humanworkstudio.com/bio

 In this episode I speak with Christopher Zara, Senior Editor at Fast Company, and author of, "Uneducated," a memoir about his life and career as journalist without a college degree in and very degreed industry and whose wakeup call was realizing that being angry and rebellious as a teenager was a dead end and then turning his life around. https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherzara/

 In this episode I speak to Gladys McGarey, M.D., widely regarded as the "Mother of Holistic Medicine" and author of, "The Well-Lived Life: A 102-Year-Old Doctor's Six Secrets to Health and Happiness at Every Age," whose wakeup calls included being one of the earliest female medical doctors in America, working with Mahatma Gandhi, and being inspired by her medical missionary parents growing up in India. https://gladysmcgarey.com/

In this episode I speak with Andrei Mincov, Founder of Trademark Factory, the leading law firm specializing only in trademarking their clients brands with an amazing three part entire money back guarantee to their clients. His wakeup call was winning a decision in Russia's next level under their Supreme Court to secure damages to his famous composer and father, Mark Mincov, after his music had been used illegally by a large radio company in advertising. https://trademarkfactory.com/  

In this episode I speak with Caroline Goyder, leading TEDx speaker, author of "Gravitas: How to Speak With Confidence Influence and Authority" and "Find Your Voice" and creator of "Master Your Meetings" digital online course whose wakeup call was being a young child and enjoying sports but feeling she was not allowed to because she was uncoordinated and not good at them and has dedicated her life to helping people embody something from their inside. http://carolinegoyder.com