We are all currently living in a very different time facing a pandemic and I’m sure leaders around the world each have their own strategy to cope. But, did you ever wonder how post-pandemic leadership would look like? In this episode, we talk just about that with guest David O’Brien.   David A. O'Brien is President of WorkChoice Solutions, LLC, a nationally recognized provider of leadership and team effectiveness consulting services. Prior to launching WorkChoice Solutions in 2000, David...

I am very pleased to have Liz Wiseman today on the show as she is a researcher and executive advisor who teaches leadership to executives around the world.  She is the author of the New York Times bestseller Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools, and Wall Street Journal bestseller Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work.   She is the CEO of the Wiseman Group, a leadership research, and...

Today’s guest is Dr. Kimberly Hambrick. She is a leadership development, growth coach, and trainer. She designs empowered leaders to achieve the significance they desire. Known as the BS Buster—she works to bust through their BS—belief systems—or b******t swirl of negative thought and excuses with a proven system that minimizes risks and moves them forward. She owns Kimberly Hambrick Consulting and is an Executive Director with the John Maxwell team and serves on the President’s Advisory...

In an era of confusion and disruption, today’s guest, Sam Liebowitz, The Conscious Consultant, is the only specialist of his kind who uniquely utilizes ancient wisdom with a modern perspective to empower people around the world so they can get past whatever challenges they're facing to live, feel and be better without a guru or expert telling them that they need to be fixed!   His mission as your Conscious Consultant is for you to more fully embrace your authentic & empowered self so...

It’s a great pleasure to welcome Dr. Ivan Joseph on today’s episode. Dr. Joseph is a self-confidence expert. He has a background in athletics with immense success coaching soccer and serving as the Director of Athletics at Ryerson University. He was applauded for coaching the Ryerson Rams to first-time national championship twice and first-time provincial championship several times. Dr. Joseph also has a Ph.D. in sports psychology from Capella University. His sports background made him a...

I am thrilled to welcome our guest for today, Peter Bregman who is ranked as a Top 30 thought leader by Thinkers 50 Radar and selected as one of the Top 8 thought leaders in leadership. He is ranked by Global Guru as one of the top 30 best Coaches in the world and one of the top 30 best leadership speakers and trainers in the world. He is also the award-winning, best-selling author and contributor of 18 books, including most recently, Leading with Emotional Courage: How to Have Hard...

            Join me in this episode as I sat down and chat with Chris Michael Harris, a prominent serial entrepreneur, podcast host, and aspiring author/motivational speaker. Having founded his first business in college with his brother in their college apartment, the Harris brothers soon found their relocation/furniture installation business scaling to $1.2mm in revenue a mere 36 months later and conducting operations in 32 states across the country.               Chris is now involved...

Previously, we were joined by a world-renowned business educator and coach, Dr. Marshall Goldsmith. To keep the ball rolling, it is my utmost pleasure to welcome today’s guest, Sally Helgesen. Sally’s most recent book, How Women Rise, co-authored with legendary executive coach Marshall Goldsmith, examines the behaviors most likely to get in the way of successful women. It became the top-seller in its field within a week of publication, and rights have been sold in 15 languages.   Previous...

Today, we are joined by a world-renowned business educator and coach, Dr. Marshall Goldsmith. He is the leading expert in his field. His singular ability to get results for top leaders has drawn over 150 CEOs and their management teams to address change in the workplace. They want what Dr. Goldsmith offers: practical and proven methods.   Aside from his practical and proven methods, Dr. Goldsmith is also the author or editor of 35 books, which have sold over two million copies, been...

Today’s guest is a speaker, author, strategic advisor, and business & leadership growth coach to CEOs and executive teams worldwide. He is driven by a relentless passion to liberate human potential and has addressed, coached, and advised thousands of business leaders across a wide range of industries over the past 16 years.   His integrity, direct style, and powerful intuition accelerate team performance, distributed decision-making, productivity, revenue, and profitability. Clients...

As I have mentioned in our previous episode, inspirational leadership is something very close to my heart, and that's why I’m so delighted to sit and chat with today’s guest, Dr. Lance Secretan, the world's foremost authority on inspirational leadership and is ranked as the 4th most influential leadership coach in the world.   Dr. Secretan is the world’s top authority on inspirational leadership, a trailblazing teacher, advisor, and expert on corporate culture, whose bestselling books,...

Are you currently dealing with Millennials in your line of work? If so, then you are in for a treat as we are joined by the Millennial Whisperer, Chris Tuff. A graduate of Vanderbilt, Chris is an accomplished digital marketer, investor, business development leader, youngest partner in the history of a 100-year-old advertising agency, bestselling author, public speaker, husband, father of two, and advocate of empathy and connection.   Chris published his first book on February 12th, 2019...

Our guest for this episode, Brandon Green, gives us a remarkable example of success through persistence and purpose.   Brandon’s leadership is informed by his international perspective and love for people combined with his formative business years growing a company during the depths of the 2008 financial crisis. The years that followed the crisis were challenged by disruption as technology-driven, venture capital back competitors entered the market.   Through all of that Brandon has...

Sit back, relax, and brace yourself with another insightful episode with our special guest today, Jay Abraham.   As Founder and CEO of The Abraham Group, Inc., Jay, also known as “The Billion Dollar Man,”  has spent his entire career solving complex problems and fixing underperforming businesses. He has significantly increased the bottom lines of over 10,000 clients in more than 1,000 industries and over 7,200 sub-industries worldwide. Jay has dealt with virtually every type of business...

You better get ready for this awesome episode as I learned a lot myself! It’s my pleasure to welcome our special guest for today, Michael Neill.   Michael is an internationally renowned author, speaker, and thought leader, challenging the cultural mythology that stress and struggle are prerequisites to creativity and success. His bestselling books, podcasts, keynotes, training, and retreats have inspired and impacted millions of people on six continents worldwide.   Join us and listen in...

Brace yourself for another jam-packed episode! I enjoyed chatting with today’s guest, Chester Elton, and it really felt like one episode is not enough to pick his brain. I’ll make sure to have him back.   One of today’s most influential voices in workplace trends, Chester Elton, has spent two decades helping clients engage their employees in executing strategy, vision, and values. In his provocative, inspiring, and always entertaining talks, #1 bestselling leadership author Chester Elton...

I’ve been following the work of today’s guest for quite some time. So, I am excited to welcome Paul Martinelli and hear his ideas and insights.   A high school dropout from a Pittsburgh working-class family, Paul overcame a stuttering disability and a dim future to rise from janitor to millionaire entrepreneur. He has shared the stage with such personal development masters as John Maxwell, Seth Godin, Les Brown, Mark Victor Hansen, Jack Canfield, Wayne Dyer, Brian Tracy, Denis Waitley, Nick...

Join me in welcoming our guest for today, Robert Glazer.  Robert, also called Bob, is the founder and CEO of the global partner marketing agency, Acceleration Partners, and the co-founder and Chairman of BrandCycle. A serial entrepreneur, he has a passion for helping individuals and organizations build their capacity to Elevate.   Bob is a columnist for Entrepreneur, Forbes, Thrive Global, and Inc. writing on topics ranging from performance marketing and entrepreneurship to company culture,...

What better way to kickstart our newly branded podcast than having Seth Godin as our guest? I am thrilled to have Seth, an extraordinary guest who, by the way, validates our decision to rebrand the podcast, and talk about ideas from his new book, The Practice, as well as pick his mind when it comes to art, creativity, and leadership.   Seth is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, and speaker. In addition to launching one of the most popular blogs in the world, he has written 19...

Welcome to this introductory episode of Redefining the Top 1%. If you've been a follower of the show for some time, you'll know that the original title was The Top 1%. Though I still love that title and everything that it represents, over the course of time, it's become evident to me that the mission of this show and all the work that I'm doing is to create a community of current and aspiring leaders who are role models as well as high performers. The mission is to help leaders acquire and...

Science and Faith. These are two things that most people believe are incompatible. But, today, we are going to dive into these and show you that science and biblical faith are allies, not enemies. I am very pleased to welcome astronomer and best-selling author, Dr. Hugh Ross.   Dr. Ross travels the globe speaking on the compatibility of advancing scientific discoveries with the timeless truths of Christianity. While in college, Hugh committed himself to faith in Jesus Christ. After his...

CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook Groups are at the heart of the new Facebook experience. Just like him, your business should also consider shifting the focus to Facebook Groups. Our guests for today believe that now is the BEST time to do so.   For today’s episode, join me in welcoming not one but two special guests, Landon Stewart and Chris Stapleton. Landon and Chris have been building client-getting Facebook groups together for 4 years. They got their start by consulting with 7 &...

I am pleased to welcome our guest for this episode, Jeff Gothef. He helps organizations build better products, executives build the cultures that build better products, and people build better careers. Jeff believes humility and learning are in short supply. To improve that, he teaches executives and teams -- through advising, workshops, keynotes, coaching & books -- to focus on their customers, learn from mistakes, and create an agile culture that continuously improves their products and...