Episodes

Ronan Leonard, The Mastermind Guy, is the Founder of Eccountability Ronan shares why mastermind groups are the ultimate business growth tool, and why Business leaders, who are looking to make a bigger impact, can work closely with a cadre of like-minded peers. Ronan, shares further, that masterminds help to increases both profit and authority. And for business owners looking to shortcut the learning curve, with a mastermind, they're able to leverage the collective wisdom of the mastermind grou...

Melanie Pridgen is an accomplished artist, fashion designer, and percussionist. Melanie enjoys sharing positive energy and her love of art with others and has taken her love of Art & Design to a whole new level. Melanie had published a series of coloring books for grown-Ups. Her works include: The Wonderfully Weird Coloring Book The Botanical Coloring Book All About the Lines Coloring Book And a series of coloring books that are devoted to each month of our lunar calendar. Melanie invites yo...

Ann Marie Hannon is an award-winning Children's Book Author. She is the author of a narrative story "All About a Boy Who Was Afraid of the Dark (And How He Got Over It). Her newest book, published in May 2019, and designated a Mom's Choice Awards - READERS' FAVORITE 5 STAR RATING, is a rhyming story, "A Going Home Surprise". Ann shared that her Mom was a writer of poetry, and the two of them co-authored a story many years ago, which is now published as "Puffy and the Formidable Foe", the first ...

Matthew DiBiase is a lifelong Sports Historian and the author of three books: Bench Bosses: the NHL’s Coaching Elite. PUBLISHED IN 2015, this was the first hockey book to rate and rank the greatest NHL coaches of all time. https://amzn.to/33W4pd9 The Art of the Dealers: the NHL's Greatest General Managers. PUBLISHED IN 2017, The Art of the Dealers is the first hockey book of its kind to rate and rank the greatest general managers in NHL. https://amzn.to/33W4r4L The Lords of the Gridiron: Colleg...

Sharon Holzscherer has written about education and education reform, assisting schools and families to achieve student academic success. Patterns of Disorder is her first foray into the conspiracy/mystery world of fiction. Drawing from her vast experience with learning disabilities, Sharon weaves a story of a massive conspiracy in the most unlikely of arenas. Patterns of Disorder combines action and tension with thought-provoking questions about the modern world's reaction to children with ADHD...

Rocky Romanella is an International Motivational Keynote Speaker, Consultant, CEO, and Director with over 40 years of “boots on the ground experience”. Rocky is the Senior Partner at 3Sixty Management Services, and Author of Tighten the Lug Nuts: The Principles of Balanced Leadership. In his book, Rocky uses his over forty years of experience to explore the ways a true leader can add value as a trusted advisor, mentor, and visionary who uses a process approach to lead the organization and its ...

Kelly Ann McKnight is a Master Facilitator and Executive Coach with a demonstrated history of working in Leadership Development, Team Development, Executive Coaching, and Performance Improvement. Kelly Ann is the author of The Resilience Way™, a book for people who want to overcome the unexpected challenges that come along. The book was born out of her own personal experience, and research into how others develop resilience and overcome their struggles. Kelly Ann has developed a resilience mod...

Erich Kurschat is the organizer of the HRHotSeat-Chicago (formerly the Chicago HR Mastermind), an inclusive mastermind community of HR pros and business owners committed to solving real HR problems. Erich is also the Founder of Harmony Insights, a coaching company that partners internationally with business leaders and job seekers to get the most out of themselves and their teams. Erich is passionate about helping motivated organizations and individuals connect with their values, pursuits, and...

Sherry Rentschler, Award-winning Author, Speaker and Writing Coach Description: Sherry Rentschler is an award-winning author, speaker and writing coach. Her first poem was published at age five and her first article (what I did for summer vacation) was published with a local newspaper at age 13. It earned her five dollars. Sherry shared that she knew right then, that writing was what she wanted to do with her life. Sherry is a retired US Air Force veteran, loves to travel, and is a vampire sch...

Dan Pegram is the author of Pop-Pop Airplane, How Do You Fly? Dan is joined by his nephew, Mike Richardson, who is the book's Illustrator. Dan is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant colonel and command pilot. He also worked at Southwest Airlines, where he served as a Boeing 737 captain and chairman of the airline union's professional standards committee. Dan resides in Crowley, Texas, with his wife Suzanne. They are the proud parents of daughter Leslie, and sons Brian and Kevin. They ...

Chris Saper is a former health care administrator, an accomplished artist, and author of the acclaimed Thriller, Collateral Carnage: Money. Politics. Big Pharma. What could go wrong? Collateral Carnage is Chris’ first novel, set in the near future, about corruption and conspiracy within the government's delivery of mental health service to PTSD patients in the VA system. Chris spent 12 years as a healthcare administrator and has been a portrait painter for going on 20 years. Since beginning he...

Karen Briscoe is the creator of the 5 Minute Success concept, and the author of the groundbreaking book, Flip Time / Love Life: A Heroine’s Journey - A 5 Minute Success Story. She regularly speaks on a national and local level on the best of 5 Minute Success. She hosts the weekly 5 Minute Success podcast, interviewing guests who achieve success at a high level in business and life. She has completed the John Maxwell Team Certification Program for Coaching, Speaking, and Training. Karen is a fr...

Annie Rodriguez is the author of Lifeforce, a Young Adult Fantasy Novel, published by Green Writers Press. Annie has been writing since fifth grade. It is her go-to hobby and the perfect stress and tension reliever. It is Annie’s hope that her novel helps readers cope with life's ups and downs, and to feel that they are not alone. That there is always someone willing to help and listen. When she’s not writing, she enjoys spending time with her mother, who moved from Puerto Rico to live with he...

Tim Hast is the author of Powerful Listening. Powerful Influence. He is a Speaker, Trainer, Coach, and Consultant. Tim (together with his wife, Ruthie), are Founders of Encore Life Skills, LLC He and his team provide organizational training, development, and coaching services that focus on leadership, listening, communication, conflict management, mediation, and team building. Tim specializes in facilitating trust-based relationships through group and individual training. Tim invites you to co...

Dr. Ken Keis is the President and CEO of Consulting Resources Group International. CRG is the global leader in personal and professional development with 12 fast-paced, learner-friendly assessments, dozens of training programs (in-person, webinar or e-courses). Ken is passionate about leading others to experience the same clarity and joy he did by creating a life of purpose and empowering leaders to empower others. With more than 3 million written words, 10,000 hours of consulting and speaking ...

Diane (Mumper) Klutz is an Author, Writer, and Speaker. Diane was an Army Nurse in Vietnam and a retired Assistant Professor of Nursing from Texas A&M University. Diane's debut story, Round Eyes: An American Nurse in Vietnam, was first published in 2012 and re-released in 2019 as a new Illustrated Edition. The book is a memoir about her experiences as an Army Nurse before and while serving in South Vietnam. Diane also authored "You Can't Sleep Here," a partly factual, mostly fictional stor...

Charles (Chuck) Guarria is the Author of Proposition 13 - America's Second Great Tax Revolt: A Forty-Year Struggle for Library Survival Charles has a 15-year career as a librarian that has taken him from Wall Street to academia. In 1978, the citizens of California took the historic step of voting for Proposition 13, thus reducing property taxes by 57%. Already known as a trendsetting state, California’s tax revolt was no different, as similar tax revisions quickly spread across the United Stat...

Jim Moran is the Co-Founder and President of SimplifyISO. Jim and his team have been helping organizations simplify their quality management systems since 1992. Just in case you thought that Jim's name sounds familiar, he was our very first guest (Episode 1001) on the SuccessInsight Podcast way back in February. He joined us again in Episode 1023, where we chatted quite a lot about ISO Quality Standards and Leadership. Jim invites you to follow him on his website at www.simplifyiso.com. You c...

Leon was a successful Atlanta businessman, having been in the book publishing space for many years. He has authored a number of books, including: Are you up there Mr. Jesus All Are Precious In His Sight - January 2016; Searching For the Virgin Mary - April 2019; and Miracle in Peru: Odyssey of the Reluctant Disciple - August 2019. In 1998, the course of his life changed after the Lifelink Network For Children asked him to accompany them on a trip to Peru. He soon found that God had a new path ...

Bill (W.G.) Hladky, Author of the Book of Ruin Series. Bill is a retired homicide detective from the Miami-Dade Police Department. Before becoming a cop, he was a newspaper reporter. He is also a published poet. Bill has lived in Germany, where he taught street survival skills to American M.P.'s. He now travels across the country explaining to police officers how violent encounters impact our physiological and psychological responses. The Book of Ruin, the first book in a new series of Post-ap...

Dr. Adah Kennon has multiple advanced degrees, including a Ph.D. in Psychology and Master’s Degrees in psychology, education and counseling. Adah has worked for 31 years as a School Psychologist and Counselor. She is also a Certified Mental Health Counselor. Adah has enjoyed traveling, gardening and helping her husband, Dr. Walter B. Hammond, with his stress management and self-hypnosis business. In the present day, Dr. Kennon has assumed an even more important role, She is the caregiver for h...

Esther Sekiziyivu has seen that many marriages are suffering shipwreck and dissolution because of the human inclination to natural desires. The absence of personal knowledge and understanding of marriage fundamentals has created casualties in the marriage institution. Many have experienced violent storms in their marriages resulting in emotional pain, broken hearts and families. Overcoming Emotional Pain in a Divorce Crisis discusses the beauty of marriage; challenges experienced in a marriage, ...

Elizabeth Porter is the author of Pathways to Fluency: Changing how we think about language in the United States. This book is a journey into language and culture and why they are so important. It also suggests practical ways in which we can integrate language, culture, and global citizenship education into our home, family life, and classroom. Click here to learn more about Elizabeth at the Bon Voyage World Languages Academy website. Click here to connect with Elizabeth on LinkedIn, click here...

Ralph B. Alexander, Ph.D. is the author of Science Under Attack. It is Dr. Alexander’s belief that Evidence and logic are lacking in many areas of public debate today on hot-button issues ranging from dietary fat to vaccination. In Science Under Attack, Dr. Alexander shows how science is being abused, sidelined or ignored, making it difficult or impossible for the public to form a reasoned opinion about important issues. Readers will learn why science is becoming more corrupt, and also how it i...