Denise Griffitts - Your Partner In Success!

When we build products without thinking about the change we want to create in the world, we inflict collateral damage to society. ~ Radhika Dutt Businesses have become increasingly more short-term-oriented since the 1980s. Our approach to innovation has increasingly become short-term driven - we optimize for business results in the near term and it leads to an iteration-led approach to building products. (The example of Boeing's 737Max illustrates the point).  An iteration-led approach leads to product diseases that are often fatal to innovation. My guest Radhika Dutt is the author of Radical Product Thinking: The New Mindset for Innovating Smarter. She is an entrepreneur and product leader who has participated in four acquisitions, two of which were companies that she founded. She advises organizations from high-tech startups to government agencies on building radical products that create a fundamental change. She is currently Advisor on Product Thinking to the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Singapore’s

Business planning for freelancers, consultants, and other professionals working in the GIG Economy - Not quite a business, not quite a job. Welcome to the gig economy. "In a gig economy, temporary, flexible jobs are commonplace and companies tend toward hiring independent contractors and freelancers instead of full-time employees. A gig economy undermines the traditional economy of full-time workers who rarely change positions and instead focus on a lifetime career."  Investopedia A leader in business planning, my guest David Brown is here to share methods are designed to help entrepreneurs understand the need for a business plan and remove the fear and pain of writing the plan. An in-demand speaker and consultant, David has helped many clients write their business plan to meet the requirements of lenders and operate their business.  His first book From the Bottom Up: The Ultimate Guide for Business Planning to Profitability is a step-by-step guide for writing a business plan in a no-nonsense format. Fin

Marketing with the end in mind. You have to know what kind of business you're building before you decide on how to market it. Do you know why most marketing is a waste of money? Are you using a narrative story to position your company as the solution to a problem? Are you honoring the natural stages of a relationship in your marketing? My guest Erin Fults is a strategist, coach, implementer, and the founder of Acorn Studio, a business coaching and marketing consultancy. Erin passionately believes that healthy, sustainable small businesses can change the world, and she helps owners implement simple frameworks that maximize revenue and productivity so they can confidently grow the business they love. Erin is a Storybrand Certified Guide and a Business Made Simple Certified Coach. The results for her clients are consistent leads, clear marketing strategies, and confident business owners. A right-and-left brainer, Erin’s background includes more than a decade of experience growing a professional photography s

Joseph Perrone joins Your Partner In Success Radio to share practical tips on how business owners can work more on their business and less in their business. Joe Perrone is an executive consultant who helps business owners and professionals find freedom from stress and overwhelm. He is an expert in creating free time and eliminating burnout. And he had to learn how to do this because he is also the owner of 2 businesses in New Haven Connecticut – New England Collision and Astro Auto Repair. He was working so hard and so much that he literally put his health on the line. Something had to change! Now Joe spends just 15-20 hours each week on-site and spends the rest of his time working with other business owners who’d like to have more free time, energy and money. His ebook, “5 Keys to Time Freedom” has excellent tips for creating days that are fulfilling and anxiety-free. Learn how to how to enjoy more time doing what you truly love, how to slow down in a fast-paced world, and how to take action on your drea

As an Executive Leader, you have everyone's back. But who's got yours? My guest Simona Spilak is an executive coach to world-class leaders who need a coach and confidant to help them successfully navigate their world of responsibilities, opportunities, and high-stakes decision-making. She has more than 20 years experience working in the corporate world at a senior level and began her own entrepreneurial journey in 2016. Now she spends her time running an executive search firm in the Central and Eastern Europe region and providing executive coaching services to C-suite leaders and executives, a business that she built from scratch. Her insights on how top leaders can navigate their careers and the far-reaching consequences of their decisions - at work and at home - have been featured in various business magazines and podcasts for leaders and entrepreneurs. Simona helps powerful business leaders and executives make a big impact in both their organization and community, without compromising their personal valu

"What makes you comfortable can ruin you, and what makes you uncomfortable is the only way to grow." Bill Eckstrom Bill Eckstrom is the CEO and founder of EcSell Institute. Bill’s robust professional career path has encompassed sales, sales leadership, executive leadership with both private and publicly traded companies, and as a founder of start-ups. In 2008, he established EcSell Institute to fill a void he witnessed and personally experienced in the coaching and leadership profession within businesses. Since then, EcSell’s research and improvement programming has been utilized in the athletic and academic worlds, spawning his new start-ups EcSell Sports and EcSell Education in 2019.  Bill co-authored the book 'The Coaching Effect: What great leaders do to increase sales, enhance performance, and sustain growth' which was introduced in April 2019, and has been a best-seller since the first week of its release. Find Bill on the web: Website | LinkedIn | Twitter | Personal Website

As the co-founder of GiANT Worldwide, a global technology company that focuses on leadership consultancy, Steve is dedicated to empowering the leader in everyone. Steve Cockram is an international speaker, author, and consultant to top-level executives and leaders around the world. He is a subject matter expert on personality and wiring, organizational leadership, emotional intelligence, and interpersonal communication. Additionally, he is a co-author of the leadership books, 5 Gears, The 100X Leader, and 5 Voices. Steve’s passion for leaders, team communication, change management, and work/life balance is clearly echoed through all three of these books, as well as his speaking and executive consulting.  Listen to Unlocking The Potential Of Those You Lead  Website | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | Amazon Become a Certified GiANT Leadership Coach - trusted by brands like Google, The US Air Force, Chick-fil-A, Pfizer, and more. Learn how they've helped over 500 coaches start and grow their business (even

Creating Culture, Connection & Change for Teams How important is company culture in a productive workplace and what steps can you take to promote a healthy company culture? Our world has experienced and undergone times of transformational change that requires all of us to step outside of our past routines, look within and identify deep and meaningful ways to evolve and grow within the new corporate normal that stands before us. Melissa Lopez stepped in as CEO of Positive Adventures in February 2020, less than a month before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down much of the world and created an incredible challenge for Positive Adventures (as a team-building and group-based experiential education company) to survive. With her background expertise in both the digital space as well as her executive leadership skills, Melissa was able to successfully pivot the company’s team building programs into the virtual space, and within less than two months, Positive Adventures was successfully offering virtual team buildi

Dr. Bob Nelson - Work Made Fun Gets Done!  Why is it so important to have fun at work? Shouldn't people be expected to work at work (and have fun on their own time)? What are the biggest obstacles for employees to have more fun at work?  Dr. Bob Nelson is considered the world’s leading authority on employee recognition & engagement. He is President of Nelson Motivation Inc., a management training/consulting company specializing in helping organizations improve their management practices, programs & systems. He’s worked with 80% of Fortune 500 as a Strategist for HR Issues. He has been a long-time collaborator & confidant for Dr. Ken Blanchard, “The One Minute Manager” and is currently a personal coach for Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, the world’s #1-ranked executive coach. He has presented on six continents; appears extensively in the national & international media including CBS’ 60 Minutes, CNN, MSNBC, PBS, NPR, as well as in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The

 Visual Thinking is an old technology- think Cave paintings 30,000 BC in Altimira Spain  A pioneer of visual strategy, Nora Herting is passionate about expanding peoples’ definition of creativity and believes the best way to meet the demands of business today is to take a visual approach that blends strategic thinking and creative expression. With more than a decade of experience as a facilitator, educator, and visual strategist, Nora has led transformations for some of the world’s biggest brands. And with ImageThink’s humble back-of-the-napkin origin 11 years ago, Nora helped evolve the nascent industry of visual strategy, growing a global multimillion-dollar business in the process. As a sought-after speaker and thought leader, Nora has inspired audiences at SXSW Interactive, WBENC, Watermark, and The Atlantic’s ‘What’s Next?’ Summit with her creative keynotes and workshops. Featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, INC., Entrepreneur, and on MSNBC, she leads a compelling conversation around the pow

Love a good “who done it?” Who doesn’t? And more so when it also involves gangsters, molls, and old Hollywood. That’s why author Stuart Sobel has spent the past 30 years interviewing, researching, analyzing, and fact-checking ‘Queen Bee’ and the Killing of “Bugsy” Siegel, which at 74 years is the oldest cold murder case in America. Now Sobel has the opinion of noted former mob attorney and three-time Mayor of Las Vegas, Oscar Goodman, who stated, “As far as I am personally concerned, 'QUEEN BEE and THE KILLING OF "BUGSY" SIEGEL' has provided us with the motive, the killer and a thorough analysis as to why the shooter of "Bugsy" Siegel was never caught during the shooter's lifetime; nor discovered any time thereafter. There is no logical reason why a case of this magnitude and continued worldwide public interest should remain in limbo.  However, as the law stands today, I do not see a procedure that would allow the legal system to close, as it should, and at 74 years, the oldest cold case in America."  Sobe

Jeraud Norman Visibility Is the New Credibility...Turning Strangers Into Customers Using Video on Social Media  In May of 2012, Jeraud and his son were hit by an 18 wheeler truck. That accident caused him to lose his job, put his house in foreclosure, and accumulated mounds of debt. At that point in his life, he had been a single dad for the past year and a half, adopted his son's older brother, and also filed for full custody of his son and won.  While out of work, he desperately looked for ways that would provide for his family. Throughout this journey, he was introduced to the world of marketing on a few occasions and realized that he needed to take it seriously.... that and sales. After going headfirst into sales he realized it was difficult to give things away for free. It was not until attending a conference in Las Vegas that he met a woman that was selling the exact same product that he was but was using online marketing to do all the selling for her. She was making over $20k a month and kindly share

As the co-founder of GiANT Worldwide, a global technology company that focuses on leadership consultancy, Steve is dedicated to empowering the leader in everyone. Steve Cockram is an international speaker, author, and consultant to top-level executives and leaders around the world. He is a subject matter expert on personality and wiring, organizational leadership, emotional intelligence, and interpersonal communication. Additionally, he is a co-author of the leadership books, 5 Gears, The 100X Leader, and 5 Voices. Steve’s passion for leaders, team communication, change management and work/life balance is clearly echoed through all three of these books, as well as his speaking and executive consulting.  Website | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | Amazon

Elijah Szasz Leveraging Technology to Better The Human Condition Elijah is a founding partner and CEO at SPARK6. After almost nine years, he still continues to improve the systems and processes that deliver beautiful digital products for their clients. His agency sits right in the intersection of art, technology, and human connections, and he maintains an involved role in all three areas. Before entering the world of digital new media, Elijah had ten years of experience in robotics and industrial automation, where he first discovered his passion for bettering the human condition through technology. He has since started or been involved in many early-stage companies across various industries, along with the rounds of entity formation, product development, fund-raising, and exits. Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Podcast  

Mike Giannulis shares 7 traffic strategies you can implement in your marketing strategy today.  Michael (Gee-uh-NEW-liss - kind of like “Gee, a new list” because after all, he’s in marketing!) has overcome the odds and loves to share that story to inspire others. He is a serial entrepreneur and master copywriter who helps business owners grow their companies and instructs copywriters on creating highly converting and compliant ads and sales material. In 2012 Mike appeared on the ABC television show Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition, losing 255 pounds in a single year. He has overcome a stutter. He has gone from the bottom of the corporate ladder to the top of the mountain… and he loves helping others do the same.  Mike especially thrives on connecting with entrepreneurs, marketers, and copywriters to motivate them to “do big things” in the world. Mike’s story begins in an average family where he had to work for everything he had. He started “at the bottom” and worked his way into the American Dream. In

You Deserve It: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Veteran Benefits You've Earned with guest Brian Reese Brian Reese is an Air Force service-disabled veteran and VA disability expert. His personal frustration with the VA disability process led him to found VA Claims Insider in 2016 which provides veterans with expert education-based resources for successfully submitting or re-submitting winning VA disability claims. Brian is a former active duty Air Force officer with extensive experience leading hundreds of individuals and multi-functional teams in challenging international environments, including a combat tour to Afghanistan in 2011. He is a Distinguished Graduate of Management from the United States Air Force Academy and holds an MBA from Oklahoma State University’s Spears School of Business, where he was a National Honor Scholar (Top 1% of Graduate School class). Website | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram | Amazon

Author Stuart Sobel has spent the last 30 years researching and refining his hypothesis about who killed "Bugsy" Siegel  Bugsy Siegel was killed on June 20 in Beverly Hills, and author Stuart Sobel suggests that the Beverly Hills Police Department close the case. His request is due to the information he is privy to that is just one step removed. It is also the basis of his manuscript for ‘Queen Bee’ and the Killing of “Bugsy” Siegel. All previously published books were based on data with at least two degrees of separation. As a child, Stuart grew up knowing the Sedway family (Siegel’s best friend and mob partner Moe Sedway) due to his grammar school friendship with Moe's son Robbie Sedway. Having spent nearly 30 years researching and refining his hypothesis, Sobel is passionate and articulate about his subject. ­­­­­Who is Stuart’s one degree of separation source? We will ask him! Website

As The Motivational Firewood™ Guy, Steve Gamlin blends back-to-basics positivity, Visualization & humor, teaching his clients to SEE desired outcomes, understand their WHY, & build ACTION PLANS to achieve them, via his Vision Board Mastery program. Steve was my guest in April 2021 and you can hear that episode which is Part 1 here. He joins me on this episode to build on that conversation: Power of Visualization (stats from a TD Bank Study of entrepreneurs and individuals)Case studies of some of his clientsHow he visualized (and prepared to meet) the love of his life (celebrated 14 years in June)Ways that we can be more aware of opportunitiesThe Power of Gratitude  Find Steve Gamlin on the web: Website | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube

Artists, Specialty Small Business Owners - Achieve Sustainable Online Success by Keeping it Simple!  David Emmons has been an artist for decades, selling his copper and stained glass hanging water gardens at the most prestigious Art Festivals in the country. He spent over 30 years of his life setting up and tearing down more shows than he can count. He spent countless days sitting in the rain. He’s felt the disappointment of merely breaking even after a grueling week on the road. Discouraged, he sipped the weak coffee, listened to the roar of generators or repetitive Christmas music all day, and lost his voice from days of endless talking. He missed his wife, his kids, and the many things he dreamed of doing. Being a self-employed artist/craftsperson should mean having MORE free time, not less.  3 years ago, David made a shift and it changed his life. Up to that point, he was doing 30 shows a year. Now he only exhibits at 1 or 2 of his favorite shows. This massive shift happened simply because of how he use

Stop Being Willy Nilly with Your Business and Get It Legal  Wani Iris Manly, Esq. is a corporate, business, and trademark law attorney, an international speaker, consultant, two-time bestselling author, and Certified Life Coach. She is the founder of Where Inspiration Meets Law LLC, which provides legal contracts and document templates for entrepreneurs, coaches, heart-centered and impact-driven businesses, helping them legally protect their businesses while fulfilling their purpose-driven mission in the world. She’s also the founder of the law firm W. Manly, P.A., a boutique corporate and securities law firm she started in 2008 in Miami, Florida, with offices in Paris, while serving some of the most recognizable companies including, MasterCard Int’l, Inc., Visa, Inc., and Office Depot, Inc. Along with her law practice and speaking, Wani also consults for French companies & organizations in their humanitarian missions in Africa, expansion into the U.S. market, & is an Adjunct Professor at the School