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# Laura Steward: Speaker, Strategist, Author and Radio Host

Laura Steward is a Master Strategist, an International Speaker, and an Award Winning and International Bestselling Author

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## Posts

- [Blog](https://www.laurasteward.com/blog)
- [Creating Joy as a Startup Founder - Hannah Thomson](https://www.laurasteward.com/creating-joy-as-a-startup-founder-hannah-thomson.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: How does a woman nowhere close to retirement age create a company that is all about helping people ready to retire? Well
- [5 Secrets to Lasting Love - John and Ana Mann](https://www.laurasteward.com/5-secrets-to-lasting-love-john-and-ana-mann.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: John David Mann and Ana Gabriel Mann joined me to discuss their seminal work, The Go-Giver Marriage A Little Story About The
- [Lessons Learned From A Life Spent Helping Others Grow Their Businesses - Clinton Gatewood](https://www.laurasteward.com/lessons-learned-from-a-life-spent-helping-others-grow-their-businesses-clinton-gatewood.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Clinton Gatewood is my guest on this epsiode and it is an overdue interview. Clint has lived his life helping others grow
- [Doctors, Healing and Focus on the Patient - Dr. Dan Witkowski](https://www.laurasteward.com/doctors-healing-and-focus-on-the-patient-dr-dan-witkowski.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Going to the doctor nowadays doesn't always mean leaving there with a good diagnosis or a feeling of being heard. Many doctors
- [Creativity Unleashed - Alan Shapiro](https://www.laurasteward.com/creativity-unleashed-alan-shapiro.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Return guest Alan Shapiro continues our discussion on creativity, getting rid of numbness, finding and expressing your story and how routine helps
- [From Conflict to Courage - How to Stop Avoiding and Start Leading - Marlene Chism](https://www.laurasteward.com/from-conflict-to-courage-how-to-stop-avoiding-and-start-leading-marlene-chism.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Marlene Chism is recognized as one of the top experts on reducing or eliminating workplace drama and helping leaders become better leaders.
- [Cold Fear - From NY Times List Non-Fiction to Top of Charts Fiction- John David Mann](https://www.laurasteward.com/cold-fear-from-ny-times-list-non-fiction-to-top-of-charts-fiction-john-david-mann.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: He's baaack! John David Mann, one of my all-time favorite guests, is back to talk about how he gets inspiration, the differences
- [Whisper Room, Writing Books That You Want to Never End and More - Thomas Kies](https://www.laurasteward.com/whisper-room-writing-books-that-you-want-to-never-end-and-more-thomas-kies.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: What does it take to write multiple books with the same characters? Is it different than writing just one? Take a listen
- [Talking to Myself - Part 1 - Laura Steward](https://www.laurasteward.com/talking-to-myself-part-1-laura-steward.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Just me giving you an update on the show, myself and a few other things. Laura Steward is a sought after
- [Talking to Myself - Part 2 - Laura Steward](https://www.laurasteward.com/talking-to-myself-part-2-laura-steward.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Just me updating you on the show, myself and others things Laura Steward is a sought after business strategist, keynote speaker,
- [John David Mann - Blind Fear, Writing Mastery, and How Crime Writing Taught Him to Fall in Love With the World](https://www.laurasteward.com/john-david-mann-blind-fear-writing-mastery-and-how-crime-writing-taught-him-to-fall-in-love-with-the-world.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: What can one say about John David Mann? He has mastered, well he wouldn't say that, but I would, writing non-fiction, parable
- [How a recent headshot photo session had me spiraling](https://www.laurasteward.com/how-a-recent-headshot-photo-session-had-me-spiraling.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: A bit of a different episode for the show. Just me talking about how a recent photo shoot for a new headshot
- [Dan Rockwell - Leadership Freak and The Vagrant](https://www.laurasteward.com/dan-rockwell-leadership-freak-and-the-vagrant.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: I've followed Dan Rockwell for ages. His Blog, Leadership Freak, combines wisdom and insights with lightness, deep thinking and insidious questions that
- [Vered Neta - Things We Do for Love and An Entrepreneurial Journey](https://www.laurasteward.com/vered-neta-things-we-do-for-love-and-an-entrepreneurial-journey.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Entrepreneurial journeys rarely go in a straight line. They have detours, divergences and often life outside the work journey impacts thinking, action
- [Peter Hoppenfeld - Why you need to remove the word partner from your vocabulary](https://www.laurasteward.com/peter-hoppenfeld-why-you-need-to-remove-the-word-partner-from-your-vocabulary.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: What happens when you get a master strategist, legal expert and advisor to some of the biggest names in the thought leader/entrepreneur
- [Annette Taber - Advisory Boards are her business](https://www.laurasteward.com/annette-taber-advisory-boards-are-her-business.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Ever thought your company needed a board to advise and help you grow but had no clue what was involved? Annette Taber
- [Rachel Hanfling - Becoming a Media Magnet](https://www.laurasteward.com/rachel-hanfling-becoming-a-media-magnet.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: If you've written a book, have a business, are a speaker, or just have something helpful to share on a larger scale
- [Learn How to Step In To Happy with guest Marian Edvardsen](https://www.laurasteward.com/learn-how-to-step-in-to-happy-with-guest-marian-edvardsen.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Research shows that people are searching for happiness. They want to find ways to be happier, live life more fully and be
- [I'm back! Restarting the show and why I've been absent. Plus a sneak peek of my restart guest next week!](https://www.laurasteward.com/im-back-restarting-the-show-and-why-ive-been-absent-plus-a-sneak-peek-of-my-restart-guest-next-week.html) - I've been away for a while and in this episode I explain why and tell you what's next. Chronic illness isn't for the faint of heart! I also tease you with the upcomming guest I have for my first full restart episode next week.
- [Navy SEAL Parenting: How to Raise Confident Kids with Brandon Webb](https://www.laurasteward.com/navy-seal-parenting-how-to-raise-confident-kids-with-brandon-webb.html) - Are you raising kids who avoid life's challenges or kids who dive right in? Former Navy SEAL sniper and best-selling author Brandon Webb joins me, Laura Steward to reveal how the same mental techniques used in elite military training can help you raise confident, joyful, and resilient children. Whether you are a parent, a mentor,
- [Growth Mindset](https://www.laurasteward.com/growth-mindset.html) - Geoff Nicholson went from wanting to kill himself after a multi-year debilitating illness to helping others change their mindset so they can have the success they have always dreamed of. He says that mental reconditioning creates physical reconditioning and that we all can have the life of our dreams.We all have those moments when it seems life gives us a choice as to a road we can take. Why do some people seem to always take the correct fork and others seem to keep hitting wall after wall and have a mindset of woe is me? Geoff Nicholson believes it is all due to the self talk we tell ourselves and that we can change that self talk.During this episode Geoff Nicholson shares the exact steps you can begin taking to change your mindset, think up and change how you, and others, perceive yourself so you can achieve the success of your dreams.Geoff is the founder of GN Coaching and the creator of Success IQ,an evolutionary system that combines stress management with success and life coaching strategies. His approach assists you in achieving your goals and creating a better integration with your work and lifestyle.
- [How to Keep Hope, Healing and Strength with Dr. Laurie Nadel](https://www.laurasteward.com/how-to-keep-hope-healing-and-strength-with-dr-laurie-nadel.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: One of my most requested guests has come back on the show to talk how we can keep hope, have healing and
- [Brand Essence vs Brand Ego - Tucker Stine Part 2](https://www.laurasteward.com/brand-essence-vs-brand-ego-tucker-stine-part-2.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Do you know if you are focused on your brand essence or your brand ego? Do you know the difference between the
- [Business Reviews, Competing on Value and More - Kris Blackmon](https://www.laurasteward.com/business-reviews-competing-on-value-and-more-kris-blackmon.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Do you check in with your customer? Ever? Too often what happens is focus shifts to getting new customers at the expense
- [Amy Biddle Returns - Moving Your Life and Business Forward and a Bit of Marketing](https://www.laurasteward.com/amy-biddle-returns-moving-your-life-and-business-forward-and-a-bit-of-marketing.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Listeners wanted her back for more of her wisdom and I agreed. On this part 2 of a conversation with Amy Biddle
- [Biggest Downfall to Any Brand - Tucker Stine](https://www.laurasteward.com/biggest-downfall-to-any-brand-tucker-stine.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: The biggest downfall to any brand is not what you think. It's not a failure in service or product delivery. It's not
- [You Don't Suck - Your Copy Does - Carline Anglade-Cole](https://www.laurasteward.com/you-dont-suck-your-copy-does-carline-anglade-cole.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: As if the title wasn't enough to suck you in there is more from this much requested repeat guest. Her latest book's
- [Goals That Matter - Michael Nelson](https://www.laurasteward.com/goals-that-matter-michael-nelson.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Everyone talks about goals when they are starting out but do all goals matter equally? Are some dreams versus goals? Do all
- [Data Driven Partner Customer Playbook - Dina Moskowitz](https://www.laurasteward.com/data-driven-partner-customer-playbook-dina-moskowitz.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: What if you could turn upside down how you think about adding new partners and clients? What if you decided to create
- [The Emotional Side of Selling a Small Business - Jamison West](https://www.laurasteward.com/the-emotional-side-of-selling-a-small-business-jamison-west.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Having sold a business I can tell you that it is not just all about business issues like M&A, finances, contracts, staff,
- [WAFFLES, TED talks, Career Changes - Dr. Katie Nall](https://www.laurasteward.com/waffles-ted-talks-career-changes-dr-katie-nall.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Worry, anxiety, fear, frustration, lethargy, exhaustion and stress. I could check off the boxes on one or more of these almost every
- [Vodka, Hookers and the Russia Mafia - Joe Serio](https://www.laurasteward.com/vodka-hookers-and-the-russia-mafia-joe-serio.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Joe Serio doesn't look like he was deeply involved with organized crime yet he was. But from the good end of it.
- [Worries and Buts - Control them and they don't control you - Rene Brent](https://www.laurasteward.com/worries-and-buts-control-them-and-they-dont-control-you-rene-brent.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Do you find yourself getting angry more frequently? Crying more or sometimes feel like you have a rogue persona inside of you
- [Acquire, Convert, Repeat - Customers are Everything - Amy Biddle](https://www.laurasteward.com/acquire-convert-repeat-customers-are-everything-amy-biddle.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: How do you build and maintain, "recency, frequency and money" while building raving fans? Having a steady repeat stream of customers makes
- [Closing the Success Gap for Women - Marcella Allison](https://www.laurasteward.com/closing-the-success-gap-for-women-marcella-allison.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Founder of the Mentoress Collective and world renowned Copy Chief Marcella Allison has the data and experiential proof to show that women
- [Opportunity Costs - Jay McBain](https://www.laurasteward.com/opportunity-costs-jay-mcbain.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: I had to have Jay McBain back on the show to continue our conversation from July, 2020 about customer obsession, journey mapping
- [Make Yourself Chooseable - Belinda Weaver](https://www.laurasteward.com/make-yourself-chooseable-belinda-weaver.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Forget finding your unique value proposition. Focus on making yourself chooseable. That's what my guest Belinda Weaver believes is more important to
- [Steel Fear, Write Good or Gooder, Fan Geeking Out - John David Mann](https://www.laurasteward.com/steel-fear-write-good-or-gooder-fan-geeking-out-john-david-mann.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: I never turn down a chance to have John David Mann on the show. I crave reading any book, article, blog or
- [Steel Fear, Navy SEAL Sniper, Afghanistan, Writing - Brandon Webb](https://www.laurasteward.com/steel-fear-navy-seal-sniper-afghanistan-writing-brandon-webb.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Becoming a Navy SEAL is hard enough but then becoming a SEAL Sniper and then SEAL Sniper instructor and then being asked
- [Journal My Health - Journaling Health to be Heard and Heal](https://www.laurasteward.com/journal-my-health-journaling-health-to-be-heard-and-heal.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Covid has put health at the top of many minds this past year plus and my guests are no exception. Tracey Welson-Rossman
- [Shadow Hill - Thomas Kies - Novelist, Small Business Advocate and Environmentalist](https://www.laurasteward.com/shadow-hill-thomas-kies-novelist-small-business-advocate-and-environmentalist.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Thomas Kies, or as I know him, Tom, just released his fourth novel in the Geneva Chase Mystery series. Books that you
- [Permission to Kickass - Angie Colee](https://www.laurasteward.com/permission-to-kickass-angie-colee.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Illness prevented an earlier post of this episode recorded on June 29, 2021 yet the content is perfectly relevant today and always.
- [Hip Hop, Yoga, Pitching, Branding and Podcasting - Rajiv Nathan](https://www.laurasteward.com/hip-hop-yoga-pitching-branding-and-podcasting-rajiv-nathan.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: What do you call someone who is a Hip Hop artist, Yoga instructor, helps companies and individual create their brands and tell
- [Father and Daughter Team = Success - Neal and Tara Johnson](https://www.laurasteward.com/father-and-daughter-team-success-neal-and-tara-johnson.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Working with staff is not easy. Add into that the long time relationship of a closely knit family who knows how to
- [Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel, DC and a bit of Harry Potter](https://www.laurasteward.com/star-wars-star-trek-marvel-dc-and-a-bit-of-harry-potter.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: When it's your birthday you get to talk about whatever lights you up and gets you excited and for me that is
- [Thriving and Leading as an Intrapreneuer - Jennifer Pestikas](https://www.laurasteward.com/thriving-and-leading-as-an-intrapreneuer-jennifer-pestikas.html) - Jennifer Pestikas has lived her life choosing courage and overcoming self doubt to build an amazing career leading others/ Along the way she realized that becoming friends with yourself is one of the best things you can do. On this episode we talk about self-compassion, how Jennifer is making new boxes to reframe her life
- [Kicking Imposter Syndrome to the Curb - Kim Meninger](https://www.laurasteward.com/kicking-imposter-syndrome-to-the-curb-kim-meninger.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Kim Meninger is on a mission. A mission to stop imposter syndrome from stopping women from achieving their dreams. Having lived it
- [Charting Your Own Course When Others Do Different - Jason Bystrak & Peter DiMarco](https://www.laurasteward.com/charting-your-own-course-when-others-do-different-jason-bystrak-peter-dimarco.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: When all your competitors are merging or being bought outright, what do you do? Do you stay independent or do you look
- [Breaking Your Worry Agreement - Rene Brent](https://www.laurasteward.com/breaking-your-worry-agreement-rene-brent.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: There were some audio issues for two minutes. I apologize. My mom always told me don't borrow worry from tomorrow. I've not
- [From International Trade Leader to a Life filled with BEE Mindfulness - Denise Thomas](https://www.laurasteward.com/from-international-trade-leader-to-a-life-filled-with-bee-mindfulness-denise-thomas.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: How dealing with world leaders caused Denise Thomas to develop BEE Mindfulness methods to change lives and reduce stress. If you thinking
- [Breaking Rules, Creating Success and Taking Care of Customers - Dan Keldsen](https://www.laurasteward.com/breaking-rules-creating-success-and-taking-care-of-customers-dan-keldsen.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Want to create a new product or service? Wonder if you need to know the rules first? Do you need to? Or
- [Superman, Legos, Marketing and Laughter - James Adam](https://www.laurasteward.com/superman-legos-marketing-and-laughter-james-adam.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Marketing does not have to be complicated or complex. It does need to stir the emotions and open the wallets of your
- [Strokes, Healing, Caregiving and Defining Normal - Marcia Moran](https://www.laurasteward.com/strokes-healing-caregiving-and-defining-normal-marcia-moran.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Stroke. The word evokes fear to mostly everyone who hears the word. For those who have lived it themselves, or have taken
- [Strength Plus Mind Plus 3 Breaths Equals Health - Tammy Wise](https://www.laurasteward.com/strength-plus-mind-plus-3-breaths-equals-health-tammy-wise.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Is there always an emotional component to pain and physical injury? Is it possible to heal and strengthen your body by adding
- [Digital Wellbeing, Innovation, Technology and a Few Surprises - Heidi Forbes Oste](https://www.laurasteward.com/digital-wellbeing-innovation-technology-and-a-few-surprises-heidi-forbes-oste.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Digital wellbeing has taken on an all new meaning in the past year. With covid shifting business, school and social gatherings to
- [Podcasting, Consistently Inconsistent and Our Favorite Green Lantern - Mark Asquith](https://www.laurasteward.com/podcasting-consistently-inconsistent-and-our-favorite-green-lantern-mark-asquith.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: When you get to ask one of the people on the forefront of podcasting, someone who lives on the edge of defining
- [Taking Successful Action in Three Words and a Little More - Rob Actis](https://www.laurasteward.com/taking-successful-action-in-three-words-and-a-little-more-rob-actis.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: National Voiceover Artist, Acclaimed Podcast Host and all around funny guy, Rob Actis, talks action, motivation, and finding success his way. Interviewing
- [One Woman's Journey From Tech to Helping Others with Intention - Pat Alva-Kraker](https://www.laurasteward.com/one-womans-journey-from-tech-to-helping-others-with-intention-pat-alva-kraker.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Pat Alva-Kraker has dedicated her life to helping other's learn the power of intention to transform their lives. She has written a
- [How to Sell Your Business - John Warrillow](https://www.laurasteward.com/how-to-sell-your-business-john-warrillow.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: To some, selling your business is a sellout and that you should build a business for legacy and pass it on to
- [Tech, Women, Success and Lifting All Up - Nicole Scheffler](https://www.laurasteward.com/tech-women-success-and-lifting-all-up-nicole-scheffler.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Does the definition of success change based on the industry you're in or your gender? There are stories that go around that
- [Pocket MBA - Harry Brelsford](https://www.laurasteward.com/pocket-mba-harry-brelsford.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: What does it take to be an entrepreneur? Do you need an MBA? Or rather do you need the expertise that somebody
- [Future Widow and Answers to Questions You Didn't Know You Had - Jenny Lisk](https://www.laurasteward.com/future-widow-and-answers-to-questions-you-didnt-know-you-had-jenny-lisk.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Widow. The word conjures up so much loss and sadness. You are given that title when you lose someone you loved very
- [Discover Your True North - Anne Bruce](https://www.laurasteward.com/discover-your-true-north-anne-bruce.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Anne Bruce joins me today to talk about how anyone can discover their own personal True North to help you have your
- [Self, Faith, Love and Labels - Splintered Grace Hosts - Bonnie Violet, Tina Frank](https://www.laurasteward.com/self-faith-love-and-labels-splintered-grace-hosts-bonnie-violet-tina-frank.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: My Christmas week show is, at the end of the day, about love. I was honored to have Bonnie Violet and Tina
- [Producing, Writing and Why Authentic Matters - Joel Friedman](https://www.laurasteward.com/producing-writing-and-why-authentic-matters-joel-friedman.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Joel Friedman left Madison Avenue in NYC to go from Ad man to Executive Producer and writer in Hollywood. Along the way
- [Resiliency, Worry Windows and Mind over Moment - Anne Grady](https://www.laurasteward.com/resiliency-worry-windows-and-mind-over-moment-anne-grady.html) - I love Anne Grady. Talking to her is like getting a PhD is how to build and recognize resiliency. Her life experiences giver her massive credentials to speak to her topic of Resiliency no matters how bad life hits you. On this episode Anne Grady shares answers to my questions about resiliency and productivity. That one hit home for me which is why I asked the question and you might be surprised by the answer she shared. We also discuss the benefit of a worry window, why it is important to know your cognitive shortcuts and a key question to ask yourself on a regular basis to improve resiliency. Hint, it has something to do with my favorite idea of perspectives.
- [Improving Memory is not a Trick - It Matters - Chester Santos](https://www.laurasteward.com/improving-memory-is-not-a-trick-it-matters-chester-santos.html) - Monkey, iron, rope, house, paper, shoe, worm, envelope, pencil, river, rock, tree, cheese, dollar A list that makes no sense but a list I still remember that Chester Santos, the International Man of Memory, challenged me with to show how anyone, instantly, can learn to remember things and keep remembering them. I did this show live on November 24 and still remember them, because of the tips he taught me on the show, on December 4th. How does one become a world famous memory master and coach? And how can you improve your memory? Take a listen and try the techniques he shares on the show. If you want more, he makes an incredible offer at the end of the show.
- [Success Comes in All Shapes and Sizes, Find Yours - Soul Sourced Entrepreneur- Christine Kane](https://www.laurasteward.com/success-comes-in-all-shapes-and-sizes-find-yours-christine-kane.html) - Frustrated because you want to build your success your way versus the traditional way of thinking? Wondering if it is possible to lead your business from idea to success with heart and soul and some sound business strategy foundations? The answer to those questions lies with my guest, Christine Kane, author of The Soul Sourced Entrepreneur and Founder and CEO of Uplevel You. As a successful songwriter and musician she learned that it is possible to have your career, your way, and to have massive success. She founded her in-demand consulting/coaching firm because everyone wanted to know how she did it. Take a listen as we discuss, how intention is different from the Law of Attraction, how you can let your soul fly but don't forget the business strategy and tactics too. Christine lays out how you can get started today and how her journey prepared her for this next step in her career.
- [Lessons Learned Turning Around Businesses - Steven Kaufman](https://www.laurasteward.com/lessons-learned-turning-around-businesses-steven-kaufman.html) - Wouldn't it be great if you never had to "turn your business around" because your business was failing? What if you knew what the warning signs were, or better yet, never had to worry about them because you designed your business to to weather any changes and you knew what to look for as early warning signs? No one can design a business to weather any changes without impact but what you can do is learn how to monitor your business and minimize the ups and downs. You can even learn to be comfortable looking at your business finances without freaking out. I see a lot of this with my clients as does my guest, Steven Kaufman of Red Fender. Steven Kaufman is the author of The Garbageman's Guide to Life and a sought-after business strategist and turnaround expert. On this episode Steven shares the lessons he has learned helping others turn their business from the red to the black (if you don't know what that means you need this episode). he discusses the key to hiring, how your ego factors in and why it is important for you to know when you are making decisions based on ego and Steven shares how people and processes are inseparable. That is in direct contrast to what others say by the way. I don't know about you, but knowing what to look for, and the practices and tools you can use on a daily basis to keep your business thriving, is worth the time to listen to this episode and pick one new practice to start today. There is much more in this episode. Let me know what stands out to you the most and, if you need help, reach out and let me or Steven help you.
- [Telling Your Brand Story Doesn't Have to Be Hard - Ira Gostin](https://www.laurasteward.com/telling-your-brand-story-doesnt-have-to-be-hard-ira-gostin.html) - Learning how to tell the story of your brand is often the key to success yet it often feels like the hardest thing to do for many entrepreneurs. Perhaps it is the vulnerability that may come from sharing your creation story? Or perhaps the lack of clarity of what your brand stands for or who you created your brand to serve? Or maybe, it is as simple as you do not know how to put into words what you do? Ira Gostin has been helping companies tell their brand stories for decades. First as a photojournalist and reporter and then as one of the top brand strategists. Along the way he has learned that sharing your story is a critical key to success and on this episode he shares key steps and questions you can ask yourself and staff to create your story and make a difference for your clients, your staff and your business.
- [Marketing is Not Overhead and other Wisdom from a Marketing Superstar - Heather K Margolis](https://www.laurasteward.com/marketing-is-not-overhead-and-other-wisdom-from-a-marketing-superstar-heather-k-margolis.html) - Marketing is not a dirty word. Done well, marketing aligns your business goals with your client goals and greats a stream of satisfaction across all business departments and end user resources. So why do many think that marketing is a dirty word? Heather K. Margolis is a serial entrepreneur who lives and breathes marketing and believes that when marketing is done well it lifts a product and company up. If you have a product or service and no one knows its value to them then is it really a product or service? Think the old story, if a tree falls in a forest and no one hears, does it make a sound? Effective marketing makes a noise. A good noise. It tells a story about the product, the value it provides and it also tells something about you and your brand. Ineffective marketing IS overhead. Why? Because it doesn't do those things and it doesn't make people want to buy or tell others. During this episode Heather shares her journey creating two top marketing agencies in the tech world, creating stories that changed a business culture from the top to the bottom and tips you can use to shift your marketing from ineffective to effective.
- [A New Way to Be An Entrepreneur - Terry Brock](https://www.laurasteward.com/a-new-way-to-be-an-entrepreneur-terry-brock.html) - Forget everything you thought you knew about being an entrepreneur. What if you could have the life and business you want? It really is possible says Terry Brock and he lives and breathes what he preaches. With the launch of his new "agoropreneurs" movement Terry took the time to share with me, and you my listeners, why the idea of an entrepreneur is ripe for change. He shares how and why the time is now to let go old thinking and embrace being "uncommon" while taking responsibility for your actions. This episode is filled with perspective shifting ideas, laughter and a plan to help you turn your life and business into your dream.
- [Customer Service, Tootsie Rolls and World Domination - Mike Faith CEO headsets.com](https://www.laurasteward.com/customer-service-tootsie-rolls-and-world-domination.html) - Mike Faith, CEO of headsets.com shares how he built a business that has become renowned for its fanatical attention to customer service and how he pivoted it to become poised to take over the world of headset design and sales. Headsets.com started out as a discounter of other companies office headsets and now 40% of their business is selling headsets they design and manufacture. They are known for their raving fans and their word of mouth advertising and also for their boxes having tootsie rolls tucked inside. How did a small discounter become a $30+million dollar company? How did a culture of enhancing the customer experience become a model others try to emulate? How does the CEO live the model and support his employees in having exceptional lives beyond the workplace? Take a listen as Mike Faith share answers to all those questions and more on this episode.
- [Copywriting, Pretending to be a 50 year old man as a mixed-race woman, Writer's Block Begone](https://www.laurasteward.com/copywriting-pretending-to-be-a-50-year-old-man-as-a-mixed-race-woman-writers-block-begone.html) - Writing copy to sell things is a science. Writing that same copy in a voice that does not even match your age, race, nationality and more is an art. Making that same copy wildly successful is similar to the difference between me trying to play the piano and Mozart. Carline Anglade-Cole is a copywriting Mozart. She is able to switch faces and voices with apparent ease while writing copy that converts to sales for her clients. Her copy doesn't just convert once though. It keeps converting over and over and over again. On this episode Carline discusses her new book, My Life as a 50+ Year Old White Male: How a Mixed-Race Woman Stumbled into Direct-Response Copywriting and Succeeded! Carline answers questions on how she deals with a blank page, putting herself into the voice of the target client and how she deals with time interruptions and sets boundaries with her family to keep sacred her "money time."
- [Brad Parks - Interference, Quantum Physics and His Purpose as a Writer](https://www.laurasteward.com/brad-parks-interference-quantum-physics-and-his-purpose-as-a-writer.html) - On the launch day for his new book, Interference, Brad Parks shares his love of physics and writing and how he weaves facts so his fiction reads more like reality. We had a laugh filled conversation filled with non-spoiler moments if you have not read his book yet. I don't often interview fiction writers but I always say yes when Brad is launching a new book. This one is especially intriguing to me as a science geek. Brad's multi-layered plot lines, and characters that have depth to them, always keeps me rooted in place until I finish the book. On this interview Brad and I talk about how his life and neighbors inspire his plots, what it takes to keep his characters true to themselves and why you will never see a curse word in any of his novels. I especially enjoyed the conversation about one curse word he cannot find a replacement for in writing but still does not use. His words at the end of the interview on his purpose in life are words I think I shall always carry with me.
- [How to Confidently Handle Crazy Hard Things In Life - Colonel Deb Lewis, (Ret.)](https://www.laurasteward.com/how-to-confidently-handle-crazy-hard-things-in-life-colonel-deb-lewis-ret.html) - There is a lot of stress in the world today. Some we interpret as good stress and others bad stress. Either way it is stress and it impacts the body and our relationships. What if you could learn how to change your response to stress? Learn how to have stress not sideline you or your family and business? Colonel Deb Lewis, (Ret.) has lived a life filled with stressful choices that she chose. Think 1st female graduating class at West Point, commanded in Iraq and responsible for a $2 billion project while there, in the Pentagon on 9/11 working on anti-terrorism projects, taking care of aging parents and many more. Throughout it all she has managed to find her center. A way of "armoring up" herself with different practices that enable her to coast through challenges that bring many to their knees. Take a listen as Deb shares five things you can do today to shift your response to stress and clarify your priorities. She also has a free offer for two classes she offers, no strings attached. 100% free. What if you could use stress to your advantage? Colonel Deb's unique approach guides you to handle even bigger challenges, while building stronger relationships and teams.
- [Do you have Other-Dependent Self Esteem? - Patricia Noll](https://www.laurasteward.com/do-you-have-other-dependent-self-esteem-patricia-noll.html) - I recently had a client say he wasn't sure what happiness is for him and that it was something that could never be achieved. That it was a moving target. That got me thinking since I've felt happy most of my life with bouts of sadness woven in when loved ones passed or something else happened. But even then, I had a core of happiness. So what is happiness and does it matter where it comes from? Patricia Noll wrote a powerful book, Good With Me, A Simple Approach to Real Happiness from the Inside Out and I asked her back on the show to answer my clients question about whether happiness is real or an abstract concept that cannot be lastingly achieved.
- [Personal Vision Leads to Resiliency, Grit and Agility - Pattie Grimm](https://www.laurasteward.com/personal-vision-leads-to-resiliency-grit-and-agility-pattie-grimm.html) - Pattie Grimm shares how knowing your personal vision increases your resiliency when things go sideways. With all going on in this world many are wondering why their usual resiliency and ability to pivot isn't what it used to be. I wanted to understand why so I invited Pattie onto the show to share how you can strengthen your ability to handle when things go sideways. I wasn't expecting her to say that understanding, and then living, your personal vision is the key. Take a listen as Pattie provides the questions to ask to find your personal vision and how you can put that vision into action. Pattie shares how quiet women never change history and how her journey as a women in tech and business around the world came as a direct result of her personal vision to make a difference.
- [Awesome, Staying Semi-Sane and Loving Life](https://www.laurasteward.com/awesome-staying-semi-sane-and-loving-life.html) - Karen Stultz believes in having an awesome life and is helping others find theirs. After having to make a serious of decisions that left her letting go of work, her home as she knew it, her husband in a way and even who her parents were to her, Karen faced a choice. Could she still have an awesome life even when it seemed as if that would never be possible again? Take a listen as Karen shares the questions she asked that helped her make the choices she made, how she stays "semi-sane" and loving life all while helping others discover their AWESOME life. I think one of my favorite parts in the interview was when she began to discuss music notes and how one note does not a song make. Tell us what stood out for you and how you are leading an awesome life!
- [Martial Arts, The Savvy Life and Questions About Finance - Melissa Tosetti](https://www.laurasteward.com/martial-arts-the-savvy-life-and-questions-about-finance-melissa-tosetti.html) - Living the Savvy Life is being willing to ask the hard questions and stick to, well really define, your priorities for your life. It doesn't mean lack or deprivation. It does mean understanding what you want from life and creating and following a plan to get there. Melissa Tosetti, founder of The Savvy Life, helps her clients live the life of their dreams. She does that by helping them figure out what matters to them rather than continuing to let their current lifestyles control how their future will unfold. On this episode, Melissa shares questions and insights she teaches her clients to help them grow and we also discuss how their other business, a family-owned martial arts studio has pivoted and thrived during the pandemic and how yours can to if you are willing to look deeply at your business. We also discuss how to determine what the key financial questions are you need to ask for your business, your life and your future. I have never laughed as much on an interview and certainly not during such a fear based topic for many- money. That was a lesson I also learned while talking to Melissa: money conversations DO NOT have to be tense. 
- [How to stop drama, grow your business and increase productivity - Marlene Chism](https://www.laurasteward.com/how-to-stop-drama-grow-your-business-and-increase-productivity-marlene-chism.html) - According to Marlene Chism, we "need to check our hero-victim mentality and course correct so that we create deeper connection. In all drama there is always a relationship component and everything we think , say and do ultimately affects our relationships." What if your business could function smoother? What if productivity increased because communication flowed seamlessly at all levels of your business? What if instead of trying to be perfect you learned to be real and honest and admitted when you needed help or didn't know something? On this episode Marlene Chism shares new questions for you to ask to reduce or eliminate drama from your business and personal relationships. She also shares how you can improve performance, reduce anger and grow your business as a result.
- [Leadership, Resiliency and Being Human First](https://www.laurasteward.com/leadership-resiliency-and-being-human-first.html) - Current work from home is different than what working from home or remote working meant before Covid, yet few seem to be thinking about what that means or planning for the marathon that we are in. No longer a sprint that we can just do a patch fix for, the new normal everyone has been talking is now the normal. Whether we get a vaccine or not, whether Covid disappears as some say, don't expect work to go back to exactly as it used to be. Those that are taking a breath and planning, observing and shifting what it means to work are the ones that will be here next year. Scott Carbonara is known as The Leadership Therapist for a reason. With a background in crisis management and running large corporations to reduce employee attrition, he knows what happens to an organization in flux. And he knows how to help them thrive.
- [What's Your Story? Writing, Editing and Telling Your Story](https://www.laurasteward.com/whats-your-story-writing-editing-and-telling-your-story.html) - Whether you want to write a book or just want to learn how to tell your story of your business or your life, this episode offers insights from a top editor and brand specialist. Telling your story, or think of it as getting to the heart of your message, is a critical component to create a thriving business. Jocelyn Carbonara shares how anyone can write a book or tell a story but those who do a few specific things see more action taken from what they wrote or share. We discuss brands, books, life and some powerful questions she asks prospective clients before she takes on a new project. One of my favorites? "How do you not want to sound?" Not a question I would have ever thought to ask myself before I started writing.
- [Customer Obsession, Journey Mapping and the Future of Business](https://www.laurasteward.com/customer-obsession-journey-mapping-and-the-future-of-business.html) - Jay McBain is considered one of the top analysts and futurists. His work predicating trends and needs has been considered critical to many in the tech world. Even he is seeing accelerated change in the world of business from the predictions he made several years ago. The pandemic accelerated the way we transact business from both sides of the table. On this episode Jay and I talk about the keys to a a business that can grow, think customer obsessive. We also discuss how the shift from indirect buying, think cars at dealerships, to direct buying, think Netflix and Casper mattresses, is fueling the current and future economies. Jay also shares how your business can start looking into your future right now using a process called journey mapping.
- [The Mindful Millionaire - Leisa Peterson](https://www.laurasteward.com/the-mindful-millionaire-leisa-peterson.html) - Today we are talking about money. You, your relationship to money and your beliefs about money. Leisa Peterson has been talking about wealth creation for close to three decades. What she has learned could fill a book and it has. She is releasing her ground breaking book called The Mindful Millionaire and it is like nothing you have read before. Leisa Peterson shares how working on your beliefs around money and clearing your body and mind can finally allow the wealth you always wanted to come into fruition. She answers questions like: What is it about money that brings up unpleasant feelings for many people? Why do people feel that money, or the quest for money, controls their lives versus the other way around? This interview is filled with tips on how you can begin clearing your relationship with money so you can have all you ever dreamed was possible.
- [Mental Endurance - Dr. Jay Galea](https://www.laurasteward.com/mental-endurance-dr-jay-galea.html) - Different than mental resiliency, mental endurance can make success happen or not. Olympic athletes win sometimes by 1/100 of a second. They rebound from what could be catastrophic and career ending injuries to come back and win Gold. Top athletes seem to be able to tune out mind chatter and keep their focus on the end game. So how can the average person do that too? By increasing your mental endurance. Dr. Jay Galea works with major sports teams, Olympic, collegiate and high school athletes and sports executives who are recovering from injuries or just want to take their physical and mental game to the next level. When I asked him how is the mental endurance that top athletes have to maintain different than the average person's his answer may surprise you.
- [Memorial Star: A slain FBI agent is a tragedy all by itself. But what if that agent is your dad?](https://www.laurasteward.com/memorial-star-a-slain-fbi-agent-is-a-tragedy-all-by-itself-but-what-if-that-agent-is-your-dad.html) - A slain FBI agent is a tragedy all by itself. But what if that agent is the only one who was Black? The erupting racial tensions of today mirror the volatile civil rights era in the 1960s. Edwin R. Woodriffe walked a fine line between the honor, respect, and sacrifice of his own people and the job that he loved... And both worlds came at a life-changing cost to him and to his family. Author Lee Woodriffe was five years old when her father became the only African American FBI Special Agent to be killed in the line of duty. On January 8, 1969, an escaped fugitive robbed a Maryland bank and within just one hour, two FBI agents were dead. The event, at that time, would inspire the most massive manhunt in the history of the nation's capital. Lee Woodriffe shares how she was able to finally write this book, how it took a village to gather the details how the times then and now have many parallels and what it took to have her dad remembered. If you would like to purchase the book Lee shares a special offer to get an autographed hardcover copy for the same price as a paperback.
- [How to Make Make Money with Your Hobbies & Family Interests and Be Tax Deductible](https://www.laurasteward.com/how-to-make-make-money-with-your-hobbies-family-interests-and-be-tax-deductible.html) - The world of business has changed and many are out of work or wondering if they need to figure out a different way to work. Tom Antion has been making money on the Internet for over two decades creating products and websites from his hobbies and interests and other people's interests. As he says, the money keeps rolling in even while he is sleeping. He has helped many achieve the same thing for themselves and their families. I've known Tom Antion for close to a decade and referred many to him who are using his techniques to make money and make a difference with their message. He is the real deal and one of the most authenticate people I know. On this episode Tom shares how to make your hobbies and family interests tax deductible, how to hire young savvy people to help you and the exact methods you can use to make money with knowledge you have or can readily get.
- [Heartfelt Leadership -Deb Boelkes](https://www.laurasteward.com/heartfelt-leadership-deb-boelkes.html) - It feels like the world has gone a bit crazy. Chaos and change are rampant and leadership is missing in many levels of business. Well at least heartfelt leadership is missing. My guest today, Deb Boelkes, is a leading authority on teaching leaders how to be, or expand, as Heartfelt Leaders. You might be surprised at the definition of a heartfelt leader and you might be even more surprised as to why being one is critical to the leaders success as well as the success of the business. Anyone can become a heartfelt leader and Deb Boelkes shares how and why you should care.
- [Finding yourSELF in the New "Normal" - Wayne Pernell](https://www.laurasteward.com/finding-yourself-in-the-new-normal-wayne-pernell.html) - Wayne Pernell has coached some of the top leaders in the business world today and one thing he has learned during his over three decade career is that change happens in life and in business. Those who succeed are the ones who have learned how to go deep inside and evaluate and re-evaluate what drives them. During this episode Wayne shares the questions to ask yourself to help you deal with change, chaos, uncertainty amidst a world that seems to have lost an even keel. Have a notepad handy as you won't want to miss a minute of this episode as Wayne Pernell and I discuss Comparisonitis, what we all need to give ourselves and some questions that are sure to get you figuring out your next steps.
- [How to Write AND Monetize Your Book](https://www.laurasteward.com/how-to-write-and-monetize-your-book.html) - I could start another show just on writing and marketing books. It is one of the most asked questions I get from listeners. There is no one way to do either but my guest today, Honoree Corder, is one of the most successful at helping her clients write and monetize their books. On this episode Honoree shares how to stick to a schedule and her daily habits that have enabled her to publish over 50 of her own books and monetize them all. She also shares what your biggest asset is and how to prepare it, how to get the message out about your book even before it is done and how to develop streams of income from your book and message. Listen to the episode and Honoree shares how you can get a free copy of her book, You Must Write a Book.
- [How to Unlock Your Potential](https://www.laurasteward.com/how-to-unlock-your-potential.html) - Local business has taken a hit and many are out of work. How do you "think outside the box' in regards to offering your services online? Everyone has a skill that can benefit another yet how do you unlock your thinking to see that skill and then monetize it while still staying in service to those in need? The world has changed dramatically in the last few months. TikTok has taken the world by storm and the way we do business has had to change in order to survive for many traditional businesses. Cheryl T. Campbell has been helping local business shift their business online for decades now and has heard every reason why they couldn't. Cheryl shares how you can unlock your hidden skills and products, let go what is holding you back and help others in the process.
- [Mind & Machine & Productivity with August Bradley](https://www.laurasteward.com/mind-machine-productivity-with-august-bradley.html) - Most everyone I speak to is trying to find a new way to increase their productivity and performance. With work at home the new norm these days finding solutions to be productive is even more top of mind. August Bradley has one of the top Technology podcasts, Mind & Machine and a top YouTube Channel on productivity. He believes that the tech is rapidly being developed that allows an individual to customize solutions for the way their brain works. No more having to force your brain to work with existing performance and productivity apps. Take a listen as August shares his thoughts and tips and favorite solutions for getting the most out of your brain and tell me your favorite hack.
- [Get Booked Now. Get Your Message Out - Jackie Lapin](https://www.laurasteward.com/get-booked-now-get-your-message-out-jackie-lapin.html) - New book launching but book tour cancelled? New program launching but event appearances canceled? Live events have been cancelled indefinitely and if you made your living by getting clients who heard you speak at events then how do you recover? How do you pivot? Jackie Lapin has been on the front lines of helping people get booked on stages and radio tours for decades. Now she has added in podcast and virtual summit tours. I asked Jackie to be on the show so she could share what you can do right now to pivot your PR and speaking and never leave the comfort of your home or home office. She shares the questions you need to ask to create an effective pitch for shows you want to be on. How to position yourself to be found by events that need a speaker and even where to get resources to find shows and events that need your message and products. If you are a speaker, author, in personal development or want more clients, you will want to listen to this episode.
- [Fixing The Inner and Outer Game of Success - Noah St. John](https://www.laurasteward.com/fixing-the-inner-and-outer-game-of-success-noah-st-john.html) - Noah St. John has been helping people achieve success for decades. Success in spite of world events and in some cases because of world events. His goal in life is to help you to succeed in spite of the self talk and he does that by getting your inner thoughts and your outer actions to align so you can successfully take action. During this episode Noah shares three questions to ask yourself right now that will set you on the path to overcome "success anorexia" and get rid of your head trash.
- [Improving Health No Matter the Crisis - Dr Anna Cabeca](https://www.laurasteward.com/improving-health-no-matter-the-crisis-dr-anna-cabeca.html) - v
- [Fix This Next - What To Do For Your Business in Changing Times - Mike Michalowicz](https://www.laurasteward.com/fix-this-next-what-to-do-for-your-business-in-changing-times-mike-michalowicz.html) - If you don't know Mike Michalowicz then you are in for a treat. His work helping entrepreneurs stems from his own business ups and downs. He has an ability to cut through the fog with simple, yet, powerful processes to help you figure out your best next steps and on this episode he shares some of his best work yet.
- [Writing Effective Copy No Matter the Time or Crisis - Marcella Allison](https://www.laurasteward.com/writing-effective-copy-no-matter-the-time-or-crisis-marcella-allison.html) - I was always taught that the most effective marketing happens when the buyer and the seller win. What that means in the real world is that the seller writes copy to provide an undeniable value in their product or service to their prospective buyer. Then the buyer wants to pay the price to acquire the product or service. But what happens when the world, or your business, turns upside down and everything you are doing is no longer working? Or maybe you never needed to market before and now you do? Or maybe there is a crisis outside your control and you need to pivot because your old way is no longer working? The world is seeing a massive shift in how consumers perceive marketing these days. Think beer company ads with massive crowds in bars or travel companies promoting trips to Italy, China or Spain or, well, anywhere right now? Marcella Allison has been writing copy for decades and helps businesses craft copy when times are stable and when they are not so stable. She also mentors other women to help them hone their craft. I sit down with Marcella in this interview to discuss the art of copywriting. Marcella also shares three questions you can ask yourself to craft your message and a framework for all your marketing copy that helps you define your customer, their needs and your needs. We also have a discussion about why it is important for women to join a group to lift their careers (Yup, she even shares the data to prove this.) By the end of this episode I dare you to say I can't write copy. If you do, reach out to Marcella or myself and let us help you. Marcella Allison, is the CEO of Copy Harvest LLC and the founder of Titanides LLC, an organization dedicated to
- [Building a Home-based Business and a Team No Matter the Market with Jan Deardorff](https://www.laurasteward.com/building-a-home-based-business-and-a-team-no-matter-the-market.html) - Jan Deardorff is an inspiration to many. She started her Mary Kay business while a teacher and in five months made more than she did teaching. Many want that dream to come true when they start home-based businesses yet many never come close to her success. How has she accomplished so much in her 29 years with Mary Kay? How has she managed to weather many storms of uncertainty for her family and still come up on the positive side of situations? With the world turned upside down right now and business as usual not possible, Jan shares her secrets of resilience and growth and how she and her husband plan for the down even when things are on the up. Listen to the end and you will hear her tips on how she helps her team, or down-line as it is known in the world of Mary Kay and other business models like Mary Kay, plan from the start for success.
- [Writing, Ghostwriting and Editing](https://www.laurasteward.com/writing-ghostwriting-and-editing.html) - Lisbeth Tanz has been editing and ghostwriting for a long time now and gets asked many questions about the process. Here are a few of the questions she is often asked. Is a ghostwritten book equal to a self-written book, do we need to listen to everything an editor tells us? How do I pick an editor? What is a ghostwriter anyway? And so many more. If you have ever thought about writing a book but realize you might not have the best skills, this is the episode for you. Take a listen as Lisbeth shares the ins and outs of hiring a ghostwriter or editor and what it takes to write a book.
- [Data is the New Technology](https://www.laurasteward.com/data-is-the-new-technology.html) - Data. And not my favorite Star Trek: TNG character either. Is now considered a more valuable resource in some circles than gold or diamonds. But what does all that data mean and how do you access and use it? Rick Francart loves all things data and helps his clients harness their data for more than just sales and marketing. Data is a living, breathing thing and the way you use it can make your business thrive or fail. So how can you use your data? Access your data? Make your data a living thing for your business? Take a listen to this March 10, 2020 episode as Rick Francart discusses data and your business.
- [Surviving a Health Crisis as an Entrepreneur](https://www.laurasteward.com/surviving-a-health-crisis-as-an-entrepreneur.html) - s an entrepreneur your worst fear is often what happens to your business if you get sick. You might ask yourself, "How do I continue until I am better? What will happen to my staff? What happens if my illness lingers a long time? What if I am not the issue but a key team member is ill?" Joe Petroski asked himself those questions, and many more, when he was hospitalized and wasn't sure he was going to make it. Now these questions are being asked even more in the world right now with the world crisis. (This episode was done on March 3 and I am just posting it as I had some tech issues. No laughing. Geeks have tech issues too!) The episode is even more relevant today than it was on March 3rd. Take a listen as Joe shares how he had to accept he could not heal himself, how he learned to ask and most of all, how he is setting his business and life up for success if it ever happens again.
- [Culturegraphics vs Demographics](https://www.laurasteward.com/culturegraphics-vs-demographics.html) - Ashlyn Szilva says that demographics are no more when it comes to selling and marketing to your clients. If you are not thinking about culturegraphics then you are missing out on clients. If you want to do business in the world today you have to be able to move fast and respond to, and capitalize on, trends on a daily basis. Convenience is key to marketing to more and more people. They want to do business with companies that don't define them by their traditional demographics of gender, race, income group. They buy based on their likes and current beliefs. Culture, like gender is becoming more fluid.
- [Creating a Successful Non-Profit Starts with 4 Paws](https://www.laurasteward.com/creating-a-successful-non-profit-starts-with-4-paws.html) - Ted Pankiewicz created For the Love of Paws in 2014 after a devastating loss. Their mission is to help seniors who can no longer take care of their beloved pets. They provide food, to seniors and their pets, care, foster placement and more. That more is where it gets even more interesting. What started as a singular vision has grown as they realized the needs of their clients has expanded. There are 1.5 million non-profits in the U.S. According to Forbes 50% will fail or stall within the first few years due to lack of leadership, vision and even funding. So how does Ted Pankiewicz and his family manage to provide over 10,000 pounds of pet food every month. provide supplemental food for home-bound seniors and foster and place pets who have lost their owners? Take a listen as Ted shares how he created and grows his non-profit, takes care of his beloved community and listen as he shares how you can grow a successful non-profit too.
- [Changing a business from in person to virtual - Lisa Cummings](https://www.laurasteward.com/changing-a-business-from-in-person-to-virtual-lisa-cummings.html) - Lisa Cummings has been a road warrior her whole career as the leading consulting firm for helping businesses Lead With Strength using the Strength Finder model. Most of her year was spent travelling to and from clients to run live workshops. One day she asked herself, "Can I do what I do without all the travel?" Two years after she asked herself that question her business went from 80 percent travel to 20 percent travel with no loss of revenue. How did she do that? Can you do that too? Take a listen as Lisa Cummings share how she transformed her business without changing the impact her work has on her clients. We also take about how you can find and use your strengths to create and transform your business too.
- [Attention Management or Time Management?](https://www.laurasteward.com/attention-management-or-time-management.html) - On this episode Maura Nevel Thomas explains why attention management is more powerful than time management. Time management is over and done with. Forget it. Throw those thoughts away and focus on where you put your attention. According to Maura, if you spend your time focusing on where you pay attention, then you can maximize your time and minimize your time to achieve your goals. By breaking free of the idea that you can manage time, you become available to focus on what is important. Maura shares questions to ask for figuring out what to pay attention to and what not to pay attention to and much more. We also discuss how to "manage where your head is", how to stay on task by not staying on task and Maura also shares the 4 Quadrants of Attention Management from her book, Attention Management: How to Create Success and Gain Productivity Every Day.
- [Questioning Cybersecurity and You](https://www.laurasteward.com/questioning-cybersecurity-and-you.html) - Did you know that you should never charge your phone at a communal charging station? Did you know you should be careful where that charging cable for your phone or other smart device came from or how you can protect yourself while using public WiFi? These and other questions are answered by my guest, Alexis Perdereaux-Weekes. He is a cybersecurity professional with over 20 years of extensive experience mitigating risks for his clients when it comes to cyber threats. If you think you do not need to worry about cybersecurity, this episode will open your eyes to how everything from your health records to your mobile phone are increasingly under threat. And, we talk about how you can easily begin protecting yourself with a few simple steps and a few important questions you need to ask.
- [Why Kindness is Good for Business](https://www.laurasteward.com/why-kindness-is-good-for-business.html) - Be kind. Remember the Golden Rule. Treat others as you want to be treated. Every heard those phrases? Growing up my parents and grandparents always said to me, "be kind, you never know what someone is going through." Nathan Caldwell has been studying kindness for a long time now and all his research shows that building a business where kindness is the foundation stone of everything you do wins every time. But how do you hire for kindness? How do you fire with kindness? Can you empower kindness and still make money? In a world where everyone has a camera and everyone can post a comment on social media, kindness is not always the lead. Yet, the most viral videos tend to be the ones showing one person's kindness towards a person or an animal. Why is kindness good for your business? Can you build kindness into your staff? Take a listen as Nathan Caldwell shares how living a life of kindness not only makes you happier but can increase your bottom line if you are authentic in how you live it.
- [5 Keys to Successful Negotiating](https://www.laurasteward.com/5-keys-to-successful-negotiating.html) - Negotiations happen every day and not just in business. We negotiate with our families, at work, with vendors and more. Negotiation is not about win-win or win-lose. Rather according to Mari Frank it is about finding the sweet spot where each party knows their needs and can express them so results happen without anyone feeling like a loser. Mari Frank reveals how she uses negotiation as a legal mediator and attorney and shares her 5 key tips to walking into and away from your negotiations with strength. There was so much she had to share around negotiation that she is coming back on the show.
- [10 Publishing Myths - Insights Every Author Needs to Succeed](https://www.laurasteward.com/10-publishing-myths-insights-every-author-needs-to-succeed.html) - Terry Whalin has been in publishing for over three decades on both sides of the aisle. He has seen the industry change and has also seen authors change. Over the course of his career what has not changed are the myths around publishing, being an author and money. Enter his latest book, 10 Publishing Myths - Insights Every Author Needs to Succeed. How does one succeed as an author? By understanding publishing and what you, as an author, need to do to push your success forward. During this episode Terry Whalin shares several of the myths and the actions you can take today to begin selling more books, get published, make money as a writer and understand the business of being an author. Because face it, the days of, "if you write it they will come," are gone. You need to market yourself and your book even before the first word has been written.
- [Want to sell more books? - Literary Agent tells hows](https://www.laurasteward.com/want-to-sell-more-books-literary-agent-tells-hows.html) - What is the point of writing a book if you cannot get it in the hands of the people who can benefit from your message and wisdom you have learned? All too often writers write a book and, if they manage to publish it, have boxes sitting in their garage or basement with less than 100 books sold. How do you sell books to more than your family and make a business out of writing? Michael Ebeling has been a literary agent for over two decades and has been helping authors get published and get sold even years after their books have been out in the marketplace. In a world with over a million books on Amazon alone, that says a lot to me about his skills and he is my agent! On this episode Michael shares how you can create a real funnel that sells your books and builds your business at the same time. If you are an author, or want to be an author, take a listen to this episode.
- [Navigating Grief during the holidays - Dr Joan Rosenberg](https://www.laurasteward.com/navigating-grief-during-the-holidays-dr-joan-rosenberg.html) - Holidays are not just joy and light for those who are dealing with loss of any kind. It can be a nightmare to navigate all the happy, happy, joy, joy that is dished out if you have lost someone you love. Even friends and family don't really know how to include those who are grieving. So how do you navigate your grief or the grief of others during the holiday season? My guest, for the 3rd time this year, is Dr. Joan Rosenberg. On this episode we talk about how to honor your grief while everyone else is having a party, how you can support someone who is grieving today and other days and how you can begin building new traditions by sharing the old ones you had with missing loved ones with those around you. During the show I share how grieving hit me like a 100 foot wave while baking my grandma's Christmas butter cookies. Dr Joan and I talk honestly about moving through it to the other side. If you are grieving, or know someone who is, take a listen and share this post please. Know you are not alone.
- [The Long Game in Direct Response Marketing - Brian Kurtz](https://www.laurasteward.com/the-long-game-in-direct-response-marketing-brian-kurtz.html) - Brian Kurtz has been in direct response marketing for close to four decades. He's learned from the best and is the best when it comes to understanding, and implementing, marketing that gets your prospect to buy, subscribe, share and use the products and services you are are selling. Direct marketing is not a dirty word and Brian says we all need to embrace our products and services and share them with the right people. We must "Overdeliver" if we want to make a difference for our clients and our prospective clients. Prepare to take lots of notes as you listen as Brian is a wealth of information. I would need several interviews to capture a minute fraction of the knowledge and wisdom he has around getting your marketing to convert to sales. Read his book, Overdeliver, and you will feel like you got your Ph.D in marketing. Just implement one thing you learn from this episode or learn from his book and your business can move forward. On this episode Brian shares why a list isn't just a list and how you can turn a compiled list into a response list. He also shares why the long game is more important than the short game and what the Lifetime Value of a client means to your bottom line. Listen to the end and find out how you can win a copy of his latest book, Overdeliver.
- [Is That the Best You Can Do?](https://www.laurasteward.com/is-that-the-best-you-can-do.html) - Is that the best you can do? A common question if you've even negotiated a purchase of a new car but have you ever thought of asking that question of yourself in all aspects of your life and business? Kevin Hunter has applied that question to every action he takes and it has transformed his life and the lives of his clients. He wrote the book on that topic and it is life changing. During this interview Kevin Hunter shares how to get out of your rut, stopped being trapped by your own mind and how OAR and BED are the best ways to know if you are doing the best you can do and find the thirsty horses that want to purchase your services and drink your products and services over and over and over again.
- [LinkedIn: The 5 Minute Drill for LinkedIn Success](https://www.laurasteward.com/linkedin-the-5-minute-drill-for-linkedin-success.html) - Lori Ruff, the original LinkedIn Diva herself, and Joe Frankie III discuss how to succeed with LinkedIn in 5 minutes/day. They call it a 5 minute drill. I call it simple to do every day. What is LinkedIn and why should you care? If you are in business today LinkedIn can help your find clients, source vendors, find employees, get that new career you've always dreamed about, connect to like-minded people, get booked on podcasts and media and so much more. They key though is using it effectively to meet your goals. During this episode Lori Ruff and Joe Frankie III share the key steps to take each day to make your profile be one people are looking at, how using their "Sword, Sabre and Scalpel" approach to using LinkedIn can rapidly focus your efforts and how, in just 5 minutes a day, you can use LinkedIn to achieve your goals.
- [Conflict Resolution for Everyone](https://www.laurasteward.com/conflict-resolution-for-everyone.html) - Conflict resolution seems to be especially difficult around the holidays, well really all the time for most folks. I mean just think what is happening today around business, politics, religion. sexual definition and more. Most parents told us if you want to have an enjoyable meal with someone don't discuss politics or religion at the dinner table. With social media and a 24/7/365 news cycle the world is always on the brink of something or other and tensions run high. My guest, Mari Frank, has spent decades as a lawyer and family law mediator handling some of the toughest conflicts most people will ever encounter. How does she stay cool under rapidly escalating conflict? how does she diffuse the seemingly unresolvable so that everyone walks away from the table with more ease than when they sat down? Take a listen as Mari shares how H.A.R.D. L.O.V.E. can convert conflict into collaboration and how it only takes one person to stop a conflict. She also shares how asking yourself, "What do I need to do to be OK letting this go?," can shift a conflict in an instant.
- [He Wrote the Soundtrack to Your Life](https://www.laurasteward.com/he-wrote-the-soundtrack-to-your-life.html) - When I look back at the songs that influenced my life, that inspired me when I was down and that are always there when I need to express an emotion, I realized that Thomas Bahler invariably had a hand in the creation or production of the song. We met at a conference years ago and he helped me pick a song to bring me on stage for my keynote. he just seemed to know who I am via song. On this episode, Thomas Bahler, who wrote or produced for Michael Jackson, Cher, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Quincy Jones, The Partridge Family, Bobby Sherman, Steve Spielberg and many more, talks about what inspired him, how he learned to ask questions, how his many decades long career took him in directions he never imagined but was open to and what inspires him to continue creating soundtracks for our lives.
- [How a $10 million loss shaped a business growth](https://www.laurasteward.com/how-a-10-million-loss-shaped-a-business-growth.html) - Pat Grillo shares how a vendor decision cost his 35 year company over 10 million dollars in sales and how it changed his business and life for the better. Did that get your attention? It can happen to any entrepreneur. You choose a vendor partner that has products that your clients can use and you enter into a relationship with them that allows you to provide better pricing to your clients and higher margins to you. Over the years you build trust together and you have an increasing amount of your business that is built off that stream of revenue. But what happens when that vendor you trusted for years cuts you out of the picture and starts selling directly to the client at a lower price and then cancels your relationship with you so you can no longer sell their product? Think this is a rare occurrence in the world of business? It is not. Take a listen and learn what Pat Grillo and his team learned and did and what they had in place before the floor fell out that has enabled them to grow their business to a different level.
- [You are Enough - Dr. Anita M Jackson](https://www.laurasteward.com/you-are-enough-dr-anita-m-jackson.html) - Dr. Anita Jackson has 5 advanced degrees including ones in organizational psychology and Marriage and Family therapy and through it all she realized she never felt she was enough so she kept getting more letters after her name. Then one day, at the very bottom, after having lost, her house, her car, er health and more she realized, I am enough. Cut to today where she is the Founder and CEO of The Unlimited Woman Alliance, has her own production company and is a multiple times bestselling author who coaches women to achieve their highest potential and you will quickly realize she really is enough. Take a listen to this episode as Dr Anita M. Jackson shares the questions to ask to shift from I am not enough to I am enough; how to skip analysis paralysis and make strong decisions and how she weaves her faith and her experience into all she does and what you absolutely must do after you ask the right questions.
- [4 Magic Questions of Screenwriting](https://www.laurasteward.com/4-magic-questions-of-screenwriting.html) - Marilyn Horowitz teaches screenwriting at NYU and is herself a screenwriter and producer and author. Screenwriting is in her blood and she has even been called in to be a script doctor when scripts need some fixing. What is it about movies, TV Shows and plays that makes mostly every author want their book to come alive on the big or small screen? I've always wondered why some books succeed on the screen and some books don't. I've also wondered why some screen adaptations are even better than the books but I never understood what it really takes to do the writing. It just seemed like a foreign language to me. Marilyn shares tips from her trademarked Horowitz System of writing including content from her NYU textbook, The 4 Magic Questions of Screenwriting on this episode. She explains how you can eliminate writers block and also clears up how you can use each side of your brain to write quickly and easily.
- [What is your MO when it comes to doing anything?](https://www.laurasteward.com/what-is-your-mo-when-it-comes-to-doing-anything.html) - Have you ever taken one of those personality or strength tests like Meyers-Briggs, Strength Finders or another in an attempt to understand what drives you and how you think? Kathy Tagenel says learning what makes you tick can make your business and life choices have a greater chance of success without all the drama. What seems to be missing from several of the assessments is your action model. How you will make decisions and then take action. I don't know about you but knowing that information would seem like it would have saved me a lot of pain in my career in corporate and as an entrepreneur. My guest today is Kathy Tagenel and she is better known as Agent 99 to Bob Burg's Maxwell Smart but anyone who knows her knows she is a force to be reckoned with in her own right. Kathy shares with us what conative strengths are, the power behind performance, and uses me as a guinea pig to explain my Modus Operandi (MO). Hint, she is eerily accurate!
- [A New Way to Market to Land Clients](https://www.laurasteward.com/a-new-way-to-market-to-land-clients.html) - Sarah Santacroce says its time to stop the, "But wait, there's more" way of marketing. The deluge of ads and emails that hit your inbox and TV and news feed saying buy now or miss out, only 5 left, or signup now and start making money today are overwhelming. They are enough to make you say, STOP THE MADNESS! But they work for a specific segment of the population so businesses continue to use that method of marketing Yet what about those who just mass delete those emails, change the channel or skip over the ad in their feed? How do you market to them? Is it worth marketing to the other kind of client? YES. There is no one size fits all to marketing from the consumer side or the business side. Take a listen as Sarah shares how you can land clients and not just leads.
- [Productivity for Success and a Life and a little Max Headroom for fun](https://www.laurasteward.com/productivity-for-success-and-a-life-and-a-little-max-headroom-for-fun.html) - There is a new article everyday about disconnecting from tech, not working 24/7/365 and increasing your productivity in fewer hours. Yet most of us cannot seem to stick to the ideas of those articles. We cannot seem to find a way to make time for life beyond work to the levels we say we want. Karl W. Palachuk has been living a life that grows his business while growing his life outside of work. He writes a book a year, publishes multiple newsletters, consults, hosts multiple podcasts, speaks at events, runs workshops, manages his business and personal social media, meditates every day and lives a life filled with laughter and friends and family. How does he do it without being filled with stress and exhaustion? Take a listen as Karl shares how he manages his day, plans his life and most of all, finds joy and laughter in just about everything.
- [Fearless Storytelling](https://www.laurasteward.com/fearless-storytelling.html) - Everyone has a story. Some are able to tell their stories in a way that transforms the listener. Others, have a story that can change people but cannot seem to share it due to fear or some level of fear that minimizes the sharing. Ethan Freckleton had been so filled with fear that he was unable to lift himself up at one point and then something changed. He recognized that fear was the only thing between himself and his dreams. On this episode, Ethan, known as the Ambassador of Fearless Storytelling, shares how he went from feeling trapped to live his life out loud and helping others do the same. Ethan shares several powerful questions you can ask yourself to shift you from feeding fear to nurturing hope and more. If you are, or have ever been stopped by fear, this episode is for you.
- [Rebranding a book company and how it changed how we buy and sell books](https://www.laurasteward.com/rebranding-a-book-company-and-how-it-changed-how-we-buy-and-sell-books.html) - From a bookstore in a hair salon in 1927 to a world dominating force in 2019 in getting books into the hands of readers while supporting the authors, Porchlight Books, formerly 800CEOReads, takes a chance on a name change. Sally Haldorson has worked at 800CEOReads for over 21 years and for the last four years she has been at the helm. How do you navigate and thrive in a world where, as Sally puts it, "Amazon Happened"? I love when I get to interview people in the trenches. The ones doing the work everyday. The ones who are not just thought leaders but leaders in every sense of the word. In the world of publishing many companies come and go and few thrive AND are considered leaders in making a difference for their employees and their clients. Porchlight Book Company and Sally Haldorson are the real deal in the world of publishing. They make things happen for authors and their clients. They also have their own Business Book Awards and a highly sought after bestseller ranking list. So why change your name and risk losing the momentum you have built for decades? Take a listen as Sally shares with us the why and the how behind the change. She also shares why she feels books are like concerts and how selling books should be like selling tickets to a concert. You get more than just the music at a concert and readers need to get more than just the book to build raving fans. Changing a business name is not for the faint of heart and I know that this rebranding is the continuation of a beloved brand that will enable it to help authors for decades to come.
- [Book Marketing for Every Author - Jane Ubell-Meyer](https://www.laurasteward.com/book-marketing-for-every-author-jane-ubell-meyer.html) - Just because you publish your book doesn't mean you will sell any copies. My guest today has been helping get books sold for authors for many years. Jane Ubell-Meyer has worked in TV and movies and publishing for many years and is considered by those in the know to be the one to turn to help launch and relaunch books to get sales happening. The founder of bedsidereading.com shares tips, strategies and invaluable resources you can use to get your books found by your target reader. Jane also shares why the book cover matters and the three things you need to do to make your book a success out of the gate.
- [So you want to get published?](https://www.laurasteward.com/so-you-want-to-get-published.html) - It seems like every other person I talk to wants to write and publish a book. But what does it really take to get a book to market and, even more important, have it get into the hands of the right readers? David Hancock founded Morgan James Publishing to help entrepreneurs get their messages out through books. He felt there had to be a better way for thought leaders to keep their copyrights and sell books. Publisher's Weekly consistently ranks his publishing house as one of the top houses. Their authors top the charts of the NY Times, Wall Street Journal and other bestseller lists as well. Yet, many authors seem to struggle with the process from start to finish. On this episode David shares his best tips on getting accepted by a publisher, writing your book and marketing and selling your book. We also talk about the state of the industry and what is next in digital book sales and block chain.
- [Success as an author - Thomas Kies](https://www.laurasteward.com/success_as_an_author_thomas_kies.html) - Thomas Kies was a journalist for many years and now he is a successful thriller writer. The twist? His main character is a woman! Three books into the series the books just keep getting better and the Publisher wants a fourth. Yet the journey was not an easy one. Many books were trashed and many books not accepted by agents. Until, one day, a yes. So what did Thomas have inside that allowed him to persevere all while keeping a day job that often went into the night? This episode is for everyone who wonders when their day will come or better yet, when the no will turn to yes. It doesn't matter if it is a book you want to write, a business you want to start or something on more of a personal level. We all have a dream whether they are small or large doesn't matter. What matters is how you move through the journey. Take a listen as Tom shares the question his editor asked that put him on the track to success.
- [Boundaries or Burnout? - Michael Levitt](https://www.laurasteward.com/boundaries-or-burnout.html) - Michael Levitt, The Founder of Breakfast Leadership and the namesake podcast knows a think or two about how burnout can destroy your life, business and health. After a devastating loss he learned to set boundaries in all aspects of his business and his life and know advises others on how to see the warning signs of burnout, how to turn it around and most of all how to grow your business and enjoy your life at the same time. The World Health Organization recognizes burnout as a legitimate syndrome and defines it as "feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion; increased mental distance from one's job, or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to one's job; and reduced professional efficacy." We also know it happens to mom's who work outside the home and inside the home and to caregivers. The term burnout used to be used to describe hippies and druggies in the 70's yet now it is a part of our daily language and is becoming an epidemic with potentially catastrophic results. Can you recognize when you or someone around you has it? How do you help yourself or others to heal from it? What do you do if you have it and need that job? Can you recover or is your only option to leave or suffer? My guest on this episode has dedicated his life and his business to helping not just leaders recognize burnout and recover from it but also help everyone avoid ever suffering from it. Take a listen as Michael shares when you should take a step back, who may get burnout and the questions you need to ask before, during and after burnout to have your best life.
- [How to recover from life disruptions - Kim Becker](https://www.laurasteward.com/how-to-recover-from-life-disruptions-kim-becker.html) - We've all had those curve balls thrown at us in our lives and our businesses. You know, the ones that seem to come out of left field that disrupt our plans for our lives and the course of our business. Why do some people seem to be able to get right back on track and others seem to never recover? My guest today has had several major life disruptions and for awhile there they came one right after another. She lost her husband and co-founder of their business who was her best friend, confidant and father to her son. Two months before he passed away a fire destroyed a critical part of their business that cost $250,000 to replace and there is more to tell. During this interview, Kim M. Becker, Founder of Hello Gorgeous!, shares how we each need to find our own safe person to share the real gritty stuff with, and we are not talking social media here. She also shares real word advice for how she has kept the faith, created new rituals and traditions while honoring the old, let her son see her cry and let her staff and clients know that even though Michael is now watching from Heaven that the work they are doing with Hello Gorgeous! will carry on.
- [Growing your business online and offline - Stuart Crawford](https://www.laurasteward.com/growing-your-business-online-and-offline-stuart-crawford.html) - Stuart Crawford has built an international business helping other businesses grow and serve their customers. He also does it with a complete money back guarantee unheard of in this day and age. He ran a successful technology services company, known as an MSP, for many years until one day he realized it was time to sell and also time to move from his home base of Canada to Florida. Stuart shares with me how it knew it was time to sell, time to pack up and relocate and how he has learned to change the way he does business after a heart attack. He also shares tips for building your business online and offline because without the two, sales really do not keep building for a service based business.
- [148: Laurie Sorensen - Creating Your Life Plan](https://www.laurasteward.com/148-laurie-sorensen-creating-your-life-plan.html) - Laurie Sorensen shares the 5 domains critical to a Life Plan, what happens when one or more is out of alignment and she even shares a few exercises you can do on your own to begin creating your own life plan.
- [Entrepreneur Hacks - Richard Tubb](https://www.laurasteward.com/entrepreneur-hacks-richard-tubb.html) - Life as an entrepreneur needs help and my guest today shares what he has learned building and selling his own successful business and helping others do the same. Based out of the UK, Richard Tubb has built an international business helping MSP's and other companies build their dream business while having a life. It's not easy being an entrepreneur yet everyone seems to want to be one. On this episode Richard Tubb talks productivity, procrastination (yup he admits he is a procrastinator who happens to be highly productive), the secret sauce to grow your busy and what the heck is a cheeky nandos. I really wanted the answer to that last one!
- [Making your side job your main job - Tommy Griffith](https://www.laurasteward.com/making-your-side-job-your-main-job-tommy-griffith.html) - Seems like everyone wants to be an entrepreneur these days. Being an entrepreneur is widely considered the dream to achieve. But what if you cannot afford to just quite your day job and start your own business? Is it possible to build one while still working your other job and paying the bills? My guest on this episode is Tommy Griffith. He used to head up SEO at PayPal and Airbnb and he even taught SEO. One day he realized he wanted to do more than just work. He wanted to play. So he started a side gig called clickminded.com and he built courses teaching people how to do SEO themselves and more. His journey took many years to see that initial side gig become a full-time career that paid his bills, covered his lifestyle and generated revenue even when he wasn't working 80 hours/week.
- [Living a Creative Life - Alan Shapiro](https://www.laurasteward.com/living-a-creative-life-alan-shapiro.html) - Alan Shapiro is a true creative person. From his day job as a Creative Director for the top Advertising Network to his other day job as a world renowned and sought after photographer, he has helped create some of the world's top brands and given those who know his photography some of the most beautiful and creative moments recorded with a camera. How does one live a life, and make money, as an artist and a brand creator without burning out? You might be surprised with what Alan shares on this episode. He shares how stress and a gift of a camera actually led him to his passion and how teamwork drives his creative life. That was a nugget I was not expecting he would talk about! We dive into how to celebrate life in every moment, how to build a brand and what questions he asks himself to live his best life. Many of our parents told us that art is not a career to be considered because you cannot live on that dream. Alan is proof that is not true but you have to be smart about it and he shares how he developed his creative side. There are a few surprises on this episode as well as Alan and I grew up together and reminisce a bit to celebrate my birthday!
- [The Business of Business and Publishing - Peter Hoppenfeld](https://www.laurasteward.com/the-business-of-business-and-publishing-peter-hoppenfeld.html) - Anyone can start a business. Not everyone can run a successful one though. There is more to running a business than picking out a name and opening the doors. And there is much more to getting a book published than getting a contract with a big name publisher or even self-publishing. My guest on this episode is Peter Hoppenfeld. His client list is a Who's Who of global leadership, health and wellness and digital marketing. His clients have longevity because they listen, learn, grow and protect their businesses along the way. Take a listen as my guest, and my personal legal adviser and literary attorney, shares what he tells his successful clients, how he has learned to take the fork in the road when it comes and how you can too.
- [Think Opposite - Alison Donaghey](https://www.laurasteward.com/think-opposite-alison-donaghey.html) - Have you considered the outcome before you take the leap? Truly thought about the cause and effect of your actions not just one step ahead but many? How your part in an action impacts you and others around you? How your experiences determine the paths you take? My guest today has learned the hard way how cause and effect can change the course of a life. She also learned how to no longer make her life hard so she can move forward. On the show Alison shares how you can understand what is #MyPart and what your personal echo chamber has to do with your life.
- [EMC - Parallel Entrepreneurship and We Don't Die - Sandra Champlain](https://www.laurasteward.com/emc-parallel-entrepreneurship-and-we-dont-die-sandra-champlain.html) - You've probably heard the term serial entrepreneur. You know, those entrepreneurs who keep creating new businesses and move on from the previous ones. But what about those entrepreneurs who don't want to move on? Those that have lots of ideas and can actually implement them and keep them all successful. At the same time? Those that not only run successful businesses but they also make a difference while doing so? I call those parallel entrepreneurs and my guest today is one. Sandra Champlain founded and runs three businesses. Well actually I think four now and each one is a success. She is going to share with us her secrets to success and how she finds time for herself and for helping others with her groundbreaking book, We Don't Die. Join us Wednesday, October 29th at 5pm Eastern/2pm Pacific/22GMT as we unlock the secrets to parallel Entrepreneurship and also lift the veil on grief on the All Business Radio Network. If you can't catch us live, join us on iTunes or Stitcher for the replay.
- [Making Money online - Really](https://www.laurasteward.com/making-money-online-really.html) - Dan R Morris is a fiend at making money from blogging and online offers. He and Rachel Morris regularly get 1 million reach, without advertising, on Facebook and other online platforms. And better yet, those reaches translate into dollars and clients. He is the founder of the world famous, seriously world, BC Stack. Can you say that about your online presence? I know I cannot.Dan R. Morris is the founder of blogging concentrated and the BC Stack. During this episode he opens up his bag of knowledge and shares how you can begin converting your prospects and followers from Likes to business even if you have a small following.
- [Cannabis Business](https://www.laurasteward.com/cannabis-business.html) - Harry Brelsford says cannabis is no longer a dirty word and is an industry desperate for your business to help them run their business. It is the Wild Wild West all over again and they need help with all aspects of their business yet so many do not want to help them. So how can you safely and successfully do business with those who are licensed to sell medical cannabis all while getting a piece of the multi-billion dollar new industry? Enter Harry Brelsford. His latest book is designed to help those in the tech industry, mostly Managed Service Providers (MSP), learn the ins and outs and governmental challenges of this unique and growing business sector but it also can help any business learn what to do to enter as a service provider.Take a listen as Harry shares insights from two plus years of research and doing business with the legal cannabis industry. Why start from scratch when someone has laid out the foundation for you?!
- [Functional Medicine at Home](https://www.laurasteward.com/functional-medicine-at-home.html) - Dr Lee Funk completed medical school, chiropractic school, acupuncture school and is also a doctor of oriental medicine. He also has a few other modalities and licenses under his belt. Why has he chosen to move from a a more traditional approach to medicine from the western viewpoint to a more whole body holistic and functional/integrative approach? His patients and his own health.Over the course of his career, and his life, he has learned that just one way of looking at things doesn't always get the job done. He has learned to ask better questions of himself and his patients so he can best help them heal and get out of pain.Take a listen as he shares his medical journey, some thoughts on how you can improve your health and what the kind of relationship you need to be having with your doctor and yourself to improve your health.
- [How to be rich](https://www.laurasteward.com/how-to-be-rich.html) - What does it really take to have financial freedom. To be financially free to have what you need and what you want without fear that you will be broke?There are many books out there touting the latest gimmick to have the monetary life you want but many are just that, gimmicks. My guest today is the co-author of The Latte Factor with David Bach and I recommend this book become required reading.If you are not so much into reading, then take a listen to this interview as John David Mann lays out the decade long quest to get this book written, how any one can achieve their financial dreams and yes, how a latte really can lead to financial freedom without giving up the latte.
- [046: Ken Herron - Social Media for Authors and Creatives](https://www.laurasteward.com/046-ken-herron-social-media-for-authors-and-creatives.html) - If you are an author, musician, blogger or other creative the last thing you probably want to do with your day is marketing. You want to write books, create and record songs or more. You don't want to be in front of a computer figuring out which social media platform to use, wonder when you should post and what you should post. So how can you use social media to create revenue without coming off salesy? How do you figure out which platform is for you? How do you make the biggest impact with your social media activities?
- [Finding Joy](https://www.laurasteward.com/finding-joy.html) - Rachel Marie Martin went from poverty to being named to the Inc Magazine's Top 40 Entrepreneurs and on the Today show. All while raising seven kids on her own and creating a blog, Finding Joy, that reaches over a million each month. Her International bestselling book, The Brave Art of Motherhood is really a treatise on what it takes to succeed in any world, not just motherhood.We talk about how to fill the bottom of the rut you are in to enable movement out of the rut, how to choose which plates to pick up, if any, when all those plates you are juggling fall to the ground, how to fuel your heart and what songs she listens to to keep her mind from going back into the ruts she filled in.Take a listen as Rachel Martin shares tips on how you can achieve your wildest goals, have a life, and make a difference.
- [Keto Green Dr Anna Cabeca](https://www.laurasteward.com/keto-green-dr-anna-cabeca.html) - Keto is hot right now but it doesn't work for everyone and Dr Anna Cabeca knows why. On this episode she shares how you can make Keto work for you and YOUR hormones by add Green to Keto with her proven Keto-Green Way.
- [Characteristics of Entrepreneurship](https://www.laurasteward.com/characteristics-of-entrepreneurship.html) - Michael Einbinder-Schatz has grown a successful technology services business (MSP) for many years now. He has seen the industry change and he helped change it. What does it mean though to be an entrepreneur and what are the characteristics of a successful one? Everyone seems to want to be an entrepreneur but it is a lot of hard work for the entrepreneur and their families.What does it take to keep your business growing through ups and downs and even a few sideways? yup, stole that line form the title of Michael Sanborn's powerful book.In this episode, Michael Einbinder-Schatz shares how he figured out the role he should be playing in his business and the one he shouldn't; how he keeps his staff engaged and loyal in an industry that has more turnover than Microsoft has updates, and the lesson he learned that keeps him going in a highly competitive industry.
- [Overcome Burnout](https://www.laurasteward.com/burnout.html) - Burnout. Allan Ting shares how to prevent and overcome burnout in business and in life with his A.I.R. method. Burnout is different from stress and needs to be treated differently. It hits virtually every business owner at some point in their journey.During this show, we discuss the difference between stress and burnout and how you can reduce stress and overcome burnout in 3 simple steps.
- [Join Up Dots](https://www.laurasteward.com/052-david-ralph-joining-up-dots-and-creating-a-podcasting-empire.html) - David Ralph has a podcasting empire and he shares how you can live your dream business and life
- [Emotional Mastery](https://www.laurasteward.com/061-emotional-mastery-dr-joan-rosenberg.html) - Joan Rosenberg explains how you can master your emotions
- [Joan Rosenberg Part 2 - 90 Seconds to a Life You Love](https://www.laurasteward.com/194-dr-joan-rosenberg-part-2-90-seconds-to-a-life-you-love.html) - Part 1 of my interview with Dr. Joan Rosenberg was on February 12th of this year and I ran out of time to ask her all the questions I had on how you can build confidence, resiliency and authenticity into your life in just 90 seconds. Having experienced her work personally I wanted to deep dive into her latest work powerfully encapsulated in her new book, 90 Seconds to a Life You Love: How to Master Your Difficult Feelings for Lasting Confidence, Resilience, and Authenticity. On part two we go deeper into
- [193: Janet Schijns - Thriving and helping other women thrive in the world](https://www.laurasteward.com/193-janet-schijns-thriving-and-helping-other-women-thrive-in-the-world.html) - When you get a chance to interview a woman who has reached the top levels of the C-Suite in the tech world you grab it. I know I wasn't going to finally pass up the opportunity to interview someone who set a goal and achieved it 1000-fold and then went back to heading up the consulting firm she founded with her husband. Mush wisdom to be learned. Janet Schijns and I discuss the myth of the Glass Ceiling, how you can achieve the highest levels of success in any field, what stops people from getting where they want to go and how she has created high-performing teams from non-performing ones. Want to know what Janet does each year to build her success network and how you can too? How about how she deals with people asking her questions that are only asked of women? This is a not to be missed episode and Janet shares what she is doing with her latest venture to help women reach the top of the C-suite.
- [192: Ken Herron - Digital Marketing Trends in 2019](https://www.laurasteward.com/192-ken-herron-digital-marketing-trends-in-2019.html) - Marketing can make or break any business. If you don't get the word out then customers can't find you to do business with you and money does not come in to fill your bank account. But how do you effectively market your business without breaking the bank? Has marketing changed in 2019 versus previous years? Or has it stayed the same? Ken Herron has the questions and the answers. My guest on the 2-26-19 show is the 4th most followed CMO on Twitter worldwide. Not an easy feat. In this episode Ken Herron shares how to market your business for digital and traditional platforms. Ken starts out sharing the six marketing questions to ask in market in 2019 and then Ken shares how to determine where you need to market your message and product so you can reap the rewards and your clients can find your products and services they need to help them succeed.
- [191: Sahar Irwin - Embracing Femininity From Iran to America](https://www.laurasteward.com/191-sahar-irwin-embracing-femininity-from-iran-to-america.html) - I've never had to think about hiding who I am as a woman. Whether it was wearing a short skirt, wearing nail polish, exposing my hair or going where ever I wanted to whenever I wanted. I've learned though that is not the case for every woman in the world. My guest on the 2/19/19 episode was born and raised in Iran. A country where being a woman is nothing like being a woman in America or many other places around the world. Expressing yourself as a woman can lead to your arrest, leaving your home without a man's permission can also lead to arrest as can many other infractions that are too numerous to mention here. Escaping from that life through marriage, and moving to a small town in America, seemed like an amazing improvement. Yet suppression comes in many forms and an abusive marriage can exist in all countries and in all cultures.
- [190: Dr Joan Rosenberg - 90 Seconds to a Life You Love](https://www.laurasteward.com/190-dr-joan-rosenberg-90-seconds-to-a-life-you-love.html) - Confidence. Everyone seems to want confidence or want more of it. Where does confidence come from? Are you born with it? Can you get more of it? My guest on this episode has been helping her clients connect to and grow their confidence for over 30 years. More than that though she has helped her clients, and many more through her speaking, TED talks and books, to master their emotions so they can have amazing lives. Dr, Joan Rosenberg shares the eight feelings that we most need to master and how we can begin to lessen their grip on our futures.
- [189: Sharón Lynn Wyeth - Know the Name Know the Person](https://www.laurasteward.com/189-sharon-lynn-wyeth-know-the-name-know-the-person.html) - What's in a name? According to my guest today, every thing. The name you were given at birth, a nickname you were given or took on, and even a new last name at marriage, is the key to your future. Sharón Lynn Wyeth has spent most of her life studying people. First as a teacher and then as the Founder of Neimology. The science of interpreting names is an old one. Going back to ancient times,first names have been bestowed on children with the weight of what their parents hope the child's future will look like. Or in some cases no major thought whatsoever to what their name means. But what if there was more to your name than its definition? What if you could figure out who to hire, who to take on as a client, who to marry or at least what name you should take on after you marry? What if by understanding your own name, you had the keys to unlock the best of you in the world?
- [188: Captain Kevin Miller, USN retired - From Top Gun to Author and Entrepreneur](https://www.laurasteward.com/188-captain-kevin-miller-usn-retired-from-top-gun-to-author-and-entrepreneur.html) - The movie Top Gun has fascinated millions of people around the world so much so that a sequel is finally being planned. Movies about U.S. Navy Fighter Pilots regularly hit top box office numbers. What is it about Navy fighter pilots that piques our interest? What is it that has us wondering how they do what they do and how we can get some of their confidence for ourselves? I've seen the Blue Angels perform multiple times and each time is like the first. My heart starts racing and I am in awe of the focus and dedication the pilots have. Yet, when asked where they would rather be, each pilot will always say they look forward to going back to their ship and protecting our country. My guest today retired as a Captain in the U.S. Navy after 1000 FA-18 Hornet day and night takeoffs and landing on aircraft carriers.
- [187: Cheri Abrams - Self Care is for Everyone](https://www.laurasteward.com/187-cheri-abrams-self-care-is-for-everyone.html) - I like to think I am good at self care but I have realized I am not. I too often in my life have waited until I was in bad shape before I reached out for help. Inconsistency in self care over the years and the amount of stress have played havoc on my body and my mind. Which is why doing this episode was so important to me. My guest, Cheri Abrams has been taking care of others and helping them get free of, or gain control over, pain for over 24 years. She taught me that sometimes self care means allowing others to help you versus feeling we have to take care of ourselves by ourselves.
- [186: James Rollins -Crucible - From Veterinarian to Thrillers](https://www.laurasteward.com/186-james-rollins-crucible-from-veterinarian-to-thrillers.html) - This is an interesting episode in that we had some issues getting James Rollins on the line so I started out talking about how we learn to be flexible and roll with things. Then James Rollins is able to call in and I get to ask him lots of questions about his latest book, his creative process and we get into a deep discussion about how AI, Artificial Intelligence is not just a character in his latest book. I am fascinated by authors who started with one career and had an even more successful career as an author. I especially am obsessed with how they weave reality and fiction into their books in such a way that we, as readers, have trouble deciding which is fact and which is fiction.
- [185: Brad Taylor Daughter of War - How a NY Times Bestselling Author Stays Fresh and Relevant](https://www.laurasteward.com/185-brad-taylor-daughter-of-war-how-a-ny-times-bestselling-author-stays-fresh-and-relevant.html) - What does it take to write a NY Times bestselling book year after year and still love what you writing? How do you keep your readers wanting more and stay up late unable to put your latest book down? How do you weave current events into the books way before they seem to be current events? What about fact versus fiction? National security details that you know but cannot expose? What kind of mind makes up the stuff that keeps us on the edge of our seats novel after novel? Well these are just a few of the questions I ask of returning guest Brad Taylor as he launches his latest Pike Logan thriller, Daughter of War. And wait until you hear how the book title came about. The character it is named for was even going to be a main character. I love to explore the creative process with my guests who are prolific writers and with Brad Taylor I also get to ask him a number of current event related questions that normally I would not get a straight answer on about the world today.
- [184: Yuri Diogenes - Cybersecurity for the Real World](https://www.laurasteward.com/184-yuri-diogenes-cybersecurity-for-the-real-world.html) - If you are not scared every time you go online to do anything then you are not living in the real world. Every transaction you make in the world today is tracked online even if you do not think it is. As a result, all your personal data is available to malicious individuals to use in ways that may cause you financial or other harm. So how do you protect yourself? Can you protect yourself? There is no one answer to this problem since hackers think up new ways to get around measures that are put in place to stop them faster than I can type this post but you have to start now. Software is getting better at stopping them but the best way to stop them is to not let your real data get out there when it does not have to. My guest today is one of the top cybersecurity professionals in the country and he shares with you, my listeners, some simple things you can do right now to protect yourself and your data. Especially if you just received one of those smart devices for the holidays like an Amazon Echo, Google Home or any other IoT device.
- [182: One Click Lindsey - Smart Speaker content creation to grow your business](https://www.laurasteward.com/182-one-click-lindsey-smart-speaker-content-creation-to-grow-your-business.html) - No this episode is not about keynote speaking or how to be a better stage speaker. What it is about is smart speaker devices that seem to be everywhere now that answer your every question or whim. I am talking about the Amazon Echo (Alexa), Google Home, Facebook Portal and other devices that are springing up faster than you can say "Alexa, what time is it?". What I never realized is how you can use it to grow your business and your brand and reach your clients in one to two minute Flash Briefings. LIGHTBULB moment when Lindsey called me to tell me about it. Of course I had to have her back on the show to share. If you feel like you missed out on all the other new ways of reaching your audience and are lost in the crowd, take a listen and get in on the new wild west of content platforms.
- [181: Candice Czaplak - Thriving or Surviving?](https://www.laurasteward.com/181-candice-czaplak-thriving-or-surviving.html) - The last couple of years I have definitely not felt like I was thriving. It was a life filled with one hit after the other. At least that is what it has felt like to me. Thriving was a distant thought. Surviving the latest health or emotional hit was the job of the day. I started thinking, what makes some people thrive in spite of everything that is going on in their lives and what is going on all around them? I have had a lot of people on the show talking about resiliency, PTSD and more and I will have more on even after this show but I love how my guest, Candice Czalplak frames the conversation and how she has started a community to help everyone Thrive.
- [183: Michelle McBain - Living a Life Out Loud](https://www.laurasteward.com/183-michelle-mcbain-living-a-life-out-loud.html) - Living an authentic life is not always easy. People conspire to keep those who have light down. To keep them in a box that conforms to how others look, dress, act and achieve. So how do you live your authentic life with grace, love, kindness and achievement when there is pressure to stay small and conform? Enter my guest and friend Michelle McBain. I asked her to be the guest on my Christmas show because she has one of the most beautiful spirits I know and a powerful story to share on how she balances life, love, career, health and an active social media life. Listen as Michelle shares with me what balance looks like to her, how she dealt with a boss who wrote on her review that she was bubbly,(which made her question who she was being at work), and how a recent serious health scare just gave her even more reason to be authentically her.
- [180: Kathryn Rose: WiseHer Getting the experts to you when you need them](https://www.laurasteward.com/180-kathryn-rose-wiseher-getting-the-experts-to-you-when-you-need-them.html) - How do you get access to the expert advice you need when you need it at a price that you can afford? What if you do not even know what kind of advice you need you just know you need help of some sort for you business or life questions? Enter wiseher.com and Founder Kathryn Rose. A resilient entrepreneur who has had multiple high profile and successful careers and now has figured to a way to give everyday women access to some of the best business and high performance brains around 24/7/365.
- [179: Rory Sanchez - Growing and Thriving through M&A](https://www.laurasteward.com/179-rory-sanchez-growing-and-thriving-through-ma.html) - The man that bought my tech services company several years ago, and several others over the years speaks openly and completely about the perils and pitfalls, the highs and the lows of growing your company through mergers and acquisitions. He talks about: The most important things to look out for when buying another company. What to know and understand before selling your company. Why you might want to merge versus acquire. How to think ahead of where the pack is going. and so much more...
- [34: Dr. Anna Cabeca - Normal may not be optimal](https://www.laurasteward.com/34-dr-anna-cabeca-normal-may-not-be-optimal.html) - What if what you have come to accept as normal levels of health are not normal and definitely not optimal? What if the level of pain, swelling, physical and mental fitness that snuck up on you as you got older didn't need to stay? How would your life be different? Be better?
- [178: Joe Mechlinski - Shift the Work - Move from Apathetic to All In](https://www.laurasteward.com/178-joe-mechlinski-shift-the-work-move-from-apathetic-to-all-in.html) - All in. What does that really mean? Can you be all in one aspect of your life or business or does it only apply if you are all in with all aspects of your being? At various times in my life I have felt all in with everything. When I am all in, magic seems to flow out of my every being and positivity is the outcome. The last ten years or so not so much. I have had moments of all in but to be honest, I do not really think it was really "All In" since it latest just a moment. So how do you know if you are All In, Part way in or not even close? My guest today has not only written the Wall Street Journal bestselling book on how to be All In, Shift the Work: The Revolutionary Science of Moving From Apathetic to All in Using Your Head, Heart and Gut, he lives and breathes it. His life's work is to help businesses, people and communities become all in in all aspects of who they are and what they do. In a no holds barred interview Joe shares how he believes the world can change via one All In at a time to move life and business for everyone from apathy to positive shift.
- [177: Ron Howard - SoTellUs - Manage Your Online Reputation](https://www.laurasteward.com/177-ron-howard-sotellus-manage-your-online-reputation.html) - What can you do to change a bad review to a good one on the Internet? Nothing. Once a review is posted on the web it is rare you can ever get it removed. So what do you do? Enter Ron Howard Founder of SoTellUs and his sons. When was the last time you Googled yourself or your company? if you said more than a day, stop reading and go Google them both. What did you find? Nothing is as bad as bad reviews. You do not have to live with a bad online reputation created by one bad review that will not go away. Learn how to get your clients to be raving fans with video, audio and written reviews and get them to share it with their social media friends.
- [176: Douglas Vermeeren - Personal Power Mastery](https://www.laurasteward.com/176-douglas-vermeeren-personal-power-mastery.html) - Douglas Vermeeren has been on the personal improvement scene forever it seems and his work doesn't grow stale because he is willing to ask and answer the tough questions. In his latest book and workshops he helps readers and attendees release that which no longer serves and embrace a new and empowered thinking. During this episode he explains why positive thinking is actually negative thinking and how neutral thinking will sink you to the bottom quickly. We have a conversation about Choice and how you always have choices even when you think you don't.
- [175: Elizabeth Scovil - Creating a worldwide business after a fatal diagnosis](https://www.laurasteward.com/175-elizabeth-scovil-creating-a-worldwide-business-after-a-fatal-diagnosis.html) - What would you do if you were told you should be dead already because of the rare heart condition you never knew you had that reared its head and went undiagnosed for over eleven months? Well Elizabeth Scovil chose to create a business raising awareness through handbags, of the #1 killer of women in the world, heart disease.
- [173: Kateri Ruiz - MAIA.Community - $20/month = $37.7 million in one year](https://www.laurasteward.com/173-kateri-ruiz-maia-community-20-month-37-7-million-in-one-year.html) - Did you know that if each woman in America spent $20/month at a woman owned business that would put $37.7 billion into the hands of women-owned business? That amount is more than all the venture capital given to women-owned businesses in 2017. Crazy isn't it?! My guest is making it easier for you to spend that $20/month. She has created MAIA.community. A directory website with profiles of currently over 700,000 women owned businesses. 
- [172: Kevin Murphy - The Three Rooms](https://www.laurasteward.com/172-kevin-murphy-the-three-rooms.html) - Live in the now. Be present. Don't borrow worry from tomorrow. Don't dwell in the past. We've heard those phrases over and over for most of our lives. Easy to say . Not so easy to always do. Our reactions to the way ideas are presented can vary by who we hear them from and even when we hear them. When Kevin Murphy was introduced to me and I read his book I knew I had to have him on the show. He presents a unique way to look at something we have all heard before that I hope can help. During the show Kevin shares how you can observe your thoughts, the three rooms, what questions to ask to know what room you are in, i...
- [122 - John Mamon - The Extra Scoop](https://www.laurasteward.com/122-john-mamon-the-extra-scoop.html) - John reveals how, with just a few changes, you can shift your company from one of questionable or low customer service to one with great customer service. And, for companies with great customer services how you can kick it up a notch to exceptional.
- [171: Mark MacDonald - Be Known For Something](https://www.laurasteward.com/171-mark-macdonald-be-known-for-something.html) - "Your brand is your emotional after taste." Do you know what your brand tastes like? Mark MacDonald talks about, "Who do you want to influence? Are you the best kept secret? Do you want to be found? Do you know how threads control your brand conversation? Do you even know what you are promising to your tribe of followers and clients?"
- [170: Kathryn Starke - Bringing Literacy to the World](https://www.laurasteward.com/170-kathryn-starke-bringing-literacy-to-the-world.html) - 9/25/18 show - Books have been a part of my life from way before I could read. I love reading so much I even walked out of school in first grade because I thought they weren't going to teach me how to read. You'll have to read my book for the details though. Today I want to focus on my guest and how she is helping increase literacy around the world.
- [169: Dr. Gayle Carson - Are you an SOB?](https://www.laurasteward.com/169-dr-gayle-carson-are-you-and-sob.html) - SOB. If you heard it in reference to a person what is the first thing that comes to mind? Yup! And that is not Dr. Gayle Carson. She is known as the Spunky Old Broad. At 80 years of age she is going stronger then ever. Mentally and physically. And she even has her own radio station and helps women over 50 become SOBs as well. I don't have even half the energy Dr. Gayle has and I am 25 years younger than she is. So how does she do it and what does she want to inspire us all to do? Take a listen as she shares her secret sauce and how you can achieve your dreams.
- [168: Robert Horsey - Gifted - Organ Donation as a Novel](https://www.laurasteward.com/168-robert-horsey-gifted.html) - What if in dying we could help someone else live? My guest today helps people every day do just that. He has spent his nursing career in the field of Organ and Tissue Donation as a coordinator and more.
- [167: Christina Daves - PR for Anyone - Really!](https://www.laurasteward.com/167-christina-daves-pr-for-anyone-really.html) - My guest built her brand into a powerhouse and wrote a book about how you can do it too. She also coaches others and has some done for you products. But what she really does is show you how all it really takes to get positive, needle moving PR is just a few simple and consistent steps. Christina Daves shares a three part formula and has a free 10 day challenge you can take that will get you started right away on getting PR for your business.
- [166: TIffani Bova - Growth IQ - Get Smarter About the Choices That Will Make or Break Your Business](https://www.laurasteward.com/166-tiffani-bova-growth-iq-get-smarter-about-the-choices-that-will-make-or-break-your-business.html) - You don't want to be behind the curve and have to react to a downturn or slowdown. It is much harder to recover when you are reacting to something that has already happened. Wouldn't it be better if you could see the writing on the wall and possibly avoid it all together? Or better yet, create new markets or plumb the depths of your existing client base to exponentially grow your current market? My guest today has been helping businesses anticipate trends, grow their client base and understand their business through metrics every business owner or executive MUST to survive in these turbulent times for over twenty years. And now she has finally written a book to share the wisdom she has gained from helping others. On this episode Tiffani Bova shares the ten paths to growth and how you can combine and sequence them to keep your business moving forward and up.
- [165: Alex on Autos - The car review guy gets real on what you need to know](https://www.laurasteward.com/165-alex-on-autos-the-car-review-guy-gets-real-on-what-you-need-to-know.html) - I found Alex Dykes, aka Alex on Autos while narrowing down choices for a new car. He has incredible video reviews of virtually every car real people would consider buying and explains the car in context of how we normal people actually use a car. I just had to have him on the show and he said yes. During this episode Alex talks about how he got started in the business of video car review for real people, what you should do before you buy a car, why tires really matter to noise and so much more.
- [164: John David Mann - Mastering Fear A Navy Seal's Guide Part 2](https://www.laurasteward.com/164-john-david-mann-mastering-fear-a-navy-seals-guide-part-2.html) - Mastering Fear . I never thought of fear as something to be mastered. I always felt you needed to just push past fear. Sort of pretend it doesn't exist. I have a new appreciation for fear now and how we can truly change how we think about fear and how it can paralyze us. Last episode I interviewed Brandon Webb. John David Mann is his co-author for their latest collaboration, and I think one of their most powerful for the greater world. But I have a tendency to say that about all their books because each one visibly shifts my life and invisibly shifts my thinking.
- [163: Brandon Webb - Mastering Fear - A Navy Seal's Guide](https://www.laurasteward.com/163-brandon-webb-mastering-fear-a-navy-seals-guide.html) - My guest today, Brandon Webb, has written a powerful new book with his co-author, John David Mann, on how to master any fear. A former Navy Seal Sniper and CEO of a $100 million company, Brandon lays out a Five Step process to help us all Master our fears and go beyond them so we can live our best lives. Listen as Brandon Webb shares how we can win the battle in our minds and get to everything we want that really is just on the other side of fear. Brandon shares his daily mantra that keeps him focused on what really matters so he can move through fear quicker than ever before and lays out how you can to.
- [162: Kumari Mullin - Why We Sabotage Our Success and How We Can Overcome](https://www.laurasteward.com/162-kumari-mullin-why-we-sabotage-our-success-and-how-we-can-overcome.html) - Kumari Mullin shares key questions you can ask yourself to know if you are blocking yourself, to discover ways to unblock yourself and to know how to leap past those blocks and begin creating a bigger future.
- [161: Kurt Wallach - A Holocaust Survivor and WWII Vet Speaks](https://www.laurasteward.com/161-kurt-wallach-a-holocaust-survivor-and-wwii-vet-speaks.html) - Holocaust deniers are out there but the facts remain, it did happen. 13 million people were killed and tortured by the Nazis because of their faith or background. 6 million of them were Jewish. Kurt Wallach escaped with his parents and siblings but 200 of the rest of his family perished in the extermination camps. He escaped at 11 and at 17 enlisted and served in the U.S. Navy in Okinawa in the WWII Pacific Theater.
- [160: Cheryl Leitschuh - Straight Talk for Smart Business Women](https://www.laurasteward.com/160-cheryl-leitschuh-straight-talk-for-smart-business-women.html) - Cheryl Leitschuh has had her own business for over twenty-five and has no plans to end it anytime soon. She has weathered recessions and booms, detours and distractions and has come out even stronger than when she started her business. How does she do it? Believe it or not, with a lot of questions and her CALM method for building your business. On this episode she reveals her CALM Method for business growth that will help you gain clarity, focus and leverage your "ONE thing" and measure your success or failure. If you want to know what the "One thing" is you will need to listen in!
- [159: Stephanie Leach - From Texas BBQ Brisket to Vegan Juice Coach](https://www.laurasteward.com/159-stephanie-leach-from-texas-bbq-brisket-to-vegan-juice-coach.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: How does a woman from the BBQ loving state of Texas make the move to not only becoming a vegan, whole food
- [158: Karen Noe - WE Consciousness - 33 Profound Truths for Inner and Outer Peace](https://www.laurasteward.com/158-karen-noe-we-consciousness-33-profound-truths-for-inner-and-outer-peace.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: What happens when a calling leads you down paths you never expected including writing a book with Wayne Dyer, after he has
- [157: Dr. Laurie Nadel - Pt 2 - Emotional First Aid - The Five Gifts](https://www.laurasteward.com/157-dr-laurie-nadel-pt-2-emotional-first-aid-the-five-gifts.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Don't just survive, thrive. Disasters happen and happen and happen lately. Some major to large portions of the world, like all the
- [156: Laura Steward - My unplanned digital detox](https://www.laurasteward.com/156-laura-steward-my-unplanned-digital-detox.html) - So what happens when a certified geek and smartphone junkie gets into the mountains of North Carolina and discovers that her phone seems to be on permanent No Service status?
- [You Want Me to do What?](https://www.laurasteward.com/you-want-me-to-do-what.html) - I cannot do that?
- [155: Silver Muzzle Cottage Rescue & Hospice - Kim Skarritt](https://www.laurasteward.com/155-silver-muzzle-cottage-rescue-hospice-kim-skarritt.html) - This episode shows you how Kim's calling has begun to transform the way we think about senior pets and what we can do to make a difference no matter where we are. She thought her path was very different then what it turned out to be yet all her experiences have helped her thrive on this one.
- [154: Clardy Malugen - From Corporate CEO to Internationally Renowned Healer](https://www.laurasteward.com/154-clardy-malugen-from-corporate-ceo-to-internationally-renowned-healer.html) - "A pattern gets triggered that shifts you into autopilot. Those buttons are an unconscious block." Those words, from my guest Clardy Malugen, former CEO of a multimillion dollar company, define why she has switched paths from working with companies like Walt Disney Imagineering and NBC Television and now focuses on helping others heal their lives and bodies. I had the pleasure of being introduced to Clardy by my friend and previous guest on the show, Jackie Lapin. We met over dinner and her insights into some ongoing health issues were nothing sort of miraculous and some issues I had prior to a healing session with her are just gone.
- [153: Michael Cole - From The Mod Squad to a Life of Redemption](https://www.laurasteward.com/153-michael-cole-from-the-mod-squad-to-a-life-of-redemption.html) - My guest is Michael Cole from the TV series The Mod Squad. As he says in his book title, "I Played The White Guy". And what a book it is. When I read the book to prepare for the interview I was surprised how candid and introspective the book was. As I read it I had so many questions I wanted to ask and I was excited to get to interview him. Sometimes the crush isn't worthy of the crush when you get to "meet" them in person. That was not the case when I started speaking with Michael. The interview was everything I could have hoped for and so much more. No topic was off limits and Michael shared his journey to 23 years sober, finding redemption and how learning to make loneliness his friend created an opening for internal peace and joy and getting sober.
- [152: Arnie Bellini - Creating a Global Company with a Community Feel](https://www.laurasteward.com/152-arnie-bellini-creating-a-global-company-with-a-community-feel.html) - Creating a company that can be successfully taken global while simultaneously creating a community of raving fans and clients and anticipating where the market needs will be is not an every day occurrence. Yet my guest on this episode has done this all while staying connected to his roots
- [151: Dondi Scumaci - Mentoring for Everyone and on a Global Scale](https://www.laurasteward.com/151-dondi-scumaci-mentoring-for-everyone-and-on-a-global-scale.html) - Well on this episode my guest is the Dondi of Dondiisms and she shares some directly with us. We talk about mentors, value, opportunity, finding the right mentor, what the relationship will look like and what it will not.
- [150: Dr. Laurie Nadel - Discovering Hope, Healing and Strength When Disaster Strikes](https://www.laurasteward.com/150-dr-laurie-nadel-discovering-hope-healing-and-strength-when-disaster-strikes.html) - My guest has lived through personal traumas on large scale and on personal small scales in war zones and even in her own home during Hurricane Sandy on Long Island in New York. After Hurricane Sandy, while dealing with her own trauma and helping others get through their own, she discovered that there are 5 gifts that can help us discover hope, healing and strength, before, during and after. Join me as I interview Dr. Laurie Nadel in Part One of our two part interview on working through and moving through and most of all healing through trauma of all kinds.
- [149: Ken Herron - Privacy and the Internet of Things (IoT and AI and Social Media)](https://www.laurasteward.com/149-ken-herron-privacy-and-the-internet-of-things-iot-and-ai-and-social-media.html) - What does privacy mean in 2018 as it relates to Facebook and other social networks? What about Amazon Echo and Google Home devices or for that matter SIRI? Don't forget all those other connected home devices and chatbots you use every day as well. Ken Herron is considered one of the top experts, globally, around IoT, the Internet of Things, AI, Artificial Intelligence and all things Social Media.
- [147: Col. Deb Lewis & Col. Doug Adams - How to Stay Positive in the Real World](https://www.laurasteward.com/147-col-deb-lewis-col-doug-adams-how-to-stay-positive-in-the-real-world.html) - My two guests on my April 17th episode have stayed positive through some extremely trying circumstances. Colonel Deb Lewis, Retired Army was in the first female graduating class at West Point, served in the Army for 34 years in command positions and her husband, Colonel Doug Adams, also retired from the Army, has had his share of command positions that would lead to either or both of them not being the positive people they are today. So how does one stay positive in the real world?
- [145: Bob Burg - The Go-Giver Influencer](https://www.laurasteward.com/145-bob-burg-the-go-giver-influencer.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: "There Is a Major Problem in The World Today: It's Not People Disagreeing with One Another. It's That They Cannot Disagree Agreeably, Civilly, And, Most
- [146 - John David Mann - The Go-Giver Influencer](https://www.laurasteward.com/146-john-david-mann-the-go-giver-influencer.html) - How do you define influence? For many it is being able to convince people to do things even if it is not in their best interest. But what if influence is less about compromise or getting people to do what you want, and more about creating a space where everyone "wins"? My guest on this episode is John David Mann. My regular listeners will recognize his name as I have had him on the show multiple times. He is one of my favorite guests and a dear friend whose words always seem to arrive just when I need them most. In his latest book with Bob Burg, The Go-Giver Influencer: A Little Story About a Most Persuasive Idea, Bob and John have written another book for the ages.
- [067 - Leisa Peterson - The Art of Abundance](https://www.laurasteward.com/067-leisa-peterson-forgiving-money-leads-to-wealth.html) - Leisa Peterson, founder of Wealth Clinic and the Art of Abundance helps you identify your patterns around money, create new ones and live lives filled with abundance.
- [144: Cricket McMillin - Paralegal or Attorney - Which Do You Need?](https://www.laurasteward.com/144-cricket-mcmillin-paralegal-or-attorney-which-do-you-need.html) - Legal help can be expensive yet it can be critical to your business and life success. We all are familiar with attorneys yet few are aware of another level of legal expertise known as a paralegal. In business you need contracts, NDAs, policy and procedure documents, Terms of Use and Privacy Policies, leases and more. You can try to do them on your own but what will you miss? And how much will it cost you down the road if you forgot to dot an i or cross a t? What about in your personal life? Divorces, wills, trusts, buying or selling a home, loans, mortgages and more. We all want to trust that things will be handled amicably but how often do they? Spending some money upfront can often save you bundles of money, time and grief on the other end. How do you know if you need an attorney or a paralegal? Do you even know the difference?
- [143: Lisa Cini - Designing for More than One Generation](https://www.laurasteward.com/143-lisa-cini-designing-for-more-than-one-generation.html) - Too often the elderly are shifted off to be someone else's responsibility when they can no longer live on their own. Nursing homes, assisted living and memory care are popping up all over and frequent the news for abuses and lack of care. Not all are bad yet how do you decide the best course of action when a loved one can no longer be on their own? My guest on this episode designs multigenerational spaces for families that choose to take care of three or more generations at home. She also designs spaces for facilities that care for the elderly, restaurants, sports teams and more. My favorite part-- her four generation family is her test bed. If you want to learn how to make multi-generational living work for your own loved ones, you will not want to miss this episode. Lisa shares successes, perils, pitfalls and a few things anyone can do to begin making a house work when you have older members in your home.
- [142: Arlin Sorensen - The Four Success Plans](https://www.laurasteward.com/142-arlin-sorensen-the-four-success-plans.html) - Do you know there are not just one or two types of success plans but four? Do you know that each one is integral to each other? Have you ever thought that you really could have it all in your business and your personal life? There is much talk about balance between our business and personal lives but how many people do you know that really are able to achieve it? I know I struggle with it. My guest has successfully built and sold two business and is still running a few others while maintaining a life outside work and inside work that he is proud to talk about to others. In the process, he discovered the four key success plans everyone should complete.
- [Interview with Noah St. John](https://www.laurasteward.com/interview-with-noah-st-john.html) - Laura and Noah St. John discuss how Affirmations can change your life in 5 minutes a day.
- [141: Brad Parks - Closer Than You Know](https://www.laurasteward.com/141-brad-parks-closer-than-you-know.html) - They say you should write what you know. Sometimes that creates a boring book but in the hands of a master like Brad Parks it creates a book that you want to devour in one sitting. Or in my case one flight to Omaha with a layover in Atlanta. In his latest book Brad departs from his male protagonists and writes from the perspective of a woman protagonist. I loved what he had to say about how he put himself into that mindset and what the women in his life had to say about it too
- [140: Fr. Michael Boccaccio - Part 2 - Your Calling is Calling](https://www.laurasteward.com/140-fr-michael-boccaccio-part-2-your-calling-is-calling.html) - On Part 2 with Father Michael Boccaccio, we delve further into the types of callings, whether a calling is for life and what he meant by his pet peeve of people saying, "I am spiritual, not religious." I loved his question he posed, "How will I function as a person?" He also posed, "Are you avoiding who you are? He also shared some other questions to help us connect to our calling and to connect with our spiritual and religious sides.
- [139: Father Michael Boccaccio - Your Calling is Calling](https://www.laurasteward.com/139-father-michael-boccaccio-your-calling-is-calling.html) - Callings are not just to the religious life. Callings are something we all have. They call us to be something bigger than ourselves, to make a difference in the world through gifts we each uniquely have. In the case of my guest on this episode, his calling was to be a Roman Catholic priest. The route he took to get there could have ended with him living a secular life and still being of service yet his calling to the priesthood was too strong to resist for long. His journey to accepting his calling is one for the ages and one we discuss today. Father Michael Boccaccio shares how to discover your calling, why we each have a calling and how it manifests itself even when we do not see it for ourselves until much later than others see it in us.
- [138: Daniel Burrus - The Anticipatory Organization](https://www.laurasteward.com/138-daniel-burrus-the-anticipatory-organization.html) - What if you could see the future? Well you can. You actually see it each day yet we don't take action on what we "know" can be the next big or small thing that can shift the status quo. During this interview, Daniel and I discuss just a few of his proven strategies to accelerate innovation and transform results. He explains how to turn disruption and change into opportunity and advantage.
- [137: Dr. Chanel Suggs - The Duchess of Cybersecurity](https://www.laurasteward.com/137-dr-chanel-suggs-the-duchess-of-cybersecurity.html) - Being on the frontlines of the Cyber wars is not for the faint of heart nor for the faint of knowledge. It is no longer possible to just be reactive to threats after they rarely occur. We must be more preventive as the only reason you have not been hacked is because you haven't notice that you already have. How do you protect yourself from hackers? How do you know if you have been hacked? How do you prepare for a career in the high-pressure field of cybersecurity?
- [136: Abby Walker - Strap On a Pair - Single Product Multi-Million Dollar Business](https://www.laurasteward.com/136-abby-walker-strap-on-a-pair-single-product-multi-million-dollar-business.html) - Strap on a pair. No. Get your mind out of the gutter. This is a story about strapping on a pair of high heels and how doing so ended in a multi-million dollar empire that empowers women by making it more comfortable to wear the heels they love. Abby Lou Walker shares how she founded a multi-million dollar company with a blog, high heels and a determination to succeed that lead her to HSN, Oprah, The View and so much more. Abby shares questions she asked, questions you can ask yourself and discovers what her theme song is.
- [135: Brad Taylor - Operator Down - From Invisible to NY Times Bestselling Author](https://www.laurasteward.com/135-brad-taylor-operator-down-from-invisible-to-ny-times-bestselling-author.html) - Brad Taylor is the author of the Pike Logan Thrillers that grab your attention from moment one and keep you guessing all the way to the end of the books. His research is legendary and his latest book is no exception. Listen as he shares a story that made it into the book that was real and had him being interrogated for six hours in a foreign country. And that happened after the Army while he was researching his latest thriller, Operator Down! 
- [134: Michelle Manning-Kogler - Letting Go to Let In](https://www.laurasteward.com/134-michelle-manning-kogler-letting-go-to-let-in.html) - On this episode with Michelle Manning-Kogler we talk about the questions you can ask yourself to let go the past, move into 2018 and determine if your goals are outside yourself or within.
- [133: Swami Durga Das and Swami Anjani - How to Be in the Now AND the Future to Gain Focus](https://www.laurasteward.com/133-swami-durga-das-and-swami-anjani-how-to-be-in-the-now-and-the-future-to-gain-focus.html) - The power of being in the now is real but goals require future thinking too. How do you bridge the two? How do you plan and be in the moment? How do you set a big goal and then step back AND keep the big picture in mind?
- [132: Bobby Kipper - Performance Driven Thinking for the New Year](https://www.laurasteward.com/132-bobby-kipper-performance-driven-thinking-for-the-new-year.html) - 2018 is a new year and a new opportunity to start each day with passion and purpose and an embrace of all of who we are. Take a listen as Bobby Kipper shares some strategies you can use right now and every day to help you focus, gain awareness of thoughts that are holding you back and how you can make change happen.
- [131: Amy Kardel - Clever Ducks, CompTIA, Macro Trends & The Air You Breath](https://www.laurasteward.com/131-amy-kardel-clever-ducks-comptia-macro-trends-the-air-you-breath.html) - Do you know what affects the air you breath in your business? Amy Kardel is a geek, brilliant business woman, entrepreneur, Chairwoman of the Board of one of the top technology Associations in the world and, in her spare time, just became a lawyer. How does she do it all seemingly with ease? How does she balance running a business with her spouse all while raising a family? What question(s) does she asked herself to keep herself grounded, moving towards her goals and help her see the future before everyone else does?
- [130: Kendra Lee - Sales and Sales Leadership Can Be Learned](https://www.laurasteward.com/130-kendra-lee-sales-and-sales-leadership-can-be-learned.html) - So how can you and your business become a success story? How can you grow and train an exceptional sales staff? Kendra Lee is the Founder of KLA Group, whose company mission is to consult, train, guide and "do it for you" so you too can beat the odds in revenue generation. In this episode Kendra shares questions every business owner needs to ask to create a sales process and successfully train and hire a sales team.
- [129: Dr. Stephanie Carter - Cybersecurity - The Price of Convenience](https://www.laurasteward.com/129-dr-stephanie-carter-cybersecurity-the-price-of-convenience.html) - What do you think is the biggest obstacle to cybersecurity success? Convenience. We love our convenience. The ability to do what we went, when we want, whatever way we want. Hackers love our love of convenience. Convenience breeds laziness. Cached passwords, the same password everywhere, simple passwords, lack of software and firmware updates are just a few examples of ways hackers can infiltrate your computer and online accounts. So what can you do right now? Dr. Stephanie Carter is a cybersecurity expert. She has more certifications thank I can write here and has made it her mission to transform the way we think about cybersecurity.
- [128: Anita Taylor - Organize Your Business and Your Life](https://www.laurasteward.com/128-anita-taylor-organize-your-business-and-your-life.html) - Anita Taylor shares how in just 15 minutes you can begin and make a dent in the overwhelm, how to follow the money in your office and she shares some questions you can ask to clear emotional and physical clutter. 
- [127: Will Reynolds - Lean Startup - Not Everything is Plug & Play](https://www.laurasteward.com/127-will-reynolds-lean-startup-not-everything-is-plug-play.html) - Is the only path to a successful business startup via venture capital? Is there another way? How do you know what "rules" to follow and what rules to modify or not follow? Does the playbook you are using really work for your company? How do you know? What questions do you need to be asking to determine the answer? How do you know if you are on the right track or the wrong track? What questions do you need to be asking? Will Reynolds, CEO of SecureDocs, shares his experience running a Tech startup, without VC money, and how they built a team of sales people, tech people and most of all committed people for the success of the company and the team.
- [126: Marian Edvardsen - From Wall Street to Healing Street](https://www.laurasteward.com/126-marian-edvardsen-from-wall-street-to-healing-street.html) - How does someone move from a high-powered life on Wall Street to a life in the suburbs focused on helping others find their passion? During this episode we talk about the questions she asked to shift her life from the world of finance to becoming the mother of twin boys and balancing a new life as a healer, strategist and joy bringer. My guest also shares tips on how you can reduce stress, step through grief, use essential oils to get through the holiday season or just everyday stressors and how she navigates life.
- [The 24 Hour Woman - With Cheryl Liew Chng](https://www.laurasteward.com/the-24-hour-woman-with-cheryl-liew-chng.html) - There are 24 hours in a day and the average woman manages to fill them to the brim with activities. Sometimes that even includes sleep. The question is often posed, "how do you have it all?" when really the question needs to be, "Who am I and what is my legacy I want to leave?" By answering those questions you may not need or want it all. That makes it more about navigating life and finding the balance that fits for you and not what others say you should want and need and have. My guest today seems to have it all: a strong international business reputation, a loving family, a forthcoming book and a close generational family unit. How does she do it? How does she manage being a 24 hour woman with wisdom, happiness and joy?
- [Get the Nerve to Succeed with Dr. Joe Serio](https://www.laurasteward.com/get-the-nerve-to-succeed-with-dr-joe-serio.html) - Entrepreneur Master Class on overcoming fear as the driving force for success.
- [125 - Allen Brouwer - How the search for answers created an award winning business](https://www.laurasteward.com/125-allen-brouwer-how-the-search-for-answers-created-an-award-winning-business.html) - Enter Allen Brouwer Founder of www.bestself.co While on a mission to improve his own goal achievement he created the Self Journal and community. We talk about success, failure, why paper is better than electronic and the 4 things you can do every day that will help you achieve your goals WHILE being your BEST Self. If you are looking for a system that can help you in just 13 weeks, and oh yeah, you can download the PDF version of the planner free, then take a listen to this episode and answer the questions Allen poses on the show to get your clear on the first steps to achieving your best life.
- [124: Chef Charles Carroll - The Recipe - The Ingredients of Greatness Part 2](https://www.laurasteward.com/124-chef-charles-carroll-the-recipe-the-ingredients-of-greatness-part-2.html) - The book, a culinary parable by Chef Charles Carroll and John David Mann, and this interview, will take you on a journey that I hope will open your eyes and your mind to how just re-learning how to "taste life" can change your perspectives on everything you thought you knew.
- [123 - John David Mann - The Recipe - The Ingredients of Greatness](https://www.laurasteward.com/123-john-david-mann-the-recipe-the-ingredients-of-greatness.html) - John's latest book with Chef Charles Carroll is called The Recipe, a Story of Loss, Love and the Ingredients of Greatness. When I read an early draft of the book I knew it was destined for greatness. I could relate to the young boy in the story as he grieved the loss of his dad. The anger, the betrayal feelings, the emptiness. And that was before mom had passed.
- [121: Ursula Mentjes - Enter The Belief Zone](https://www.laurasteward.com/121-ursula-mentjes-enter-the-belief-zone.html) - Beliefs come in many forms. They are not just spiritual or religious in nature. What you believe about yourself and others becomes your truth and forms the foundation of who you are as a person. Those beliefs come from your personal experiences and the experiences of those around you that you respect and listen to. Like the foods you eat, or don't eat, you may take them for granted. Say, "that is just what I have always done". What happens when your belief gets challenged? Do you entrench into it deeper? Or do you shift out of it and begin to form a new belief based on new information? How do you determine if a belief you have is one you should keep or one that no longer serves you? My guest on this episode has written a wonderful book called, The Belief Zone, that can help you answer that question and many more. On this episode, we talk about how you can enter the Belief Zone and better yet, how you can shift out of it to a new belief zone that is based on you, now versus you in the past.
- [120: Dixie Gillaspie - Questions to Challenge Assumptions](https://www.laurasteward.com/120-dixie-gillaspie-questions-to-challenge-assumptions.html) - Are you asking questions that challenge your assumptions to evolve? When a question opens a path, are you willing to explore where it leads? How do you know your assumptions are true, or false, if you don't know they are assumptions?
- [118: Ryan Lee - Lifestyle Business is NOT a Dirty Word!](https://www.laurasteward.com/118-ryan-lee-lifestyle-business-is-not-a-dirty-word.html) - why it is important NOT to get emotionally attached to your business or idea, the one question that started his quest to change his life and business and how what he does every day to make sure he is still aligned with his goals.
- [119: John Kremer - Book Marketing for the Real World](https://www.laurasteward.com/119-john-kremer-book-marketing-for-the-real-world.html) - John Kremer shares some simple strategies and tactics you can immediately implement to market your book anywhere and virtually everywhere. We talk book covers, titles, t-shirts, yup t-shirts, interviews in supermarkets AND how your friends can really help you sell your book.
- [117: John David Mann - The Cellist and The Sniper](https://www.laurasteward.com/117-john-david-mann-the-cellist-and-the-sniper.html) - How a real-life Harry Potter and Dumbledore got together to create writing magic and transform the lives of those who read their books. Total Focus
- [116: Brandon Webb - From Top Gun Sniper to $100mm company - Want to know how?](https://www.laurasteward.com/116-brandon-webb-from-top-gun-sniper-to-100mm-company-want-to-know-how.html) - Why front sight focus with total situational awareness is the key to success in anything you do. How you can Embrace the Suck and come out the other side. Why you need to create a yearly vision theme and how it can change everything.
- [115: Wayne Pernell - Curious George Speaks Significance](https://www.laurasteward.com/115-wayne-pernell-curious-george-speaks-significance.html) - What am I here for? Why did I wake up today?How do I define success? How do significance and failure relate? These are only a few questions Wayne poses on the show. Yes we answer how you can find your own personal answers to those questions. Beyond those questions though we talk about how to discover your own true values, why they are important to write down and how to then live them, authentically in all aspects of your life.
- [114: Roger Wernow - Is Your Medical Data Safe?](https://www.laurasteward.com/114-roger-wernow-is-your-medical-data-safe.html) - What does HIPAA mean? Why does it seem to be implemented differently at each medical office you go to? Can they refuse to give you your medical information in a timely manner? What MUST they give you and when? Can you be charged to get it? What can a medical provider never do with your medical information?
- [112: Felena Hanson - Co-working, Greek Gods and The Flight Club](https://www.laurasteward.com/112-felena-hanson-co-working-greek-gods-and-the-flight-club.html) - So what does Hera have to do with reinventing co-working space and helping women launch their businesses? Hera Hub
- [113: Wendy Lipton-Dibner - Creating Viral Influence](https://www.laurasteward.com/113-wendy-lipton-dibner-creating-viral-influence.html) - Impact and influence are two sides of a coin that are tightly woven together and can create or destroy your business and brand. So how do you Focus on Impact AND influence ethically in this age of instant feedback and viral everything?
- [111: Gary Govanus - Geek to Cruise Guru!](https://www.laurasteward.com/111-gary-govanus-geek-to-cruise-guru.html) - So how do you avoid the cruise from hell and have the cruise of a lifetime? Listen as Gary shares insider tips and tricks to book the right cruise by asking the right questions!
- [109: Cynthia Mazzaferro - Powerful Beyond Measure](https://www.laurasteward.com/109-cynthia-mazzaferro-powerful-beyond-measure.html) - How can you make sure your emotional reaction to a current situation is the appropriate response level for the situation? What is the Strategic Happiness Intervention Tactic and why is it important to shift you quickly? 
- [110: Diane DiResta - Creating your Speaking Sandwich](https://www.laurasteward.com/110-diane-diresta-creating-your-speaking-sandwich.html) - deliver that perfect scripted yet off-the-cuff speech, how you can push past your fear and engage the audience from moment one and she does it with some levity and a few perfect examples of how not being perfect is the best way to deliver a knockout presentation.
- [108: Bobbi Govanus - Failure as a Starting Point?](https://www.laurasteward.com/108-bobbi-govanus-failure-as-a-starting-point.html) - What enables some people to bounce right back from a failure? Why does failure not seem to get them down at all? Or at least on the surface not get them down? Is it resiliency? Is it determination? Is it genetic?
- [107: Brandon Webb - Harry Potter is a Sniper?](https://www.laurasteward.com/107-brandon-webb-harry-potter-is-a-sniper.html) - Bet you did not realize Harry Potter is a sniper? If you read my guest's latest book with John David Mann, The Killing School: Inside The World's Deadliest Sniper Program, you will understand why Harry Potter and James Bond are really snipers.
- [106: Carmen Torres - HR for every business](https://www.laurasteward.com/106-carmen-torres-hr-for-every-business.html) - how do you know what is required by law, not allowed by law and how to handle employee issues when you don't have the funds for a full-time HR department?
- [105: Howard M. Cohen - Copy that Converts](https://www.laurasteward.com/105-howard-m-cohen-copy-that-converts.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: What is the first step in creating compelling content? How do you write that hook that gets your client or prospect to
- [104: Laura Steward - Letting go perfection](https://www.laurasteward.com/104-laura-steward-letting-go-perfection.html) - no-holds barred conversation, with myself, about the questions I receive from listeners. friends and social media friends about perfection, getting stuck in the past, where those microphones are hidden at Riverside Theater in Vero Beach and my favorite question to ask yourself!
- [93: Dr. Trevor Kashey, Nic Peterson and Jonathan Montgomery - Relentless Dietetics](https://www.laurasteward.com/93-dr-trevor-kashey-nic-peterson-and-jonathan-montgomery-relentless-dietetics.html) - structured eating, mindset vs willpower, how tracking what you eat puts you on the path to change and how to get some free advice on the next steps you need to take. We also discuss their philosophy of nutrition. I think you will be very surprised. The WHY? is so important and they explain why it is.
- [103: Bryan Mattimore - 21 Days to a Big Idea](https://www.laurasteward.com/103-bryan-mattimore-21-days-to-a-big-idea.html) - how you can develop 21 big ideas in 21 days
- [102: Harry Brelsford - Surveys, Analytics and LinkedIn](https://www.laurasteward.com/102-harry-brelsford-surveys-analytics-and-linkedin.html) - How many times have you filled out a survey? How many times have you deleted them from your inbox without opening them? What makes a survey appealing to you? How can you be certain that the data you get is useful? Do you even know what to ask and who to ask it of?
- [101: Tom Antion - SEO is dead. How to win with paid traffic](https://www.laurasteward.com/101-tom-antion-seo-is-dead-how-to-win-with-paid-traffic.html) - Is SEO really what drives the RIGHT traffic to our products? Is there a better way? Are Google and Facebook the only games in town when it comes to paid traffic?
- [100: Lolly Daskal - The Leadership Gap](https://www.laurasteward.com/100-lolly-daskal-the-leadership-gap.html) - Lolly Daskal is one of the most sought-after executive leadership coaches in the world. Her extensive cross-cultural expertise spans 14 countries, six languages and hundreds of companies. I sat down with her on my radio show to talk about her new book. When I read it I was truly blown away by the insights she reveals on why we stand between our own greatness and how we can change our responses.
- [99: Paul Janensch - News or Not News](https://www.laurasteward.com/99-paul-janensch-news-or-not-news.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Fake News. We have heard of it. But is it real? How do you know what is real and unbiased reporting? How
- [98: Pattie Grimm - Kicking Glass](https://www.laurasteward.com/98-pattie-grimm-kicking-glass.html) - Eleanor Roosevelt said, "Quiet Women Never Change History" at least I think she said that. But how do you turn a moment into momentum to make a difference in your life, business or the lives of others? How do you not only Lean IN but BE IN? How do you Thrive? If you want to change your status quo and shake things up, or maybe just make a few minor shakes, this is the episode for you.
- [97: 42 Ways to breath  - Swami Anjani talks First Breath, Last Breath](https://www.laurasteward.com/97-42-ways-to-breath-swami-anjani-talks-first-breath-last-breath.html) - Breathing seems like it should be a natural and automatic thing yet so many of us shallow breathe, hold our breath without realizing it or just in general don't do a full breath.
- [96: Jim Palmer - Decide - The Ultimate Success Trigger](https://www.laurasteward.com/96-jim-palmer-decide-the-ultimate-success-trigger.html) - Decide. A short word that has the power to immobilize you to great heights or immobilize you to no action. How do you know which decisions are critical? When should you be perfect? (this is a trick question!)? How does imposter syndrome affect decision making? Is there ever a time not to make a decision?
- [95: John Livesay - Pitch to get funded](https://www.laurasteward.com/95-john-livesay-pitch-to-get-funded.html) - how do you craft that perfect pitch that gets the investors to say yes?
- [94: Marc Haskelson: Value Propositions, Direct Marketing Tips for Your Business](https://www.laurasteward.com/94-marc-haskelson-value-propositions-direct-marketing-tips-for-your-business.html) - Direct marketing changed the world decades ago and my guest was mentored by some of the world's greatest. Now we tend to think, "internet marketing" but what is marketing anyway? No matter how you define it unless you get that 1-1 conversation or sale as a result can it really be called effective?
- [92: Dr Andrew Dobo - EMDR to Heal Your Life](https://www.laurasteward.com/92-dr-andrew-dobo-emdr-to-heal-your-life.html) - Flashbacks. Panic Attacks. Constant pain. These are just a few of the symptoms those with PTSD deal with everyday. EMDR can heal all those.
- [91: Larry Baum - Cybersecurity and You - How to Protect Yourself](https://www.laurasteward.com/91-larry-baum-cybersecurity-and-you-how-to-protect-yourself.html) - An innocently sent email to a client with wire transfer numbers from your business email account. cybersecurity protection from the yahoo hack
- [90: One Click Lindsey - Turn Clicks into Clients](https://www.laurasteward.com/90-one-click-lindsey-turn-clicks-into-clients.html) - How do you get potential clients to find you on the web and how you can get more traffic in just 14 days and how to convert them to clients.
- [89: Alan Petrillo - Making a Living as a Freelance Writer](https://www.laurasteward.com/89-alan-petrillo-making-a-living-as-a-freelance-writer.html) - How does someone get started as a freelance writer? Is it possible to make a good living as a freelancer? What steps do you need to take to connect with an editor and get a paid assignment? How do you develop ideas for your articles?
- [86: Stacy Tuschl - She's Building Her Empire](https://www.laurasteward.com/86-stacy-tuschl-shes-building-her-empire.html) - The start of a new year brings resolutions, regrets and for many another year of trying to figure out how to make this year's resolutions actually bear fruit. How does dance create a rock solid foundation for business? How does she define balance? Success? You might be surprised. I was and it had to be one of the best definitions I have ever heard. Best because you can her the authenticity in her voice when she shares it with me.
- [87: Diane Gardner - Stop Overpaying Your Taxes](https://www.laurasteward.com/87-diane-gardner-stop-overpaying-your-taxes.html) - Two things in life are guaranteed: death and taxes. At least that is how the saying goes. But what if the taxes part did not have to be as big a number as you think it has to be? What if you could use the system to lower your taxes?
- [88: Karen Dimmick - Mind Hacks for Writers](https://www.laurasteward.com/88-karen-dimmick-mind-hacks-for-writers.html) - What is it that separates successful writers from unsuccessful ones? What makes one book sell more than another? How does a first time writer become the next J.K. Rowling or Gretchen Rubin?
- [058: Stress Free NOW! - Dr. Bob and Christine Wright](https://www.laurasteward.com/058-stress-free-now-dr-bob-and-christine-wright.html) - Can we eliminate stress and be STRESS FREE?
- [070: Dina Moskowitz - Lessons Learned from the Cloud](https://www.laurasteward.com/070-dina-moskowitz-lessons-learned-from-the-cloud.html) - Dina Moskowitz, Founder and CEO of SaaSMAX and a top tech executive not to mention brilliant when it comes to idea creation and implementation! She shares with us how to rebound from failures, why being a woman in tech does not factor into her everyday thinking and what you can do today to start protecting your data and move to the cloud!
- [85: Trudy Griswold - AngelSpeake](https://www.laurasteward.com/85-trudy-griswold-angelspeake.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: You are not alone. Your angels are all around you and they want to talk to you, support you, guide you and
- [84: Yuri Diogenes and Jodi Miller - Ready, Set, Achieve](https://www.laurasteward.com/84-yuri-diogenes-and-jodi-miller-ready-set-achieve.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: How do you go from over 300 pounds to champion bodybuilder in one year? You plan. You focus. You find the most
- [83: Alan Eisenberg - Bullying Recovery](https://www.laurasteward.com/83-alan-eisenberg-bullying-recovery.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Bullying takes all forms and can happen to children and adults. It happens in schools, neighborhoods, families, the workplace and on the
- [82: Sue Hitzmann - Founder of The MELT Method](https://www.laurasteward.com/82-sue-hitzmann-founder-of-the-melt-method.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Chronic pain. It has become a way of life for many, including myself. The search for cures can take over your life.
- [80: Sean Murphy - aka Taylor Anderson - Riffing on Music, Business, and Asking Brilliant Questions](https://www.laurasteward.com/80-sean-murphy-aka-taylor-anderson-riffing-on-music-business-and-asking-brilliant-questions.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Live radio is always fun and can be filled with surprises. I was surprised this week when my original guest was given
- [057: How to Deliver Value for 32 Years - Joe Foley](https://www.laurasteward.com/057-how-to-deliver-value-for-32-years-joe-foley.html) - Keeping a business going for 32 years is no easy feat no matter what the business but to keep a business going that relies on tech and the ever changing methods of product delivery is rare. My guest today shares his secrets to success for his company, his life and his clients and how he has seen profits rise each year while focusing on the kind of clients he prefers to do business with, heart-centered entrepreneurs and organizations!
- [059: Making Cancer Gorgeous - Kim Becker](https://www.laurasteward.com/059-making-cancer-gorgeous-kim-becker.html) - turning how cancer looks on its head and changing lives one makeover at a time. restores the beauty in women that cancer steals.
- [062: Bob Burg - 5 Keys to Legendary Leadership](https://www.laurasteward.com/062-bob-burg-5-keys-to-legendary-leadership.html) - character, selling, leadership, Col. Chris Hadfield, astronaut, how we can all becomes +1s versus -1 when we interact with others. holding your vision when things go sideways, how to turn the ship around and even have a discussion about ego all while bringing you wisdom from Bob Burg's latest book with John David Mann, The Go-Giver Leader A Little Story About What Matters Most in Business
- [060: Decisive Women - Dr. Nancy Fox](https://www.laurasteward.com/060-decisive-women-dr-nancy-fox.html) - What does being decisive mean? Is it about making quick or snap decisions? Is it about weighing all the options, polling people for their input, analyzing all the new options that present themselves after the poll or is it something else? Dr. Nancy Fox gathered 30 women in her latest book, Decisive Women, Designing Decisions in 5 Minutes or Less to share exactly how they made and make decisions of all kinds no matter what the focus.
- [063: Can Music Heal the Mind? - Moreen Burkart](https://www.laurasteward.com/063-can-music-heal-the-mind-moreen-burkart.html) - You've probably heard the story that music can calm the beast but can it really? How does it work? Does it have other healing abilities? Music Therapy is not new. Studies first surfaced during World War II about treating war veterans with PTSD with music. Not just any music but specific music that would calm their minds.
- [064: Questioning Decisiveness - Denver Beaulieu-Hains](https://www.laurasteward.com/064-questioning-decisiveness-denver-beaulieu-hains.html) - What does it take to change your thinking about how you deserve to be treated and who you are as a person? Interview with Denver Beaulieu-Hains
- [065: Linda Ryan - The Law of Attraction Simplified](https://www.laurasteward.com/065-linda-ryan-the-law-of-attraction-simplified.html) - unlocks the secret sauce for making the Law of Attraction work for you
- [066 - Lisa Cumming - Lead Through Strengths](https://www.laurasteward.com/066-lisa-cummings-lead-through-strengths.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Leading through strengths is not about leading with an iron fist. It is about leading and living your life using your strongest
- [068: AmondaRose Igoe - Public Speaking Secrets Revealed](https://www.laurasteward.com/068-amondarose-igoe-public-speaking-secrets-revealed.html) - Public speaking is most often listed as a greater fear than dying. Yet, every day we engage in conversations that require us to speak. Are daily conversations really any different than public speaking? How can you get past your fear? How can you make an impact with your speaking? What if you are a heart-centered entrepreneur and are looking to make an impact and make an income?
- [071: Ace Chapman - Business Flipping 101](https://www.laurasteward.com/071-ace-chapman-business-flipping-101.html) - Ace Chapman bought his first business when he was nineteen. Why should you even be thinking about starting your career as an entrepreneur with someone else's company? What if you could flip a business?
- [072: Jackie Lapin - Speaking, PR and How to Get Booked](https://www.laurasteward.com/072-jackie-lapin-speaking-pr-and-how-to-get-booked.html) - How do you get that first gig? Where do you get the next? What makes one speaker more desirable over another? How do you crack into media appearances? What are the key items every speaker must have ready to go for event and media bookers?
- [073: Roberto Candelaria - Sponsorship 101](https://www.laurasteward.com/073-roberto-candelaria-sponsorship-101.html) - Roberto Candelaria is the master of creating relationships that get you sponsorship money year-after-year all while helping you build a stronger business.
- [74:  Anne Grady: Resiliency Strategies](https://www.laurasteward.com/74-anne-grady-resiliency-strategies.html) - Anne Grady shares, Are you resilient? Do you know the difference between courage and resiliency? Are you going through what seems like one hit after another with no end in sight?
- [75: Leslie McGuirk - The Power of Mercury](https://www.laurasteward.com/75-leslie-mcguirk-the-power-of-mercury.html) - Leslie McGuirk interview. What is it about the stars and planets that draws us in? Why is it that Mercury going retrograde plays such havoc on communications, technology and more? Why should we care where Mercury is in our astrology chart? For that matter why should we care about astrology?
- [76: Jessica Rhodes - To Interview or be Interviewed?](https://www.laurasteward.com/76-jessica-rhodes-to-interview-or-be-interviewed.html) - To podcast or not to podcast? To be a guest on a show or host your own show? How do you know what is the right way to go? If you are a guest, how do you pick a show to be on? Does size matter? What content do you share with the host and their listeners? Is your appearance a sales pitch or something else? Is it better to have someone book you onto shows or do it yourself? If you have your own podcast, how do you get guests? How do you get good guests? What does it cost to start a podcast and what makes a podcast so good that people want to listen?
- [77: Jason Webb - Intellectual Property - Your Questions Answered](https://www.laurasteward.com/77-jason-webb-intellectual-property-your-questions-answered.html) - Jason Webb answers questions about intellectual property, copyrights, trademarks. Learn when to trademark, how to legally do a cover song, when it is ok to use a quote or a photo and when it is not and more.
- [78: Kathy Fettke - Real Estate Investing - Real Wealth Network](https://www.laurasteward.com/78-kathy-fettke-real-estate-investing-real-wealth-network.html) - real deal on investing in real estate and the pitfalls to watch out for.
- [78: John Warrillow - Built to Sell & The Automatic Customer](https://www.laurasteward.com/78-john-warrillow-built-to-sell-the-automatic-customer.html) - Whether you are a solopreneur looking to create membership sites, a brick and mortar company wondering how you can lock customers into a monthly plan of products or a service business wondering how to bundle services for a monthly fee, this is a don't miss episode.
- [81: Stephen Woessner - Onward Nation - Digital Marketing Simplified](https://www.laurasteward.com/81-stephen-woessner-onward-nation-digital-marketing-simplified.html) - Stephen Woessner can help you transform your revenues in under 12 months. My favorite part of the interview? Getting to ask a master lots of questions!
- [041: Chris Whaley - The Masked Saint](https://www.laurasteward.com/041-chris-whaley-the-masked-saint.html) - radio interview of Chris Whaley, The Masked Saint, pro wrestler becomes pastor
- [042: Sharón Lynn Wyeth - Know the Name; Know the Person](https://www.laurasteward.com/042-sharon-lynn-wyeth-know-the-name-know-the-person.html) - My guest today is the Founder of Neimology ® Science and she is going to share with us how your name tells the world all about you and how you can use that to have an incredible life. And she also shares with us letter patterns in people's names that can indicate we are not safe around them.
- [043: RUKE - Design Your Destiny](https://www.laurasteward.com/043-ruke-design-your-destiny.html) - How do you turn your vision of entrepreneurial success into reality while making sure your family life doesn't fall apart? Is it even possible? You can have it all. At least that is what we keep being told but is that really possible? According to my guest, Daniel T. Ruke, more commonly known as RUKE, it is but it requires planning, communication and clarity on what you want to achieve,
- [044: Jayne Sander - Scientific Hand Analysis - Your purpose is literally in the palm of your hands](https://www.laurasteward.com/044-jayne-sander-scientific-hand-analysis-your-purpose-is-literally-in-the-palm-of-your-hands.html) - What if literally you held the future in the palm of your hands? According to my guest you do and it is a science to understand what your hands were made to tell you. This is not palmistry. This is like having a Meyers-Briggs personality profile but you cannot scam it. Forty years of research led to the development of Scientific Hand Analysis
- [045: Sue Graves - Healing Lives One Curious Moment After Another](https://www.laurasteward.com/045-sue-graves-healing-lives-one-curious-moment-after-another.html) - Want to learn how to heal your life? Wonder how come you cannot seem to get well or the same patterns keep repeating themselves.
- [047: Pat Draper - CHF, Triathlons and Learning How to Breath](https://www.laurasteward.com/047-pat-draper-chf-triathlons-and-learning-how-to-breath.html) - How does she balance a high-pressure career running the CHF clinic at the hospital and working at the cardiac cath lab? What has she learned from accepting the fears participating in triathlons and ironman competitions? What can you learn from listening? I know I learn a lot every time we get together. Not just about healthcare but also about letting go perfection and striving for "best"
- [048: Jason Webb - How to Protect Your IP](https://www.laurasteward.com/048-jason-webb-how-to-protect-your-ip.html) - Intellectual property is valuable but how do you protect yours? How do you know if you should protect it or skip it? Can you do it yourself? What is the difference between a trademark, a patent and a copyright? Does your copyright cover you all over the world? Is a copyright implied when you post on social media? What happens if someone violates your IP? How do you license your IP? Do you register your patent, trademark or copyright in your name or your business name?
- [049: Miriam McGuirk - From a Life on Hold to a Life of Healing and Writing](https://www.laurasteward.com/049-miriam-mcguirk-from-a-life-on-hold-to-a-life-of-healing-and-writing.html) - The lessons learned include: setting boundaries, embracing quiet, eating for healing, writing life and letting go. Join me as I interview Miriam McGuirk about her journey, how we can all have our own healing and her wonderful book, Shattered Dreams & Scorpions at Midnight.
- [050: Sohail Khan: Joint Venture Expert Explains How You Can Make Millions Connecting People](https://www.laurasteward.com/050-sohail-khan-joint-venture-expert-explains-how-you-can-make-millions-connecting-people.html) - Sohail Khan lets you see behind curtain to the wizard behind and teaches us how we can make money connecting people and businesses together and what the 3 steps are to put together a successful Joint venture or strategic partnership
- [051: John David Mann - 5 Keys of Legendary Leadership Part 1](https://www.laurasteward.com/051-john-david-mann-5-keys-of-legendary-leadership-part-1.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: The keys of Leadership are not what you think. With the Go-Giver, Bob Burg and John David Mann created a conversation and
- [053: Patricia Noll - Why Faking It Untill You Make It Is Not the Way to Go](https://www.laurasteward.com/053-patricia-noll-why-faking-it-untill-you-make-it-is-not-the-way-to-go.html) - It doesn't matter what others think of you what matters is what you think about yourself. True or False? Patricia Noll, author of Good With Me says it is true and she has been helping people for over 30 years stop their Comparanoia and achieve real happiness.
- [054: Take me to the Moon - A Woman Insider tells all about Apollo - Martha Lemasters](https://www.laurasteward.com/054-take-me-to-the-moon-a-woman-insiders-tells-all-about-apollo-martha-lemasters.html) - what it was like to be a woman working at Kennedy Space Center when all of America was joined together to support one common goal; to land a man on the moon and return him safely. And you won't want to miss what happened when she was declared a "safety hazard"!
- [055: The Biggest Mistake Authors Make- Cricket Freeman](https://www.laurasteward.com/055-the-biggest-mistake-authors-make-cricket-freeman.html) - the biggest mistake authors make, what 3 questions writers need to ask themselves what help and support for author's is out there. She even shares the theory of 1000 fans and why what you are being told about having a huge following is not really true
- [056: Mama's Boy or Daddy's Girl - Who makes the best leaders?](https://www.laurasteward.com/056-mamas-boy-or-daddys-girl-who-makes-the-best-leaders.html) - Stanford Erickson discovered was the traits associated with being a Mama's boy or girl or Daddy's boy or girl made a difference in how you approached things. So he went and looked at 8 female world stage leaders including Hillary Rodham Clinton, Angela Merkel, Carly Fiorina, Elizabeth Warren, Eleanor Roosevelt, Golda Meir, Margaret Thatcher and Edith Bolling Galt Wilson. When you look at these powerful woman and use the filter of mama's girl or daddy's girl, not from a negative perspective but from a leadership trait, it is interesting to see why they have been successful or not as successful as they could be.
- [It's Okay to Grieve](https://www.laurasteward.com/its-okay-to-grieve.html) - It's okay to grieve. At least that is what I feel. That doesn't seem to be the case for so many others though. As soon as you start to grieve someone will come along and try to get you to shift out of it. Be strong for so and so. She grieves inside so you have to hide your feelings to make it easier for her. What would the deceased person tell you right now? Etc, etc. Have you ever experienced those or others?
- [Reflections on Turning 50](https://www.laurasteward.com/reflections-on-turning-50.html) - Laura Steward Atchison reflects on turning 50 on June 3, 2013. Talks about smoothing out the edges.
- [33 years and counting she told me](https://www.laurasteward.com/33-years-and-counting-she-told-me.html) - discussion on courtesy and 9/11
- [A Ray of Light](https://www.laurasteward.com/340.html) - Following a ray helped us save a life
- [Are you interested in information or transformation?](https://www.laurasteward.com/are-you-interested-in-information-or-transformation.html) - information vs transformation
- [Are you apologizing for joy?](https://www.laurasteward.com/are-you-apologizing-for-joy.html) - Are you apologizing for joy?
- [When did we learn to settle for fine?](https://www.laurasteward.com/when-did-we-learn-to-settle-for-fine.html) - fine is not enough
- [Tink or Buzz?](https://www.laurasteward.com/tink-or-buzz.html) - What do you believe?
- [Do you still smell the perfume after you have left the room?](https://www.laurasteward.com/do-you-still-smell-the-perfume-after-you-have-left-the-room.html) - moving from the past to the present
- [Why can’t we all just follow instructions?](https://www.laurasteward.com/why-cant-we-all-just-follow-instructions.html) - What is it about instructions that make us all want to just say no? Do we really hate listening to what others show us or tell us to do that much? Even when what they are telling us will make our lives better, easier and will make the programming of the DVR faster? How many
- [Big Mo Has a Plan.  What's Yours?](https://www.laurasteward.com/big-mo-has-a-plan-whats-yours.html) - It was 4:15am Pacific Time as I walked out of the hotel to catch my car service to the airport for my flight home. I had only gotten to sleep around midnight so I was still a bit sleepy. Not so my driver Mo. His energy, courtesy and smile welcomed me as he opened the
- [Are the answers you are getting what you want or what you need?](https://www.laurasteward.com/are-the-answers-you-are-getting-what-you-want-or-what-you-need.html) - Are the answers you are getting what you want or what you need?
- [What direction are you going?](https://www.laurasteward.com/what-direction-are-you-going.html) - what if you could change course without guilt and get to where you really want to go?
- [Who Wants to Play SCRABBLE or Something?](https://www.laurasteward.com/who-wants-to-play-scrabble-or-something.html) - playing or watching. which moves you forward?
- [Are you buying groceries or ingredients?](https://www.laurasteward.com/are-you-buying-groceries-or-ingredients.html) - Sounds like such a simple question doesn’t it? When I first read that question in Living the Savvy Life by Melissa Tosetti and Kevin Gibbons I felt like I got struck by lightning. Why had I never thought that before? I realized it did not just apply to shopping for food at the local supermarket.
- [“You already knew, only you did not want me to speak it.”](https://www.laurasteward.com/you-already-knew-only-you-did-not-want-me-to-speak-it.html) - “You already knew, only you did not want me to speak it.”
- [Why, Why, Why, Why, Why?](https://www.laurasteward.com/why-why-why-why-why.html) - If you are the parent of a five year old you probably feel that is the worst word in the English language. If you are feeling depressed you might use that word to say “why me?” If you are an entrepreneur you love that word because it lets you ask the questions, “Why do we
- [Intentional Laundry and other things](https://www.laurasteward.com/intentional-laundry-and-other-things.html) - why mom's laundry is better than mine. Being present in all you do.
- [You are the Company you Keep.](https://www.laurasteward.com/you-are-the-company-you-keep.html) - My parents always told me, “choose your friends wisely, you are the company you keep.” I believed them and recently I really saw how powerful that statement really is. I spent the last week at Expert’s Academy in San Jose, CA. Some of the biggest names in the business were there sharing their wisdom. In
- [Are you Driving with your Hazards on?](https://www.laurasteward.com/are-you-driving-with-your-hazards-on.html) - The rain was torrential. You could barely see the brake lights of the car in front of you. I began to wonder whether I should pull over and wait it out. Then I remembered to put on my hazard lights so the car behind me would be able to see me better. I was wishing
- [What is Wisdom?](https://www.laurasteward.com/what-is-wisdom.html) - We have wise old owls, wise women, wise men and Wise potato chips. We look to our elders to impart their wisdom to us and we constantly look for mentors and peers who can add a little enlightenment to our everyday lives. But what truly makes someone wise? Webster’s dictionary defines wisdom as, “accumulated philosophic
- [If It's Common Sense, Why Doesn't Everyone Do it?](https://www.laurasteward.com/if-its-common-sense-why-doesnt-everyone-do-it.html) - I have heard and used the phrase, “it’s just common sense”, more times than I can count. Yet if it truly was common sense, why would we ever have to use that phrase on someone? Think about it. Common sense implies that it is common and all around us. No deep thinking. Just reach out
- [Is it Just Business? Part 1](https://www.laurasteward.com/is-it-just-business-part-1.html) - business decisions impact people
- [Are you being arbitrary?](https://www.laurasteward.com/are-you-being-arbitrary.html) - are you drawing lines in the sand for no apparent reason?
- [Igniting Brilliance with Lisa Marie Jenkins](https://www.laurasteward.com/igniting-brilliance-with-lisa-marie-jenkins.html) - It can be easy to talk about purpose, passion, callings and strategy once you find it. Yet it seems to me that so many are still seeking it for themselves. If it is so easy to talk about how to uncover it, then why is it still coming up in conversations for some people over and over again? How can you find your purpose without driving yourself crazy? Is it possible? What does it mean to follow your heart versus your head and how can you blend the two for even bigger success?
- [Women Investing in Women with Angel Investor Silvia Mah](https://www.laurasteward.com/women-investing-in-women-with-angel-investor-silvia-mah.html) - Funding. A small word that means a big difference in the success or failure of your dream. It used to be that family. friends and banks were the most common method to fund a new business venture. Now there is crowd funding as well. But what about Angel Investors? What do they bring to the table that you need to be thinking about? Why should you be looking at them or better yet, why should they be looking at you? Today's show will give you a leg up on the competition speaking to investors. By the end of our show you will know, what angels look for, where to find them, how to prepare and how to present to them. My guest, Silvia Mah is the CEO of Hera Labs and co-founder of Hera Funds an angel fund for female angels investing in female founders.
- [How do you promote your book successfully?](https://www.laurasteward.com/how-do-you-promote-your-book-successfully.html) - Are you an author? Do you want to be one? Do you want to be successful? What does being successful mean to you? How as an author can you be successful and profitable? How do you get PR? Where do you get PR? There are so many questions that can be asked around success both business and personal success. My guest today has achieved success as an entrepreneur, sports writer, author and more and she is sharing her tips as the founder of Conscious Media Relations to you, my listeners are where you can get PR, how to make it work for you and how to position yourself for success. Jackie is also going to reveal an amazing offer just for my listeners that can help you move forward with your PR more quickly.
- [Increasing Influence - With Lori Ruff](https://www.laurasteward.com/increasing-influence-with-lori-ruff.html) - Influence. As we talked about on the show last week, true leadership is influence and nothing more. But how do you get it? How do you grow it? How, in this age of social media and short attention spans do you build vocal advocates?
- [EMC - Shared Workspace and Franchising - Felena Hanson - Hera Hub](https://www.laurasteward.com/emc-shared-workspace-and-franchising-felena-hanson-hera-hub.html) - Starting a business can be a lonely place. Especially if you don't have the full support of your family and friends. Going from a career where you have office space provided along with a built in team and all the items needed to do your daily tasks including phones, copiers, desks and more can be overwhelming and break the budget you might not have as a startup. So how do you get those things without maxing out your credit cards? Enter Felena Hanson, founder of Hera Hub. She saw a need for a welcoming space for women entrepreneurs who need flexible space outside their homes to conduct business. A space that not only fills a physical need for a desk and space but also meets the intellectual and business needs of a startup. Being surrounded by like-minded women who want to prosper and grow can make the difference between success and failure. With the success of the first two locations, Felena realized she was on to something. Felena will share with us how she made the leap into franchising. Both the pitfalls and the successes. She will also share with us what co-working is, how it makes an impact and how you can get started creating your own co-working space.
- [EMC - Leaders Influence - Cheryl Ellis](https://www.laurasteward.com/emc-leaders-influence-cheryl-ellis.html) - The word leadership is thrown around quite often lately as something everyone should be. Yet not very many people are able to explain how almost everyone can learn how to be a leader and what makes a leader successful. My guest and I today are going to define what a leader is, what influence really is and the biggest mistake that leaders make. Then, we are going to unveil the one thing that will make the biggest impact on getting the results you want in your life and career.
- [EMC - Delegated to Done with Deanna Maio](https://www.laurasteward.com/emc-delegated-to-done-with-deanna-maio.html) - Time. One of our most precious commodities next to our health. Time is finite in this reality. So how do we make the most of our time? How do we spend the time we have doing what we have joy and passion for while still getting the detail work done that seems to multiply right before our eyes? My guest today is going to share with us how we can make more money in less time and she will also reveal the biggest mistake that keeps most online business owners feeling stuck, frustrated and over scheduled. Join us at 5pm ET/2pm PT/22 GMT on the All Business Radio Network or catch the replay on iTunes or Stitcher anytime! Deanna Maio, Delegation & Implementation Strategist and Speaker helps business owners, leaders, and entrepreneurs who are doing too much figure out how to create the right plan, systems, and team to get more done, have more time, and catapult their income. Deanna is the creator of the Delegated to Done Formula and the co-author of GPS for Success with Dr. Steven Covey, Dr. John Gray, and Les Brown. She was selected as one of the 20 Best Business Coaches in 2013 by ClearSimpleMarketing.com and selected The Best of Portland 2013 and Business Management Consultant of the Year and was honored with the same award in 2014. Deanna holds a certificate in Project Management from Portland State University; is a certified trainer for NetSpeedLeadership & Blazing Service, a certified Myers-Briggs Facilitator with 10 years experience using that tool with individuals, managers, leaders and team. Given all that she has accomplished and as quickly as she has done it, it's no wonder that Deanna believes time is our most precious commodity. She says, "Once a moment has passed, it's gone forever. And if time equals money then in business we must be as productive as possible. Completing the work required as quickly as you can while achieving the desired result is critical to reaching our goals and delivering quality service and products to our customers." She recognizes that most businesses face daunting challenges as they grow. Failing to address these challenges, quickly, can have a devastating impact on performance and profitability. Deanna believes and teaches that if everyone in an organization has the right systems and tools to be productive, morale increases, attrition decreases, and profits go up. With her entertaining teaching style and experience in organizations large and small, Deanna is a recognized leader in her field and she continues to innovate, create, and build new thought processes for making businesses more productive and even more profitable. When she's not teaching or coaching her clients you might find her singing 1940s swing with her band Deanna & the Downbeats, cooking healthy meals, or enjoying one of her many guilty-pleasure television shows with her boyfriend Tim.
- [Are You a Robotic or Soulful Entrepreneur?](https://www.laurasteward.com/are-you-a-robotic-or-soulful-entrepreneur.html) - Being Authentic. That word gets said so many times when speaking about how people put themselves out in public. Does their public life mesh with their private life. Or, are they two different people. As entrepreneurs we are asked each day to represent our businesses and our lives and sometimes the two come into conflict.
- [Engaging Like an Entrepreneur with guest Scott Carbonara](https://www.laurasteward.com/engaging-like-an-entrepreneur-with-guest-scott-carbonara.html) - Are you emotionally equipped to be an entrepreneur? Do you have an outside in perspective? Do you know how to engage as an entrepreneur in both the good times and the not so great? When I started my first company I thought I had all the answers and all the questions. I quickly learned I needed to get some new questions and some needed answers versus the ones I wanted to get. My guest not only has a B.A. and an M.S. in psychology and communications, he has a life degree in entrepreneurship and leadership and is known as The Leadership Therapist. I know him as husband to my dear friend and editor Jocelyn and also as friend. I quote him in my award winning book and I respect him for his insightful perspectives.
- [EMC - Good With Me with Patricia Noll](https://www.laurasteward.com/emc-good-with-me-with-patricia-noll.html) - What is self-esteem? How important is it and where does it come from? Can you get it if you don't have it? Can you bounce back or better yet not be impacted when failures happen or others put you down? Does self-esteem really determine your happiness level? I've pondered these questions off and on for years yet it wasn't until I met Patricia Noll that I learned of a different kind of self-esteem that drives more people that the traditional form of self-esteem. This other form of self-esteem can be more destructive than any other and more difficult to recognize. Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at 5pm ET/2PM PT/22 GMT on Entrepreneur Master Class I am asking questions of Patricia Noll, author of the about to be released book, Good With Me, A Simple Approach to Real Happiness from the Inside Out. If you can't catch the show live you can catch the podcast replays on iTunes and Stitcher.
- [EMC - Vision to Reality - Honoree Corder](https://www.laurasteward.com/emc-vision-to-reality-honoree-corder.html) - Does having a vision automatically mean you can turn that vision into a successful reality? For some, the answer is yes. For others it seems great ideas and visions never amount to much more than an idea. Why do some succeed while others never get off the starting block? Is it luck? Is it karma? Or is it something else that anyone can learn and implement? My guest today on Entrepreneur Master Class will share with us why willpower alone is not enough and the four things that precede a new reality. If you have ideas and visions and want to see them become a force in the world, listen in live at 5pm Eastern/2PM Pacific and 22GMT as we discuss how you can turn your vision into reality on the All Business Radio Network. Replay available on iTunes and Stitcher.
- [Relax, Focus, Succeed on Entrepreneur Master Class](https://www.laurasteward.com/747.html) - "What do you mean you want me to relax? I'm an entrepreneur. I have a lot to do. Time waits for no woman." Have you ever heard yourself saying those words? I don't mean word for word but some thoughts like them? I know I have and still do and they are burning me out. Consistently taking a break where you turn off the brain and just allow it to wander, where you allow yourself to explore the unknown possibilities is good for the soul, the body and everyone around you. Science has proven that vacations, meditation, taking a walk or other forms of letting go of being "on" are critical to success. How do you do that though? I used to be good at it but lately I have realized I am losing my edge for my own work ideas and play. I'm still crazy good for my clients which leads me to wonder, "how is it possible to help others while feeling burned out?" Enter a friend of mine, Karl Palachuk. Author of Relax, Focus, Succeed and a fellow entrepreneur.
- [EMC - Are you Having a Chocolate Conversation?](https://www.laurasteward.com/emc-are-you-having-a-chocolate-conversation.html) - Chocolate in pretty much any form entices me and a good portion of the rest of the world. Although I do have friends that don't like it or are allergic to it they still are intrigued by it. Ask a group of your friends what their favorite kind of chocolate delight is and you will probably get as many answers as the number of people you ask. So what does chocolate have to do with entrepreneurs? Everything if you want to be a highly successful one. Listen as my guest Rose Fass and I discuss The Chocolate Conversation in business and how leadership happens in the conversation. Rose will also share insights from her time as the Chief Transformation Officer at Xerox and leading others corporations through change.
- [EMC - Social Media from 50,000 feet to 5 feet with Ken Herron](https://www.laurasteward.com/emc-social-media-from-50000-feet-to-5-feet-with-ken-herron.html) - Social media is here and not going away. It has the power to make or break your business and in some awkward cases, your personal life. What do you need to know to navigate all the social networks from a 50,000 foot strategic-view down to a 5 foot implementation-view? That is the question I so often hear from my clients and from you my listeners. Where do you start? What platforms should you be on? How often? What time of day? What content? On August 8, 2014 I bring you the man ranked #2 on Twitter for CMOs, I personally feel he should be #1, but hey, he is my Yoda! He will be answering the questions I already mentioned and many more. You will not want to miss this one. Join as at 5pm Eastern on the All Business Radio Network! If you can't catch us live, catch us on Stitcher andiTunes or just click on this link to get the latest episode!
- [Are you living a Savvy Life? - EMC with Melissa Tosetti](https://www.laurasteward.com/are-you-living-a-savvy-life-emc-with-melissa-tosetti.html) - Entrepreneur Master Class Radio show with host Laura Steward discussing savvy money management.
- [EMC Live - The One and Only John David Mann - July 16, 2014](https://www.laurasteward.com/emc-live-the-one-and-only-john-david-mann-july-16-2014.html) - A candid interview with author and entrepreneur John David Mann on Entrerpreneur Master Class with host Laura Steward Atchison
- [Jumpstart Your Publishing Dreams - EMC Live with Terry Whalin](https://www.laurasteward.com/jumpstart-your-publishing-dreams-emc-live-with-terry-whalin.html) - Do you have a dream to write a book? Written one and have a basement full of books? Hit #1 yet making no money? Today's guest has literally written the book on publishing success, and a few more, and has advised and launched numerous successful authors. He will share the catch-22 of publishing, how to improve your craft as a writer and how to actually make money as an author!
- [Leadership Lessons from the 1st Woman graduate of West Point - Col. Debra Lewis, Ret.](https://www.laurasteward.com/leadership-lessons-from-the-1st-woman-graduate-of-west-point-col-debra-lewis-ret.html) - Entrepreneur Master Class with guest Debra Lewis. First female graduate of West Point discussing leadership and lessons learned from the trenches.
- [3 Secrets for Safe Money and a Fabulous Future](https://www.laurasteward.com/3-secrets-for-safe-money-and-a-fabulous-future.html) - Do you like awake wondering if you will have enough money for retirement? Money. Something most of us thing about and need. The saying goes, "money makes the world go round" but how do you make sure you have enough of it so that you can retire or enjoy life while cutting back on working hours? How do you insure that you will have enough so that you can take care of yourself and your family in the event of an emergency that requires long term care? How do you protect your assets and avoid costly and drawn out probate? On June 18th at 5 pm ET on Entrepreneur Master Class we will answer those questions, and more and the answers will be in easy language I promise you will understand.
- [Entrepreneur Master Class - Choosing Your Power - Wayne Pernell](https://www.laurasteward.com/entrepreneur-master-class-choosing-your-power-wayne-pernell.html) - What does choosing your power mean to you? Does it mean doing whatever you want whenever you want? Does it mean having it all on your terms? Do you know what it is you want and how to get it? If you are like a lot of entrepreneurs, you have goals that you have set and sometimes you achieve them and wonder why you don't feel happier. I know myself that I have been on paths that later on I realized were someone else's want for me and not my own.
- [Bob Burg on Entrepreneur Master Class - Need I say more?!](https://www.laurasteward.com/bob-burg-on-entrepreneur-master-class-need-i-say-more.html) - Interview with Bob Burg on the Five Principles of Ultimate Influence
- [PR for Anyone without a Publicist - Christina Daves](https://www.laurasteward.com/pr-for-anyone-without-a-publicist-christina-daves.html) - PR in an hour a day on Entrepreneur Master Class
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- [038: Rene Brent - How Big is Your BUT?](https://www.laurasteward.com/038-rene-brent-how-big-is-your-but.html) - It is the new year and most of the world will be setting resolutions to get rid of their physical behind. Most of those resolutions will end as quickly as they began with little to no change having happened. Why? According to my guest it is because of your BUT.
- [037: Melissa Tosetti - Living a Savvy Life](https://www.laurasteward.com/037-melissa-tosetti-living-a-savvy-life.html) - If you're looking for tips on how to be frugal, this isn't the show for you. If you're looking for tips for how to build your financial foundation WHILE enjoying the journey then tune in! Getting control of your finances doesn't have to be an over the top challenge. My guest on this show is a lifestyle financial specialist. She teaches you how to achieve your financial dreams while living the life you want and dream of.
- [036: Mary Riesberg - Hula Hoops, Life and Holding Yourself Up](https://www.laurasteward.com/036-mary-riesberg-hula-hoops-life-and-holding-yourself-up.html) - What does a Hula Hoop have to do with the inner you? More than you can imagine.
- [035: Lhea Scotto-Laub - Resumes that Sell](https://www.laurasteward.com/035-lhea-scotto-laub-resumes-that-sell.html) - Resumes are all about selling you and most people get them wrong. Did you know you need more than one resume? Did you know how resumes have changed and what you are probably doing wrong on yours that may be blocking you from getting that dream job? What about that interview? Want to know how to nail it?
- [031: Vero Beach Book Center - 40 years of books](https://www.laurasteward.com/031-vero-beach-book-center-40-years-of-books.html) - can you judge a book by its cover?
- [032: Sally Armstrong - Uprising - A New Day is Dawning for Every Mother's Daughter](https://www.laurasteward.com/032-sally-armstrong-uprising-a-new-day-is-dawning-for-every-mothers-daughter.html) - When I first met Sally Armstrong I knew instantly that my life would never be the same. When she spoke, my perspectives were challenged and my worldview shifted. What I thought I knew about women, men, culture and world religion went out the window and I realized how the power of a voice can change the world.
- [030: Jacki Zehner - Women Moving Millions - Women and wealth, philanthropy, and leadership](https://www.laurasteward.com/030-jacki-zehner-women-moving-millions.html) - From Goldman Sachs to Philanthropist and Chief Engagement Officer of Women Moving Millions to producing movies about rape on campus and making the Top 50 Global Diversity List by The Economist of individuals who have used their position in public life to make an impact in diversity my guest today reveals the questions that drove her and still drive her to make an impact each day.
- [Episode 29: Christina Daves - PR For Anyone - DIY PR Tips for Everyone](https://www.laurasteward.com/episode-29-christina-daves-pr-for-anyone-diy-pr-tips-for-everyone.html) - PR does not have to overwhelm your budget. Actually it does not have to cost anything other than a little sweat equity and if you do it in air conditioning you won't even have to sweat. With just a few simple PR Tips and PR Hacks you can book your own media tour, get your products featured in top magazines, have reporters calling you as their expert and have celebrities endorsing you and your products.
- [Episode 28: Bobbi Govanus and Kathleen Peters - How to have a Reinvention Retreat](https://www.laurasteward.com/episode-28-bobbi-govanus-and-kathleen-peters-how-to-have-a-reinvention-retreat.html) - Reinventions come in all shapes and sizes but the key to a successful one is in the quiet time you give yourself.
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- [Episode 26: Gini Murphy - The Body and the Mind and Pilates for the Real World](https://www.laurasteward.com/episode-26-gini-murphy-the-body-and-the-mind-and-pilates-for-the-real-world.html) - How do you move when moving hurts? The one thing that calms my body and my mind and doesn't make me feel like I got hit by a truck the next day is Pilates.
- [Episode 25: Barry Laub - Does Your Language P.O.P.? And Why it Matters.](https://www.laurasteward.com/episode-25-barry-laub-does-your-language-p-o-p-and-why-it-matters.html) - Which comes first? Your purpose or your objective? Do you know the difference? Does your plan further them? Do you know how the language you use matters at all levels of your life and business?
- [Episode 24: Rick Frishman - Publishing and Author101 - What You Need to Know If you Want to Succeed](https://www.laurasteward.com/episode-24-rick-frishman-publishing-and-author101-what-you-need-to-know-if-you-want-to-succeed.html) - The business of being an author matters almost even more than the books do. Once you have a book or an idea for a book, what do you need to do to get it published? I was fortunate and made connections to to the right people to get my book, What Would a Wise Woman Do? Questions to Ask Along the Way published. I learned from some of the best on how to keep my book selling and ranking and winning awards. But what if you don't know those people?
- [Episode 23: Steve Olsher - Mr. Bold - What is Your What?](https://www.laurasteward.com/episode-23-steve-olsher-mr-bold-what-is-your-what.html) - My favorite question that helps me get through so many challenges in my life and in my business is, "why?" Not just, "what is my why?" but, "why this goal?", "Why did we end up where we are right now?" "Why did my brother die so young?". Get the idea? I never forgot the other questions like, Who?, What?, When?, Where? and How? but they were not the questions that seemed to unlock the door to my inner knowing like why? did. I would use all the other questions to dig deeper into the why yet there seemed to be a piece I was missing somewhere. I understood my why but I needed to also know an essential piece of me, my what.
- [Episode 22: Terry Brock - No Way to Not Yet, Overwhelm gone and lots of Video tips](https://www.laurasteward.com/episode-22-terry-brock-no-way-to-not-yet-overwhelm-gone-and-lots-of-video-tips.html) - What happens when you get Terry Brock in the studio and record the first video of the radio show? No, this is not the song video killed the radio star! Yet it did create some interesting conversations and interactions and raised a few questions in my mind about video and its place in making an impact. My guest on this episode is the incomparable and totally fun Terry Brock. We challenged each other to figure out how to add video to the live radio show when the studio does not have any cameras and has no capability of accepting newfangled methods of communicating like internet calling. How were we going to do it and still provide a good show, which you are all used to by now!, for the live listening audience that has a radio in their car, home or was listening on iHeart radio? If the show was just a recorded podcast we could always redo it but we were live on terrestrial radio!
- [Episode 21: Dr. Joe Serio - Time Management - 50 Lessons on Finding Time for What's Important](https://www.laurasteward.com/episode-21-dr-joe-serio-time-management-or-self-management.html) - Time Engagement? Self-Management? Time Management is a spiritual pursuit? What I do know is the time we have on this planet is finite. Once a day is over, it is over. We cannot get that time back and our future time is unknown. We may have days, weeks, months, years or just seconds left on this planet. How we spend our time is a choice.
- [Episode 20: Kris Mathis - From Success to Significance - The 8 Keys to Achieving any Goal or Dream](https://www.laurasteward.com/episode-20-kris-mathis-from-success-to-significance-the-8-keys-to-achieving-any-goal-or-dream.html) - ow do you stay focused on a goal or dream during the hard times? For that matter how do you stay focused in the good times? According to my guest, Kris Mathis, "life is going to test you and ask you how bad do you want this?" Sometimes you have to find a way out of no way.
- [Episode 19: Rabbi Michael Birnholz, Reverend Casey Baggot and Swami Durga Das](https://www.laurasteward.com/episode-19-rabbi-michael-birnholz-reverend-casey-baggot-and-swami-durga-das.html) - What happens when a Rabbi, a Reverend and a Swami walk into a radio station?
- [Episode 18: Dr. Robyn Benson - The Healthy Traveler, Self Care as a Way of Life](https://www.laurasteward.com/episode-dr-robyn-benson-the-healthy-traveler-self-care-as-a-way-of-life.html) - Are you ready to be energized no matter what time zone you travel to or from? Are you tired of feeling like you need a vacation from your vacation and not in the good way? What if you could travel with health and vitality and return home to the same?
- [Episode 13: Elizabeth Phinney - Fitness Over 45 - Bod Spir](https://www.laurasteward.com/episode-13-elizabeth-phinney-fitness-over-45-bod-spir.html) - Are you planning for your physical future? Are you even thinking about your physical present? Do you consider exercise a giving back to your body or like me think of it as something that must be done or should be done and you don’t get what everyone says about exercise and endorphins? My guest today realized her physical present was not going to work for her future so she began looking at how she could not only plan her fiscal future but her physical future so she could enjoy retirement. Those questions she began asking herself developed into Fitness After Forty Five™ and the Bod Spir program.
- [Episode 1: Bob Burg - The Go-Giver and more](https://www.laurasteward.com/episode-1-bob-burg-the-go-giver-and-more.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Laura Steward interviews Bob Burg discussing the questions he asks and all about applying the international bestselling sensation The Go-Giver to your
- [Episode 10: Marlene Chism - No Drama Leadership](https://www.laurasteward.com/episode-10-marlene-chism-no-drama-leadership.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Drama Queen. Hmm, wonder why we don't have a phrase, Drama King? We've all heard the term. What everyone doesn't want to
- [Episode 8: Debra Lewis - Grab Your Bull by the Tail - Bring Out Your Best When Stressed](https://www.laurasteward.com/episode-8-debra-lewis-grab-your-bull-by-the-tail-bring-out-your-best-when-stressed.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: This is my birthday show and a very special one for me becuase of my guest. I like to reflect on all
- [Episode 11: The Garbagemans' Guide to Life - Norm LeMay and Steven Kaufman](https://www.laurasteward.com/episode-11-the-garbagemans-guide-to-life-norm-lemay-and-steven-kaufman.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Garbage in. Garbage Out. This phrase takes on new meaning thanks to my guests today. Using experience in the trash industry these
- [Episode 12: Cheryl Liew Chng - The 24 Hour Woman](https://www.laurasteward.com/episode-12-cheryl-liew-chng-the-24-hour-woman.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: There are 24 hours in a day and the average woman manages to fill them to the brim with activities. Sometimes that
- [Episode 14: Cheryl Bonini Ellis - Becoming Deliberate: Changing the Game of Leadership from the Inside Out](https://www.laurasteward.com/episode-14-cheryl-bonini-ellis-becoming-deliberate-changing-the-game-of-leadership-from-the-inside-out.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: Do you treat everyone the same? Have you ever said, I’m the boss? I know personally that I have not always been
- [Episode 15 - Fiona Fine - Babe in Total Control of Herself](https://www.laurasteward.com/episode-15-fiona-fine-babe-in-total-control-of-herself.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: What are the four words you should never say to a man? What is the number one communication disaster between men and
- [Episode 16: Peter Verlezza - Touching People in Appropriate Ways](https://www.laurasteward.com/episode-16-peter-verlezza-touching-people-in-appropriate-ways.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: It has been said that people remember you most when you touch their emotions. How do you touch people appropriately though while
- [Episode 17: Ken Herron - Social Media Unplugged](https://www.laurasteward.com/episode-17-ken-herron-social-media-unplugged.html) - Do the words social media make you cringe? Or are you a regular user who wants to expand their reach more effectively? Whatever your level of experience or inexperience with social media you can begin making an impact by following a few key strategies to help you select your platform, target your audience and determine your impact.
- [033: Faye Nulman - Tapping Your Way Out of Overwhelm](https://www.laurasteward.com/033-faye-nulman-tapping-your-way-out-of-overwhelm.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: How to Control and release overwhelm in 5 minutes or less. Sound too good to be true? From personal experience and according
- [040: Greg Schueler: Questions you SHOULD be Asking Your Web Designer.](https://www.laurasteward.com/040-greg-schueler-questions-you-should-be-asking-your-web-designer.html) - Subscribe to Laura's podcast on your favorite platform:Apple iTunes | iHeart | Amazon Music | Subscribe on Android | RSS Add your name and email to receive update notifications and a few bonus gifts: WWW. Three letters that signify the one thing that has transformed the way we do business and find resources to change our
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