Interviews
October 12, 2017
Thrive Ep#57 – “Moving Beyond The Best Seller” Part I with Guest Tamara Patzer Tamara Patzer is an executive producer, publisher and the owner of Blue Ocean Authority where she helps women entrepreneurs and professionals get their message out on a major scale by helping them become best-selling authors, making them hosts of their own radio shows and by showing them how to get booked and leverage big media appearances on outlets such as ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and CW. Tami currently has over 64 authors who have written through her system to become best-sellers. Tami herself is a multi-time best-seller with her most recent book series, Women Innovators and she is currently doing a national TV appearance tour from California to Florida educating audiences about social media. On this episode… 05:18 – How did Tamara become an expert on creating visibility for people? 09:06 – What should you do with your “best-selling author” title to make money from it? 09:15 – How do you turn your book into profits? 16:01 – How do you know what book to write? 21:00 – How do you start writing your book? You can find Tamara Patzer on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/tamarapatzer?ref=br_rs and at http://tamipatzer.com/.
October 5, 2017
Thrive Ep#56 – “How to Thrive After 55” with Guest Judy Basso Judy Bass is a “Thrive After 55 Expert” and an award winning Event Planner who has planned and overseen spectacular, high profile and intimate events for over 28 years. She is known for her fine attention to detail, creativity and her ability to create magic in all of her events. Now Judy is taking on the next exciting phase of her career and life helping other women like her make similar transitions She is creating a movement to help professional women in their mid fifties and on, who have been in careers they love, but feel a strong yearning to take on something new, something that helps them harvest all of their wisdom and abilities to make a difference in the world and feel fulfilled again. She helps them to get clear on what this looks like and how to move forward to next exciting phase of their lives. On this episode… 05:00 – What is a “Thrive After 55 and Onwards Expert”? 08:34 – Why did Judy fell out of love with her dream job of event planning after 28 years? 11:30 – What’s important to Judy now […]
September 28, 2017
Thrive Ep #55 – “The Inspired Diva Sings” Heather shares an impromptu concert featuring “Only On My Own” from Les Miserables by Claude-Michel Schönberg and “Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix” from the opera “Samson et Dalila” by Camille Saint-Saëns.
September 21, 2017
Thrive Ep #54 – “How To Make More Money Online” with guest Lisa Gottlieb Lise Gottlieb is known as “The e-Commerce Queen of Denmark,” and creator of “Power e-com Formula.” In her work as a Marketing Expert, Entrepreneur, Bestselling Author, Speaker and Coach, Lise shares her proven strategies with self-motivated, disciplined, hard-working people to help them attain a Wholistic Life-Style that includes personal & financial independence. Lise’s 43 Books, 300+ Articles, business coaching, and health & diet products stem from her true-life story. After successful sales careers at Oracle and Deloitte&Touche, she developed a thyroid disease which inspired her to write a self-help book on the topic to help others facing health challenges. Using her keen mastery of the Internet, her simple marketing strategy, and hard, honest work, Lise propelled her personal quest for health and happiness into a successful entrepreneurial coaching career, inspiring other self-motivated, smart, hard-workers to liberate themselves from corporate jobs, create a better lifestyle, and attain more personal freedom & success. On this episode… 05:45 – What is Lise’s secret to being extremely productive? 07:03 – Who can benefit most from using Facebook ads and going online? 08:31 – How does one navigate the barrage […]
September 14, 2017
Thrive Ep #53 – “From Incarceration to Inspiration” with Guest Nilton Serva Nilton Serva is the Co-Founder and CEO of SERVAMEDIA, a digital media company focused on helping small and medium sized businesses integrate and leverage new technologies to grow their revenues. Before becoming the CEO of his own company, Nilton’s path was not easy. At an early age, his father was incarcerated and Nilton’s family struggled. Despite being a bright kid, he started falling behind in school which amplified his presence on the streets getting him into trouble that ultimately led to his own incarceration. However, Nilton was determined to turn his life around. He started reading books about entrepreneurship and personal development and everything changed. Nilton was released, got off probation, went to college and founded his own company. He has gone on to become an avid speaking presented at Stanford University and even has an upcoming TED talk. At just 19 years old, Nilton is on a mission to inspire the next generation of does and problem solvers to change the world. On this episode… 06:20 – Nilton tells us about he became the CEO of his own digital marketing company at the age of 19. […]
September 7, 2017
Thrive Ep #52 – “How To Lead Like A Samurai” with Guest Claudio Toyama Claudio Toyama is an international leadership coach for executives and professionals who want to become top one-percenters in their industry. Claudio has lived, traveled and worked all over the world in places like the UK, the United States, Italy, Brazil, and Japan and he brings his wealth of international cultural knowledge to his coaching clients. He is also the author of the forthcoming book called “The Samurai Samba Vinci Way: How to Improve Your Executive Presence, Increase Trust and Lead Your Team at a World-Class Level” which explains how to become a true leader in an ever-changing global economy. On this episode… 05:55 – What was Claudio’s unique experience traveling the world and becoming a son of many cultures? 07:59 – What is the importance of your presence as a leader and an employee? 10:00 – How do you inspire employees to ensure everybody is living up to the brand so you can deliver a consistent customer experience? 11:55 – What does Claudio advise companies in terms of acquiring people to be good brand ambassadors? 14:13 – What are the differences in leadership styles that Claudio […]
August 31, 2017
Thrive Ep #51 – “How To Embody Confidence” with Guest Nancy Martin Nancy Martin is an abuse prevention expert, an empowerment coach and the international best-selling author of “Dance Your Way to An Empowered Self: 4 Elements to Achieve Shining Confidence.” Nancy learned that fighting physical, mental and sexual abuse towards women can be done with lightness and care, not resentment and anger. She has developed her own technique of embodying confidence through movement and dance and her mission now is to take her personal learning and spread it to as many girls and women as possible and reach them before they become victims. Nancy has been featured on television and is an avid speaker on behalf of women’s empowerment, abuse prevention and the power of empathy to change the world. On this episode… 03:56 – Nancy talks about dancing your way to confidence and using your body to send the RIGHT messages. 07:00 – What does it mean to be an abuse prevention expert and how does that serve young women? 12:15 – How does dance and movement help girls feel empowered? 14:34 – What are simple things that parents can teach kids about having a strong body, and […]
August 24, 2017
Thrive Ep #50 – “From The Streets To The Stage” with guest Mala RamaKrishnan Mala RamaKrishnan is an incredible woman with an amazing story of triumph and perseverance. In 2011, Mala was left by her husband to become a single mother and raise three young children on her own in Singapore. She struggled to survive, holding three separate jobs, living in one room with her kids. She wanted a better life. Her prayers were answered when she discovered iSuccess where she found her mentor Suria Mohd. Now Mala is a business and life coach who runs her own team at iSuccess. She has been featured in Singapore’s national paper, international television, Vasanthm Central and was recently a featured speaker at the Business Experts Forum held at Harvard University. Mala is also co-authored the book “Once a Queen Always A Queen” and her mission it to empower women all over the world to create the lives they want. In this episode, Mala shares her incredible journey of going from cleaning toilets with her children, to making thousands of dollars a month in her business. On this episode… 05:10 – What made Mala come to Boston all the way from Singapore […]
August 17, 2017
Ep #49 – “How to Build a Community Through Video Production” with Guest Brandy Sales Brandy Sales is a 4-time international award-winning video producer and video marketing expert who owns and operates a video marketing agency that has helped non-profits raise well over $100,000,000. His video marketing team has also helped entrepreneurs across the United States generate thousands of leads and continuously increase their revenues. Brandy has a business coaching program for freelance videographers as well as 5 youth video programs he and his team provide for the City of Boston. These programs use video production to help young people create projects that build their confidence and self-esteem so they can be part of a productive community. In 2016 his youth video programs expanded to include students from Brooklyn, New York. Brandy’s newest program is called, “The Smartphone Video School: Be Seen, Be Paid” which teaches entrepreneurs how to do their own video content using a low-cost set-up to get high quality results to grow their businesses. In this episode, Brandy shares how video saved him from going down the wrong path and how it’s also helping the lives of thousands of entrepreneurs and young people to Thrive! On this episode… […]