The Virtual Campfire's Podcast

There is so much stigma surrounding mental health, especially when it comes to suicide and suicide ideation. Instead of helping them and the whole suicide prevention initiative, it puts shame on people who are struggling. Fortunately, there are people out there who are willing to share their stories and encourage others to do the same. One of those people is today’s guest, Ann Brennan, CEO of ASMM Digital Marketing. Along with her son Ethan, she co-founded Burgers & Bands For Suicide Prevention, which aims to help families struggling with depression and suicide ideation. Born out of love and their own struggles, the organization has served as a community for many people in need. Ann also shares her family’s story and the turning points that allowed her to not only help others but herself as well.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

Embrace your inner rebel. Learn how to carve your own path to success. Franziska Iseli did just that. Like a rebel, she started her own company and even rode a motorbike from Switzerland to Kazakhstan for the cultural experience. Franziska is the co-founder of Basic Bananas. They are a marketing mentoring organization that provides market training for people. She is also the author of her latest book being, The Courage Map. Learn why having courage and the right mindset is important. Listen to her journey from Switzerland to Kazakhstan. Also, learn why she named her company Basic Bananas – all in this conversation with Tony Martignetti.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

    Eric Chasen is a speaker, author, and IPEC-certified resiliency coach. Eric is an expert in helping people turn their lives around using his personal experiences as fuel and is passionate about guiding people towards personal and professional growth. Eric’s book, From Despair to Millionaire: Growing Beyond Hardship, discusses his story and philosophies on life success and how he transformed his rock bottom into an opportunity to rise like never before.   Eric joins me today to discuss From Despair to Millionaire and some of the life experiences and hardships that have shaped him as a person, including financial struggles and unexpected losses. Eric shares some of his career twists and turns, and his experience with going into business alongside his brother. Eric also highlights a recent hardship that he faced, what led him to become a coach, and some advice he would give to those currently facing adversity.   “Vulnerable is the new strong.” - Eric Chasen       This week on The Virtual Campfire Podcast:       Our Favorite Quotes:       Resources Mentioned:     Connect with Eric Chasen:           Sharing Inspiring Stories Around The Virtual Campfire   Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of The Virtual Campfire with your host, Tony Martignetti - the Inspired Coach. If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe and leave a rating and review.   Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn and share your favorite episodes across social media. And for more great content, powerful stories, and helpful insight, be sure to visit our website.            

Fernando Moran is a community builder and the Co-Founder and Vice President of sales at Seed Community, a Central American business community dedicated to developing business centers to drive innovation. In addition to his work with Seed Community, Fernando serves as Vice President of consulting at Jurakan International Corporation, President of his firm, WaterBear Ventures, and he formerly spent two years as a professor of entrepreneurship at ESEN in El Salvador. Fernando sees value in community collaboration and the power of bringing people together to establish connection. Fernando joins me today to discuss his community-building values and how it has played a role in his life and work. He shares the importance of investing in experiences, using your values as a guide, and focusing on relationship-building in business instead of merely being transactional. Fernando also demystifies some of the common reasons people gravitate towards entrepreneurship and highlights the power of trusting the process and setting intentions for your life. “If you set your energy towards something, you can create it.” - Fernando Moran This week on The Virtual Campfire Podcast: Our Favorite Quotes: Resources Mentioned: Connect with Fernando Moran: Sharing Inspiring Stories Around The Virtual Campfire Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of The Virtual Campfire with your host, Tony Martignetti - the Inspired Coach. If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe and leave a rating and review. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn and share your favorite episodes across social media. And for more great content, powerful stories, and helpful insight, be sure to visit our website.          

    An expert in navigating the complexities of change, Manuel Mazza is a mechanical engineer by education, known for his leadership in the oil and gas sector and his expertise in procurement processes. Manuel is originally from Italy and has traveled the globe throughout his professional career, including time in Germany, France, China, Poland, and Kazakhstan. Manuel applies all of his life experiences and his belief that “simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” as he pursues his most recent professional focus: coaching.   Manuel joins me today to share the many pivot points along his professional journey, and what differentiated Manuel as an engineer over the course of his career. He discusses his work in different locations around the globe and the importance of finding a community of people who understand you wherever you go and build you up. Manuel also highlights the lessons we can only see in hindsight and how to approach and manage fear and anxiety effectively.       “If you’re there and you’re consciously doing what you know you can do, then things will work out well.” - Manuel Mazza       This week on The Virtual Campfire Podcast:       Our Favorite Quotes:       Resources Mentioned:     Connect with Manuel Mazza:           Sharing Inspiring Stories Around The Virtual Campfire   Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of The Virtual Campfire with your host, Tony Martignetti - the Inspired Coach. If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe and leave a rating and review.   Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn and share your favorite episodes across social media. And for more great content, powerful stories, and helpful insight, be sure to visit our website.        

    Tamara Von Dohren is an executive coach and advisor who focuses on empowerment and strategy. She is the founder of The Lone Wolf Coach, where she helps entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, and executives discover what ignites them so they can take action towards their goals and gifts. Before becoming a coach, Tamara worked internationally in the insurance, media/communications, event management, leadership, and education industries. A high-achiever by nature, Tamara was pushed into a box for 25 years, hiding her true potential to ‘not intimidate others.’ Today, she works to help other ‘tall poppies’ find their way and free themselves of who they believe they are supposed to be and discover who they truly are.   Tamara joins me today to share what it was like for her growing up as a ‘tall poppy’ in Australia and how this concept impacted her through her life. Tamara discusses her eclectic international career, the diverse range of experiences she had through her travels, and some of the key lessons she learned.Tamara also highlights the power of putting yourself into the unknown and embracing possibility as well as what she attributes to some of the once-in-a-lifetime experiences she has had in her life.       “We’re all lone wolves in entrepreneurship in some way because we’re all breaking from the norm and trying to carve a different path.” - Tamara Von Dohren       This week on The Virtual Campfire Podcast:       Our Favorite Quotes:       Resources Mentioned:     Connect with Tamara Von Dohren:           Sharing Inspiring Stories Around The Virtual Campfire   Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of The Virtual Campfire with your host, Tony Martignetti - the Inspired Coach. If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe and leave a rating and review.   Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn and share your favorite episodes across social media. And for more great content, powerful stories, and helpful insight, be sure to visit our website.      

What happens when a major disruption happens in your job? Continue to drive your career by forging a new path! Take a look at today’s guest Ed Evarts, the founder and President of Excellius Leadership Development. Ed was laid off from his corporate job at the age of 48. He never imagined his life outside of the corporate world. But getting laid off drove him to launch his coaching business. The secret? Ed shares to Tony Martignetti that it’s all about having a mindset of conviction. Tune in and let Ed’s story inspire you to pivot!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

With a doctorate in social psychology, Dr. Erin Baker is all about helping people launch their next act as a transformational coach and speaker. Erin is the author of the upcoming book And: How One Word Can Change Your Life, Your Business, and Your World, and is also the host of the soon-to-be-released podcast, Life in the And. Erin formerly served as Facebook’s Manager of User Research, where she impacted the experience of over two billion Facebook users daily, and also worked at Microsoft, but did not feel fulfilled internally in these roles and struggled with impostor syndrome. After quitting her job at Facebook in 2017, Erin hired a coach and ultimately launched her business, where she works with leaders and creatives who are ready to live their mission and transform their dreams into reality.  Erin joins me today to share her path from the corporate world to her latest venture as a “soul-preneur,” including the thoughts and emotions that arose along the way. Erin discusses her experience with getting caught in the rat race and how she discovered that she could “have it all” by prioritizing her true desires and living in the “and.” Erin also highlights the power of presence, why she stopped setting goals, and why no stepping stone in life is a mistake.  “For me to just say ‘I’m going to let it all go’ was the edgiest thing I’ve ever done in my life, and it changed everything for me.” - Erin Baker This week on The Virtual Campfire Podcast: Our Favorite Quotes: Resources Mentioned: Connect with Erin Baker: Sharing Inspiring Stories Around The Virtual Campfire Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of The Virtual Campfire with your host, Tony Martignetti - the Inspired Coach. If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe and leave a rating and review. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn and share your favorite episodes across social media. And for more great content, powerful stories, and helpful insight, be sure to visit our website.

Boston based inspired purpose coach Tony Martignetti shares experience of facilitating virtual summits, tips on creating emotional safety, how to create the feeling of community during online events, and why uncertainty is a good thing. Recorded on May 22nd, 2020 - We are well into the next phase of this pandemic now and I loved how what Tony brought to the conversation was on one hand, so relaxing and the other, he shared such useful tech tips. For me, it serves as a perfect entree to his new Virtual Campfire Podcast too… that of course, I’ll be subscribing to.   My Guest: Navigating Leaders through change and unlocking their true potential | Inspiration through Honest Conversation! Before sharing my experience as a coach, I was a finance and strategy professional with experience working with some of the world’s leading life sciences companies. Along my journey, I also managed small businesses and ran a financial consulting company. Throughout my career, I have learned many lessons, not only as a leader but also working with high-performing leaders across multiple organizations. My passion for helping people has fueled my inspiration at Inspired Purpose Coaching. At Inspired Purpose Coaching, I specialize in working with leaders and their teams to navigate through change and unlock their true potential. I support leaders in gaining clarity so they can make well-informed decisions, improve their leadership skills, and ultimately increase their impact. Throughout my coaching career, I have become known for supporting leaders in finding clarity so that they are energized, unstoppable, and lead with a strong presence. When leaders unlock their potential and lead from a place of inspired purpose, their positive impact and powerful leadership are amplified.   Discover…   Connect with Tony Tony on LinkedIn Tony’s Website - Inspired Purpose Coach

David Taylor-Klaus is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, coach, and mentor who is passionate about reconnecting and reintroducing successful entrepreneurs and senior executives to their families. He is the founder of DTK Coaching and the author of the upcoming book: Mindset Mondays with DTK: 52 Ways to Rewire Your Thinking and Transform Your Life. David is an active member and speaker of Vistage International, a founding member of the Forbes Coaches Council, and an active member, speaker, and panelist for the Georgia Chapter of the International Coach Federation (ICF). He holds several certifications, including the Co-Active Training Institute’s Professional Co-Active Coach certification and the Team Coaching Internationals’ Team Performance Coach certificate. David is known for his sharp intellect, humor, and pursuit of excellence. He believes that powerful leaders exist in everyone and his mission is to help empower others to unlock their leadership potential and take an active, dynamic role in their private and professional lives. David joins me today to reveal my story on achieving success and the mindset journey I’ve taken throughout my career. I share my experience of working as a consultant in the biotech industry and how I pivoted my career to become an inspired purpose coach and transformation leader. I share my perspective on leadership and why I believe it is a gift we can use to motivate and inspire others. I discuss the importance of igniting yourself into action by illuminating who you are and what you’re meant to offer to the world. I also share my experience with overcoming fear and impostor syndrome and why we should lean into these feelings of discomfort to use them as a sign of personal and professional growth.   “The more you feel uncomfortable, you’re growing.” - Tony Martignetti This week on The Virtual Campfire Podcast: Our Favorite Quotes:   Resources Mentioned:   Connect with David Taylor-Klaus:   Sharing Inspiring Stories Around The Virtual Campfire Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of The Virtual Campfire with your host, Tony Martignetti - the Inspired Coach. If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe and leave a rating and review. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn and share your favorite episodes across social media. And for more great content, powerful stories, and helpful insight, be sure to visit our website.