Long Shot Leaders with Michael Stein

How to launch a product with best selling author, CEO coach and product launch master Mike Maddock Mike Maddock is an entrepreneur, a keynote speaker, a best-selling author, and a CEO Coach. Mike will tell you that his purpose is "To inspire and empower curiosity." His passion is to make people believe they can change the world and then provide the tools, frameworks and hard-earned wisdom to make positive impact happen. Mike calls himself an Idea Monkey because he loves to solve problems with disruptive ideas. This passion for problem solving has driven Mike to establish 7 successful businesses, including innovation and strategy consultancy Maddock Douglas which has helped more than 25% of the Fortune 500 create and launch new products, services and business models. Mike co-chairs the Gathering of Titans Entrepreneurial Conclave at MIT and is past president of Entrepreneurs' Organization Chicago. Currently Mike is the Chairperson of Young Presidents' Organization in Chicago. A doodler, turned cartoonist, turned author, Mike has been using words and pictures to create smiles and build ideas his entire life. Today, Mike is a contributor to Forbes and author of four bestselling books: Free the Idea Monkey...to focus on what matters most!, Brand New: Solving the Innovation Paradox and Flirting With the Uninterested, Innovating in a Sold, Not Bought Category. And finally, Plan D––his latest book about how Disruptors use their superhero powers to put a dent in the universe.

The Leader of Leaders Ron Carrucci hares His Secrets and his Long Shot Story Co-founder & Managing Partner. of Navalent, Ron has a 30-year track record of helping organizations adopt strategies that lead to accelerated growth, and designing programs to execute those strategies. Navalent works with CEOs and executives pursuing transformational change for their organizations

How an out-of-work comedian created an empire with insurance mergers and acquisitions, with Jeff Arnold. Jeff Arnold, president of RIGHTSURE, INC. has been an industry leader for nearly 30 years. He is an expert on insurance mergers and acquisitions, managing deals ranging from six figures to more than $100 million. His career in the Insurance Joint Ventures vertical started completely by accident. After serving our nation in the United States Army, he pursued Drama & Acting and was returning from Hollywood to visit his Mom in Tucson, Arizona. He had been doing minor local tv stuff, stand-up comedy in different clubs throughout the southwest, and a few military base tours. He had zero gigs lined up and needed to (eat, pay rent, put gas in the car, Insert other necessities). So, like any young man desperate for work, he responded to an ad for Insurance Salesman in Tucson. From day one of his new career, he was hooked. He could not read enough, learn enough or digest enough about this wonderfully exciting industry you casually refer to as Insurance, but he calls giver of life, dream fulfilled, and industry of all things sexy, exciting, and just plain awesome. He has authored Four Number One Best-Selling Books on Insurance and Technology, including: "The Art of the Insurance Deal" and "How to Beat Your Insurance Company," His writings and leadership focus on reengineering the insurance environment to be more policyholder friendly.

How to start with nothing and invent your type of marketing empire with Marco Torres. Marco Torres is the Founder of MarketingBoost.com, he has helped thousands of business owners worldwide boost sales and scale their businesses by as much as 5-fold through the use of incentive-based marketing. He teaches entrepreneurs how to soar in sales & marketing through the use of "Value-Add-Incentives" instead of discounts. His Facebook Group is home to more than 27,000 active business owners who are raking in sales with his advice and amazingly affordable subscription program.

Brandon Steiner is a sports marketer. He was the founder and former CEO of Steiner Sports now owned by Fanatics. He is currently the founder and CEO of CollectibleXchange and The Steiner Agency. ...and inventing the everything bagel.

After ten years, Lindsay Pinchuk left a high-powered job at one of the largest media conglomerates in the world to start her own company. With $500 in her pocket and a baby in her belly, Bump Club and Beyond were born. For eleven years, Lindsay shared her pregnancies and the highs and lows of parenting with hundreds, then thousands, and then millions of parents and parents-to-be. She embraced the many roles of an entrepreneur—-no two days were the same. Lindsay is now the Founder + CEO of Lindsay Pinchuk Marketing + Consulting Lindsay turned her role as a mom into a career, sharing the best products, resources, and information, while growing a community connecting millions of parents. Together with her team, she created integrated marketing programs, and experiential activations and became a spokesperson for some of the biggest brands on the planet including Target, Nordstrom, Huggies, Unilever, SC Johnson, Abbott Labs, ULTA, The Honest Company, Our Generation

How to cash in with Crypto with the founder of Crypto Yall, Josh Rhodes In his words: Hey, Y'all! Have you ever found yourself wanting to "win" with crypto, but just haven't had a breakthrough yet? Maybe the technology seemed daunting or the vocabulary just too complex? Maybe the hours of research just aren't available to you. Well, I've been there. I've felt that way. The pathway to investing and financial independence is crazier than ever. Wall Street, The Fed, and online charlatans make the pathway to freedom unclear so that you have to rely on them to be the solution... ...and while you are distracted by the journey they take your hard-earned money (and dignity) right out of your back pocket. But, what if it didn't have to be that way? What if becoming a crypto investor was more like a giant glass of sweet tea on the 4th of July? Sweet, refreshing and full of celebration. What if you had a tribe of people who embrace family values and help each other up the ladder? Growing up in the country, any time we had a guest show up at our front door, my parents would always say "Y'all come in and stay awhile". That was the code word for "let's sit down and talk it all out like friends do". That's what Crypto Y'all community is all about.

How to get Oprah Winfrey to promote your book with author Tony Gaskins Tony Gaskins is a motivational speaker, author, and life coach. Having appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Tyra Banks Show and TBN's 700 Club.

How to create a kick-ass brand AND beat cancer with the founder and CEO of Sweet Loren's After beating cancer in her early twenties, founder/CEO Loren Brill made it her mission to eliminate processed foods from her diet. Unable to find great tasting cookies made from clean ingredients, she developed her own. A note from Loren: My story begins with a question: How do I live a full life without regrets? A few things I've learned since beating cancer: Try new things. Work out. Experience the world. And treat yourself. Living a full life also meant taking control over my health, happiness, and wellbeing: beginning with the food I eat every day. I cut out hydrogenated oils, high fructose corn syrup, artificial flavors, most dairy, and anything I couldn't pronounce. And replaced those foods with clean ones. In a very short amount of time, I felt more energetic, more alive, and more me. But as a person with a serious sweet tooth, I was frustrated with the available clean-food options. So, I made my own. And Sweet Loren's was born. I measure, mix and knead my heart into each Sweet Loren's recipe. I make sure that every product we make is accessible and made from only clean, Non-GMO, gluten-free, and plant-based ingredients. And, most importantly, every product we make tastes incredibly good. Because we all deserve to live a full life filled with yum.

How with the loss of both parents as a teen, founder and CEO Ashlee Kleinschmidt of muahmakeup.com found her way to success. A born and raised New Yorker, Ashlee first fell in love with makeup in 8th grade and continued on in high school to be the "go-to" girl among her friends for a great eyeliner and smooth blowout. Ashlee has overcome her own personal challenges along the way to becoming a successful entrepreneur and has worked with globally recognized brands such as Anastasia Beverly Hills, Maybelline, Loreal, Dior, and New York Fashion Week. You may also recognize her from working alongside Oprah's makeup artist, or powdering Doctor Oz.