Breakfast Leadership Show

Michael, Serge Velbovets and Evelina Riguer discuss the importance of video in branding, and the significant challenge of financial illiteracy in society today.   https://www.velbix.com/   https://www.linkedin.com/company/27054225/   https://www.instagram.com/velbix/              

Here's the link to Dr. Oz's video that was discussed during our interview:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1XNllFiEpo&feature=youtu.be The best employers inherently know that taking care of their employees means their employees will take care of their customers. Offering a benefits plan that takes care of the employee and doesn’t break the bank, that’s the dream. It can drive higher job satisfaction, improve morale and help with the ever-present issue of employee engagement. Most employers don’t know how to accomplish this – or even that it is possible!  Allison De Paoli (dih-PAULY) wants every employer she works with to be in complete control of their healthcare spend – driving the maximum value from every dollar and allowing those saved dollars to grow the business and the bottom line. AND she’d like to deliver a world-class benefits program to those employees. Understanding how to drive those savings while finding a world class benefits package can be intimidating. Few insurance professionals understand how to get under the hood and tinker to make the plan work better.  Allison does. And she’s here today to show us how.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My mission is to rid the world of "zombies in the workforce and life." Why? Because, I was one. Though I professed that my faith and family were most important, I did not demonstrate it.  Eventually, I crashed. I sought and pursued a better way. I am now inspired, productive, and fulfilled in my personal and professional life. I eventually started my own consulting business and authored a book on the topic of healthy life balance (Navigate Chaos).  I hope my story can inspire others to "Take the CONN" in pursuit of healthy balance and personal fulfillment. https://www.linkedin.com/in/stwiley https://Ceekllc.com/balance for the assessment @CeekLLC (Twitter/Instagram) Book:  Navigate Chaos :  https://www.amazon.com/Navigate-Chaos-5-Step-Balance-Priorities/dp/1732517606 stevewiley@ceekllc.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Businesses need to plan for the future, and for protecting the interest of the owners, customers, and for the potential exit from the business. Find out more: https://www.conductlaw.com/ https://cplspa.com/team-members/jeffrey-mcavoy/ https://open.spotify.com/show/6jGXEOlDQmejNWts9qhj2Y https://JPMcAvoy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone makes mistakes and learning from them is the only way to truly improve performance—but how many people take a clear, focused approach to building on the foundations of failure?  Too few.  In FAIL MORE: Embrace, Learn, and Adapt to Failure as a Way to Success (March 29, 2019; McGraw Hill Education; ISBN: 978-1-260-441512) author Bill Wooditch, shows the surprising lessons we can all learn from his own path of hard failures that ultimately led him to found and lead as CEO a company with annual sales of $100 million. Wooditch advises business leaders to capitalize on every failure that they encounter―large and small―to transform it into a stepping stone along the path to a successful business. Revealing how setbacks are both inevitable and valuable, and introducing practical methods for moving past self- doubt and self-recrimination, Wooditch can offer such insights as how to:  Recognize when fear is disguising itself as procrastination or distraction Learn to minimize imagined fear that can overwhelm and cloud decision making Cultivate allies and advocates who can help you see the blind spots Discover that nonchoice is also a choice and, why sometimes nonchoices are the best bet Work with a model to determine the worst-case and best-case results of a situation·         Use  all emotions as a tool—even the negative ones Perfect isn’t part of the human condition. With examples from the careers of Jack Ma, Mark Cuban and David Neeleman to Steve Harvey, J.K. Rowling and Sara Blakely, Fail More explores the common thread of failure that connects every successful person and how those failures became essential and instructive in their pursuit of greatness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael gets all philosophical in this short episode. If you're a guest on a podcast show, please do the host a favor and let them know if you're unable to make it.  Even if last minute, don't leave the host hanging on the line, wondering if you would show up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Having been in education for 21 years, I’ve seen it all. Children living in poverty, homelessness, bullying, child abuse, incompetent teachers, and uncaring educators towards their students. Seeing this too often prompted me to write my second book that hinges on one question…”what does it take to build the perfect public school.” While searching for this holy grail, it dawned onto me all students must graduate confident and competent for the workplace. After probing for more information, I realized there was no systematic processes in place. It’s here where I discovered a way to connect the dots to build and sustain a robust workforce where will changes diplomas to dollars. I would appreciate the opportunity to engage in a conversation with your audience that opens our society’s mind about education and workplace readiness so our children can have a brighter future. https://www.facebook.com/WorkplaceReadinessSolutions/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/workplacereadinesssolutions/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karen is the author of "Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day" which ranks in the top 1% of real estate books on Amazon! I know you through Podcast Movement. Congratulations on the success. I would love an opportunity to have a conversation on your Podcast! My book was featured on Inman as 2017 "must read" for success in real estate. (http://www.inman.com/2017/01/09/3-must-reads-for-your-best-year-in-real-estate-yet/). It is designed as a Daily reader that is full of stories with a takeaway to get into immediate action. The topics are: Commit to Get Leads (which has become its own book as a 66 Day Challenge); Consult to Sell; Connect to Build and Grow; and Success Thinking, Activities, and Vision. The messages have countless applications across professions, industries, in business and life. Success is achieved by focusing on one thing per day. I have been a guest on a number of podcasts, webinars and spoken in front of groups as large as 300 at national platforms. Further, in October 2017, I launched 5 Minute Success - The Podcast which has ranked number 1 most recommended on Overcast for Business Category. More information is available on my website http://www.5minutesuccess.com/press-and-media/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Morissa Schwartz BESTSELLING AUTHOR, ENTREPRENEUR, SINGER, & PROFESSIONAL SPEAKER: THE VOICE OF GENERATION Z owner of DrRissysWriting.com - a marketing and writing company and GenZPublishing.org - a publishing company, which has produced many Amazon best-sellers. I am currently earning my doctorate in literature at Drew University and have a Masters in Communication.   Morissa broke a Guinness World Record for creating the World’s Longest Chain of Bracelets, have sung on MTV, speaks professionally about inspiring others through words and entrepreneurship, top-rated freelancer, and was named the “Voice of Generation Z” by Community Magazine.  Morissa seeks to inspire others through words and a positive attitude, and that is the reason I have been doing many podcasts and public speaking lately to help youngsters know that entrepreneurship is better than their 9-5 job. Find out more about Morissa at DrRissysWriting.com