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Jay Scherr
Conversations with extraordinary business leaders, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and others who are changing the world through the work they do. The goal is to share insights, help to inspire and lift others, and deliver practical, meaningful, and actionable content.
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Sep 8, 2022 • 49min
29: Steve Brossman | Differentiate and Stand Out
Steve Brossman, marketing and sales expert, speaker, and bestselling author joins me on this episode. Known as The Authority Catalyst, Steve helps professionals and businesses stand up and stand out in their market. We talk about Steve’s entrepreneurial journey, differentiating and positioning yourself in the market, the slingshot effect, living on purpose, mindset, Steve’s non-negotiable morning routine, advice received from Richard Branson, and more. Get connected with Steve: Website: https://stevebrossman.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stevebrossman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevebrossman/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevebrossman/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveBrossman Check out the amazing sponsors of this episode: chenzoweb.com/ https://1565coffee.com/ https://magicmind.co https://www.riseandrecord.com/ *1565 Artisan Coffee Special Offer: Get 15% off your order when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. *Magic Mind Special Offer: Get 40% off your first subscription or 20% off your first one-time purchase of Magic Mind when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. 40% off code only lasts 10 days. *Rise and Record 2022 Special Offer: Get 10% off your ticket price when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay

Sep 1, 2022 • 1h 12min
131: Kristen Rainey | The Business of Getting Better Sleep
Kristen Rainey, Founder and CEO of Northstar Sleep School, certified sleep science coach, and host of the popular Northstar Unplugged podcast joins me on this episode. Prior to launching Northstar Sleep School, Kristen led sustainability and procurement for Google’s 271 cafes across 54 countries. She is a graduate of Princeton University and received a MALD in International Affairs at the Fletcher School at Tufts University and an MBA at Cornell University. We talk about Kristen’s college and professional journey, the experience of working for Google, the impact of her aggressive work and travel schedule on her health, pivoting into the field of sleep, the cycles of sleep, sleep tracking technologies, sleep deprivation, tools to improve sleep quality, and more. Get connected with Kristen: Website: https://www.northstarsleepschool.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kristenrainey LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristenrainey/ Check out the amazing sponsors of this episode: chenzoweb.com/ https://1565coffee.com/ https://magicmind.co https://www.riseandrecord.com/ *1565 Artisan Coffee Special Offer: Get 15% off your order when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. *Magic Mind Special Offer: Get 40% off your first subscription or 20% off your first one-time purchase of Magic Mind when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. 40% off code only lasts 10 days. *Rise and Record 2022 Special Offer: Get 10% off your ticket price when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay

Aug 25, 2022 • 37min
18: Ramon Ray | Unapologetically Positive and High-Energy
Ramon Ray, bestselling author, small business success expert, motivational speaker, and host of the podcast, Breakfast with Champions joins me on this episode. Ramon has started five small businesses and sold three of them. He inspires and educates thousands of business owners a year through his articles, podcasts, and in-demand media interviews. Ramon's been featured in numerous media outlets including, FOX Business, FOX News, Inc., MSNBC, Forbes, and The New York Times. We talk about the importance of image, perception, and building community, knowing and leveraging our strengths, the role of mindset, the impact of the pandemic on Ramon's business, lessons learned from failure, and more. Get connected with Ramon: Website: https://www.ramonray.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ramonray LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramonraysmallbiz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ramonray Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ramonraysmarthustle/ Purchase a copy of The Celebrity CEO: https://www.amazon.com/Celebrity-CEO-Entrepreneurs-Building-Community/dp/1948080850 Check out the amazing sponsors of this episode: chenzoweb.com/ https://1565coffee.com/ https://magicmind.co https://www.riseandrecord.com/ *1565 Artisan Coffee Special Offer: Get 15% off your order when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. *Magic Mind Special Offer: Get 40% off your first subscription or 20% off your first one-time purchase of Magic Mind when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. 40% off code only lasts 10 days. *Rise and Record 2022 Special Offer: Get 10% off your ticket price when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay

Aug 18, 2022 • 57min
130: Simon Alexander Ong | Living Your Best Story
Simon Alexander Ong, personal development entrepreneur, award-winning life and executive coach, business strategist, keynote speaker, and author joins me on this episode. Simon has been featured in numerous media outlets including Forbes, Harvard Business Review, Financial Times, and The Huffington Post. We talk about Simon's origin story, the difference between success and fulfillment, a mental board of advisors, lessons learned through two business failures, books that changed Simon’s thinking, the catalyst to becoming a coach, the process of writing and launching Energize, and more. Get connected with Simon: Website: https://www.simonalexanderong.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simonalexanderong.official LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonalexanderong/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonAlexanderO Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonalexandero/ Purchase a copy of Energize: https://www.amazon.com/Energize-Make-Most-Every-Moment/dp/0241502756/ Check out the amazing sponsors of this episode: chenzoweb.com/ https://1565coffee.com/ https://magicmind.co https://www.riseandrecord.com/ *1565 Artisan Coffee Special Offer: Get 15% off your order when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. *Magic Mind Special Offer: Get 40% off your first subscription or 20% off your first one-time purchase of Magic Mind when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. 40% off code only lasts 10 days. *Rise and Record 2022 Special Offer: Get 10% off your ticket price when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay

Aug 11, 2022 • 1h 4min
129: Charles Vogl | Telling the Important Story
Charles Vogl, award-winning author, speaker, executive advisor to global organizations, and a founding member of the Google Vitality Lab joins me on this episode. This is Charles's second time on the podcast. We talk about Charles’s incredible story about becoming a PBS filmmaker, the inspiration for writing Storytelling for Leadership, the hero's journey as a framework for storytelling, and more. Get connected with Charles: Website: https://www.charlesvogl.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charles.vogl LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesvogl/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlesvogl Purchase a copy of Storytelling for Leadership: https://www.amazon.com/Storytelling-Leadership-Creating-Authentic-Connections/dp/1949643425 Check out the amazing sponsors of this episode: chenzoweb.com/ https://1565coffee.com/ https://magicmind.co https://www.riseandrecord.com/ *1565 Artisan Coffee Special Offer: Get 15% off your order when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. *Magic Mind Special Offer: Get 40% off your first subscription or 20% off your first one-time purchase of Magic Mind when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. 40% off code only lasts 10 days. *Rise and Record 2022 Special Offer: Get 10% off your ticket price when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay

Aug 4, 2022 • 41min
26: Tony Whatley | The Shift to Impact and Legacy
Tony Whatley, founder of 365 Driven, bestselling author of Sidehustle Millionaire, executive and business coach, keynote speaker, and podcast host joins me on this episode. We talk about what it means to be 365 driven, the accident that shifted Tony’s focus to impact and legacy, why action, belief, and consistency are foundational to success, the importance of removing toxic and negative people from your life, the genesis of the Sidehustle Millionaire, leaning into your fear, and more. Get connected with Tony: Website: https://365driven.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tony.whatley.1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/365driven/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/365_Driven LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonywhatley/ Purchase a copy of Sidehustle Millionaire: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1982934638/ Check out the amazing sponsors of this episode: chenzoweb.com/ https://1565coffee.com/ https://magicmind.co https://www.riseandrecord.com/ *1565 Artisan Coffee Special Offer: Get 15% off your order when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. *Magic Mind Special Offer: Get 40% off your first subscription or 20% off your first one-time purchase of Magic Mind when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. 40% off code only lasts 10 days. *Rise and Record 2022 Special Offer: Get 10% off your ticket price when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay

Jul 28, 2022 • 1h 6min
128: Steve Magness | Understanding Real Toughness
Steve Magness, world-renowned expert on health and human performance, bestselling author, performance coach, speaker, and host of The Growth Equation podcast and The Science of Running podcast joins me on this episode. Steve has served as a consultant on mental skills development for professional sports teams, including some of the top NBA teams. His expertise on elite sport and performance has been featured in The New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Guardian, Business Insider, and ESPN The Magazine. We talk about Steve’s origin story, when he developed his love of running, mentorship, the science of real toughness, Do Hard Things, what we get wrong about toughness, and more. Get connected with Steve: Website: http://www.stevemagness.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephenmagness LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-magness/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevemagness/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevemagness Purchase a copy of Do Hard Things: https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Things-Resilience-Surprising-Toughness/dp/006309861X Check out the amazing sponsors of this episode: chenzoweb.com/ https://1565coffee.com/ https://magicmind.co https://www.riseandrecord.com/ *1565 Artisan Coffee Special Offer: Get 15% off your order when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. *Magic Mind Special Offer: Get 40% off your first subscription or 20% off your first one-time purchase of Magic Mind when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. 40% off code only lasts 10 days. *Rise and Record 2022 Special Offer: Get 10% off your ticket price when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay

Jul 21, 2022 • 1h 6min
38: Rylee Meek | Tapping into the Power of Social Selling
Rylee Meek, serial entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Social-Dynamic Selling, bestselling author, speaker, coach, Forbes Business Council member, and podcast host joins me on this episode. We talk about Rylee’s origin story, going from broke and broken to generating $100M in sales in under 10 years, key learnings of social selling, building rapport and effective communication skills, and more. Get connected with Rylee: Website: https://www.ryleemeek.com/ and http://socialdynamicselling.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRyleeMeek LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rylee-meek-1556a919/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theryleemeek/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/theryleemeek Purchase a copy of Food for Thought: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KGL38ZF Purchase a copy of Intentional Influence in Sales: https://www.amazon.com/Intentional-Influence-Sales-Neuro-linguistic-Programming/dp/B08HGNS2V9 Check out the amazing sponsors of this episode: chenzoweb.com/ https://1565coffee.com/ https://ambitious.com/ https://www.riseandrecord.com/ *1565 Artisan Coffee Special Offer: Get 15% off your order when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. *Ambitious Special Offer: Get $10 off your order of Ambitious EDGE when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. *Rise and Record 2022 Special Offer: Get 10% off your ticket price when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay

Jul 14, 2022 • 60min
127: John O'Leary | Fighting His Way Back and Leading an Inspiring Life
John O'Leary, 2x bestselling author, inspirational speaker, coach, and host of the Live Inspired Podcast joins me on this episode. Following a tragic accident at the age of nine, John was not expected to live. Today, he teaches others how to truly live. John helps hundreds of thousands of people to live inspired each year, sharing his insights and inspiring message with emotional storytelling and unexpected humor. We talk about John’s incredible story of survival, the heroes in his life, lessons in leadership, the power of mentorship, giving to make a difference, setting high standards, and more. Get connected with John: Website: https://johnolearyinspires.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnOLearyRisingAbove LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-o-leary-08b2805/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnoleary.inspires/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jolearyinspires Purchase a copy of On Fire: https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Choices-Ignite-Radically-Inspired/dp/1501117726 Purchase a copy of In Awe: https://www.amazon.com/Awe-Rediscover-Childlike-Unleash-Inspiration/dp/059313544X Learn more about the story of John and his relationship with St. Louis Cardinals announcer Jack Buck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJqKxI-LEtY Check out the amazing sponsors of this episode: chenzoweb.com/ https://1565coffee.com/ https://ambitious.com/ https://www.riseandrecord.com/ *1565 Artisan Coffee Special Offer: Get 15% off your order when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. *Ambitious Special Offer: Get $10 off your order of Ambitious EDGE when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. *Rise and Record 2022 Special Offer: Get 10% off your ticket price when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay

Jul 7, 2022 • 48min
35: Nathan Hirsch | Mastering the Art of Outsourcing
Nathan Hirsch, ecommerce, outsourcing, and hiring expert joins me on this episode. Nathan built and sold an eight figure business completely run by remote virtual assistants in the Philippines. He is the co-founder of Outsource School and the CEO of EcomBalance. We talk about what motivated Nathan to become an entrepreneur at a young age, running a business while in college, why he received a cease and desist letter from his college, becoming one of the first Amazon sellers, lessons learned through failure, benefits and objections of working with VAs, hiring mistakes, and more. Get connected with Nathan: Website: https://www.outsourceschool.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreeeUpNathanHirsch LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanhirsch/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realnatehirsch/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/realNateHirsch Check out the amazing sponsors of this episode: chenzoweb.com/ https://1565coffee.com/ https://ambitious.com/ https://www.riseandrecord.com/ *1565 Artisan Coffee Special Offer: Get 15% off your order when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. *Ambitious Special Offer: Get $10 off your order of Ambitious EDGE when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. *Rise and Record 2022 Special Offer: Get 10% off your ticket price when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay