Business Minds Coffee Chat

Grant Baldwin, founder & CEO of The Speaker Lab, speaker, author, and host of The Speaker Lab Podcast joins me on this episode. Grant has spoken nationwide to audiences of just a handful to arenas filled with 13,000 people. He’s been featured on the Inc. 5000 list, Forbes, Entrepreneur, and the Huffington Post. Topics we cover include starting a speaking career, the business of speaking, the SPEAK framework, building good communication skills, building your personal brand, and more. Get connected with Grant: Website: https://grantbaldwin.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grantbaldwinfans/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gbaldwin/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grant-baldwin/ Twitter: https://x.com/grantbaldwin Purchase a copy of The Successful Speaker: https://www.amazon.com/Successful-Speaker-Booking-Building-Platform/dp/B0CFZ889DD Listen to The Speaker Lab Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-speaker-lab-podcast/id1072835737 Leave a 5-star review with a comment on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-minds-coffee-chat/id1539014324  Subscribe to my Business Builder Newsletter: https://bit.ly/32y0YxJ  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!  

Urs Koenig, leadership expert, military peacekeeping commander, ultra endurance champion, bestselling author, keynote speaker, and founder of the Radical Humility Leadership Institute joins me on this episode. Urs has helped hundreds of leaders and dozens of executive teams unlock new levels of achievement across four continents. His message of Radical Humility in leadership has inspired teams at Amazon, Starbucks, Microsoft, and many other organizations. Topics we cover include radical humility, humble leadership, failing successfully, the importance of reframing statements, the 5 shifts to elevate your leadership, and more. Get connected with Urs: Website: https://www.urskoenig.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/urs.koenig.7 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/koenigurs/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/urs-koenig-ab3828/ Twitter: https://x.com/urskoenig Take the Radical Humility Assessment: https://www.urskoenig.com/radical-humility-assessment Purchase a copy of Radical Humility: https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Humility-Badass-Leader-Human/dp/1637554052  Leave a 5-star review with a comment on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-minds-coffee-chat/id1539014324  Subscribe to my Business Builder Newsletter: https://bit.ly/32y0YxJ  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!  

Steve Magness, a 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 consulted on mental skills development for professional sports teams, including some of the top NBA teams. His expertise in 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. Topics we cover include 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  Leave a 5-star review with a comment on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-minds-coffee-chat/id1539014324  Subscribe to my Business Builder Newsletter: https://bit.ly/32y0YxJ  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!

Payam Zamani, tech entrepreneur, CEO & founder of One Planet Group, investor, philanthropist, and author joins me on this episode. Payam and his brother, Frank, founded the first online car buying service, helped take the company public, and completed a successful IPO reaching a market cap of $1.2 billion. In 2015, Payam launched One Planet Group, a private equity firm that invests in mission-focused businesses that give back to communities. Topics we cover include Payam’s incredible story of escaping religious persecution in Iran and immigrating to the U.S., embracing life’s difficult journeys, launching a tech startup and taking it public, spiritual capitalism, universal philanthropy, and more. Get connected with Payam: Website: https://www.oneplanetgroup.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/payamzamaniSV Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/payamzamani/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/payamzamani/ Twitter: https://x.com/payamzamani Purchase a copy of Crossing the Desert: https://www.amazon.com/Crossing-Desert-Embracing-Difficult-Journeys/dp/1637744609 Leave a 5-star review with a comment on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-minds-coffee-chat/id1539014324  Subscribe to my Business Builder Newsletter: https://bit.ly/32y0YxJ  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!

Jake Thompson, founder of Compete Every Day, leadership performance coach, keynote speaker, author, and podcast host joins me on this episode. Jake has been featured in Forbes and has impacted over 80,000 people directly with his messages on competing every day, and through his weekly top-rated podcast show for leaders. His clients include global brands like Titleist/FootJoy, National Breast Cancer Foundation, and Direct Diamonds. Topics we cover include the challenges of taking on debt and building a business, the one shift that changed his business, handling conflict, the impact of the daily choices we make, developing the right mindset for leadership, and more. Get connected with Jake: Website: https://jakeathompson.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lifeisworthcompetingfor Twitter: https://x.com/jakeathompson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jakethompsonspeaks/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakethompsonspeaks/ Listen to the Compete Every Day Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/compete-every-day-with-jake-thompson-a-show-for/id1188951747 Purchase a copy of Lead Better Now here: https://www.amazon.com/Lead-Better-Now-Practical-Influence/dp/B0CN4WWKFC Purchase a copy of Compete Every Day here: https://www.amazon.com/Compete-Every-Day-Not-So-Secret-Winning/dp/1950892522  Leave a 5-star review with a comment on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-minds-coffee-chat/id1539014324  Subscribe to my Business Builder Newsletter: https://bit.ly/32y0YxJ  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!

Jenny Blake, ideapreneur, bestselling author, international keynote speaker, and podcast host joins me on this episode. Jenny is the co-creator of Google’s acclaimed Career Guru coaching program. She’s given keynotes and workshops at top companies and universities including Google, Microsoft, Stanford, Yale, and MIT. And she loves helping people move from friction to flow through smarter systems. We talk about Jenny’s backstory, lessons learned through making hard decisions, going all in on a creative vision, big ideas from Free Time, and more. Get connected with Jenny: Website: https://itsfreetime.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jennyblakeCA  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennyblake/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennyblakenyc  Twitter: https://twitter.com/jenny_blake  Purchase a copy of Free Time: https://www.amazon.com/Free-Time-Lose-Busywork-Business/dp/1646870662/  Leave a 5-star review with a comment on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-minds-coffee-chat/id1539014324  Subscribe to my Business Builder Newsletter: https://bit.ly/32y0YxJ  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!

Dr. Hitendra Wadhwa, award-winning adjunct professor of business at Columbia Business School, speaker, founder & CEO of Mentora Institute, and podcast host joins me on this episode. With a PhD in Management Science from MIT and a lifelong study of the world’s mystic traditions, Hitendra’s mission is to discover, codify, and teach the laws of success in life and leadership. His class on Personal Leadership & Success at Columbia has for many years been the most popular MBA leadership elective. His work has been covered by leading media outlets including Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, and many others. Topics we cover include Hitendra’s backstory, ego and attachment, the aftermath of crashing and burning, creating an MBA course on personal leadership and success, why we need to be open to change, the five core energies, transcendence, and more. Get connected with Hitendra: Website: https://www.hitendra.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hitendraw Twitter: https://x.com/HitendraWadhwa Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/HitendraWadhwa/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hitendrawadhwa/ Listen to the Intersections Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/intersections-podcast/id1566779557 Purchase a copy of Hitendra’s book here: https://www.amazon.com/Inner-Mastery-Outer-Impact-Energies/dp/0306827867 Leave a 5-star review with a comment on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-minds-coffee-chat/id1539014324  Subscribe to my Business Builder Newsletter: https://bit.ly/32y0YxJ  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!

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. John's list of speaking clients includes Southwest, Pepsi, Microsoft, MetLife, Lego, and many others. 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  Leave a 5-star review with a comment on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-minds-coffee-chat/id1539014324  Subscribe to my Business Builder Newsletter: https://bit.ly/32y0YxJ  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!  

Amy Morin, psychotherapist, mental strength trainer, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author, award-winning podcast host, and keynote and TEDx speaker joins me on this episode. Amy’s TEDx talk is one of the most viewed talks of all time – with more than 23 million views. She’s been featured by popular media outlets including, Inside Edition, Fox News Health Talk, CNBC, Good Morning America, Harvard Business Review, Oprah.com, and many others. Topics we cover include Amy’s backstory, providing kids the tools to become mentally strong, the three parts to mental strength, regulating our emotions, common misconceptions about mental strength, what mentally strong people don’t do, and more. Get connected with Amy: Website: https://amymorinlcsw.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmyMorinAuthor Twitter: https://twitter.com/amymorinlcsw Instagram: https://instagram.com/amymorinauthor/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amymorinlcsw/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@amymorinauthor  Subscribe to the Mental Strength Newsletter: https://amymorinlcsw.com/mental-strength-newsletter/  Listen to the Mentally Stronger podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mentally-stronger-with-therapist-amy-morin/id1687655510 Purchase Amy’s books here: https://amymorinlcsw.com/books-by-amy-morin/ Leave a 5-star review with a comment on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-minds-coffee-chat/id1539014324  Subscribe to my Business Builder Newsletter: https://bit.ly/32y0YxJ  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!

George Mumford, mindfulness and performance expert known as the Performance Whisperer, sports psychologist, author, and speaker joins me on this episode. George has worked with elite athletes, including Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal, and countless other NBA players, Olympians, executives, and artists. Michael Jordan credits George with transforming his on-court leadership, helping Jordan lead the Bulls to six NBA championships. He’s been featured in popular media outlets including, ABC News, Huffington Post, Boston Globe Magazine, Psychology Today, and many others. Topics we cover include George’s story of pain and recovery, the importance of self-image and identity, regulating our thoughts, self-awareness, mindfulness, self-mastery, and more. Get connected with George: Website: https://georgemumford.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/george.t.mumford LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-mumford/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gtmumford Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/george.mumford/ Purchase a copy of Unlocked: https://www.amazon.com/Unlocked-Embrace-Greatness-Discover-Success/dp/0063210096 Purchase a copy of The Mindful Athlete: https://www.amazon.com/Mindful-Athlete-Secrets-Pure-Performance/dp/1941529062 Leave a 5-star review with a comment on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-minds-coffee-chat/id1539014324  Subscribe to my Business Builder Newsletter: https://bit.ly/32y0YxJ  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!