Dr. James Kelley

PREORDER YOUR COPY OF THE CRUCIBLE'S GIFT IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT THE BOOK, GET YOUR FREE INTRODUCTION CHAPTER HERE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO READ AND PREFER TO LISTEN GO HERE TO HEAR THE FIRST 10 PAGES ----------------- Josh Haynam is the co-founder and CEO of Interact Quiz Builder, a tool used by more than 30,000 businesses including The American Red Cross, Home Depot, and Forbes. He's probably seen more quizzes than any other human on earth right now. Have you ever wonder who creates those quizzes that ask you which animal you look like? It is Josh's company.  www.tryinteract.com  

Get your free copy of the introductory chapter of The Crucible's Gift here: https://www.drjameskelley.com/crucibles-gift Recent Vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmkNMWqAvXc&t=14s ______________ CLINT ARTHUR, is a Celebrity Entrepreneur and Business Expert with an Entrepreneurial Management degree from the Wharton School of Business, winner of the prestigious GKIC Info-Marketer of The Year award, 17 years' experience running his own gourmet food company, and the #1 Bestselling author of "Break Through Your Upper Limits on TV,” “Speaking Game: 7-Figure Speaker Secrets Revealed," and “What They Teach You At The Wharton Business School.”  www.SpeakingGame.com Facebook: @ClintArthur LinkedIn: @ClintArthur Twitter: @ClintArthur Instagram: @ClintArthur.TV

Bryan Falchuk overcame adversity, lost nearly 100 pounds, ran a marathon, dramatically change his diet and created an approach to help others live a better life, every day. That way is Do a Day. Like so many people, Bryan has faced challenges in life, like obesity, depression, work stress, the responsibilities of parenthood, the potential.

Dan Moyle prefers and promotes helpful, engaging marketing over interruptive advertising. Coming to marketing from the TV news business, Dan brings a wealth of knowledge from writing to video production to multimedia content creation. He says, “I’d rather help someone reach 50 ideal customers rather than 5,000 passive viewers.

Check out the recent Vlog: Executives After Hours Vlog Check out the recent Blog: Executives After Hours Blog See what the experts say about The Crucible's Gift Coming April 23rd: ---------------------------- Want to learn how to manage your money: www.financialmentor.com Todd Tresidder graduated from the University of California at Davis with a B.A. in economics and a passion for creating successful businesses. A serial entrepreneur since childhood, Todd went on to build his own wealth as a hedge fund investment manager before “retiring” at 35. He grew his net worth from less than zero at 23 to the point of financial independence just 12 years later. Todd has maintained his wealth by remaining an active investor and utilizing statistical and mathematical risk management systems for investing. Through his website at FinancialMentor.com, he teaches advanced investing and advanced retirement planning principles. Take the next step beyond conventional financial advice and discover what works, what doesn’t, and why, based on years of proven experience.

Check out my Vlog Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SME0fLdg7C0&t=75s Check out my Blog Here: https://www.drjameskelley.com/the-crucibles-gift All Podcast here: https://www.drjameskelley.com/executives-after-hours Learn more about Gary Here: https://www.accessconsciousness.com --------------------- Gary Douglas is an internationally recognized thought leader, bestselling author, business innovator and founder of Access Consciousness®, a set of simple-yet-profound tools currently transforming lives. He has authored or co-authored 17 books including the Barnes and Noble #1 bestselling novel, The Place. An avid investor and entrepreneur, Gary is a vocal advocate of Benevolent Capitalism and conscious leadership. He co-hosts a weekly radio on Voice America and has featured in numerous TV shows, print media and online publications around the world. He is renowned for his unique insights on love, relationships, money, business, aging, leadership and emotional freedom. Access Consciousness is available in more than 170 countries and has contributed to changing the lives of tens of thousands of people around the world for the past 30 years.

Check out all the latest information, blogs, Vlogs, clogs and maybe a picture of dog. www.drjameskelley.com ------------------- Here some info about Steve: https://www.stevedsims.com  As the founder of Bluefish, one of the top personal concierge services, and an expert marketer within the luxury industry, Steve has been quoted in various publications including the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, London’s Sunday Times, South China Morning Post and many more. He has been on TV and has been a speaker at a variety of networks, groups and associations as well as the Pentagon and Harvard - twice! Want to sing with your favorite rock star, be serenaded by Andre Boceli, walk the red carpet at A List Oscar parties, get married in the Vatican, Dive to the wreck of the Titanic – these are just a few highlights of what Steve provides for his clients. He makes the impossible, possible. An entrepreneur in the truest sense of the word, Steve is well regarded within the luxury world for his innovation and down-to-earth personality. Known for his honesty, integrity and doing things “his way,” Steve creates experiences for his clients that they could never have imagined being possible.

Full-Length Interview here: www.drjameskelley.com/executives-after-hours Get the most recent blog Get the Vlog: https://youtu.be/7tXaFLnR7LQ ------------ Learn about Kansas City Website Design & SEO here: https://kcwebdesigner.com Phil has a BS in Finance from Fairfield University and an MBA from Thunderbird (The American Graduate School of International Management). As a finance guy, his first love is helping companies generate more phone call leads and email inquiries so his clients can grow their revenues. Web design and SEO are just a means to this end. Since the Internet drives more purchase decisions than anything else in the history of capitalism, Phil has devoted the last ten years working with companies of all sizes to dominate search engine rankings. Phil’s resume is unique and unlike any you will find in Kansas City or the Midwest. Phil: Helped dozens of US startups and tech companies raise strategic venture capital investment (over $20 million) and cross-border licensing agreement in the Asia Pacific region.

Full episode here Recent Blog on Thrive Global A Video of a chicken Floating -------- Speak It To Book:  [email protected] Caleb Breakey is one of the nation's leading Book Directors.  His accolades include: Lead Book Director of SpeakItToBook.com and SermonToBook.com Author of Called to Stay (Amazon #1 bestseller in Church Growth and ECPA Christian Book Award finalist) and Dating Like Airplanes (#10 bestseller in Relationships) Winner of the prestigious Genesis Contest founded by American Christian Fiction Writers Graduate of the Christian Writers Guild’s highest level Student of Christian writing giants Jerry B. Jenkins (Left Behind) and Ted Dekker (Circle Series) Teacher at all of the major Christian writing conferences across the nation Award-winning journalist and interviewer of numerous star athletes and musicians, including Derek Jeter, Roger Clemons, David Ortiz, Alex Rodriguez, Emerson Drive, and Casting Crowns.

Justin created Daddy Saturday: A Dad’s Guide to Intentional Fatherhood by creating epic moments with your children in order to raise good kids who become great adults. It's his solution to the fatherhood crisis and it started in his own household and with his own children. Early on he realized the importance of being intentional with the time he had each Saturday with his own children and their desire to have epic moments and memories with their Dad.

Fred Chaney’s hard work in support of often marginalized people has never faltered.  As founding co-chair of Reconciliation Australia and an early advocate for Aboriginal voting rights, Fred’s contribution includes establishing the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia and between1978-80 sat as Federal Minister for Aboriginal Affairs.

Adam Pierno is Chief Strategy Officer at Santy. For 20 years, he's helped startups behave like global brands and vice-versa by helping them understand what people expect from them. A student of brand strategy and of human nature, he finds ways for companies to stand apart. He runs and doesn't know why because everything doesn't have to make sense. He is also the author of 'Under Think It: A Marketing Strategy Guidebook for Everyone.'

Marcus Damas is an American Entrepreneur, retired professional basketball player, and devoted husband and father based in New York City. Before playing in Sweden’s professional basketball league for the Solna Vikings, Marcus played Small Forward for the Towson Tigers, Towson University’s NCAA Division 1 team in the state of Maryland, where he is on the top 20 all-time scoring list. Following his basketball career, Marcus returned to New York City to pursue a career in creative leadership as the Founder and CEO of Fueled by Culture. Fueled by Culture is a burgeoning creative marketing agency that specializes in connecting and empowering brands with influencers through innovative content and experiential event programming. FBC clients and partners include Avion, Lyft, Hooch, and Postmates to name a few. Marcus Damas is also a key note speaker at marketing conferences around the world.

Andrea Coomber has been Andrea Coomber has been Director of JUSTICE since February 2013. As Director she has reoriented the organization’s strategy and been instrumental in the development of JUSTICE’s work on system reform, including on changing the model of decision making in the civil courts and tribunals, reconfiguration of court buildings to respond to the use of ordinary court users and increasing judicial diversity.

Vanessa Vershaw is an Australian organizational psychologist, coach, entrepreneur, journalist and former executive with over eighteen years of extensive international organizational development and leadership consulting experience. As an executive level practitioner, Vanessa is a highly regarded trusted advisor to high-level executives and Fortune 500 organizations.

Kara Goldin is the founder and CEO of San Francisco–based hint®, which is a healthy lifestyle brand that produces the leading unsweetened flavored water. Hint also recently launched a sunscreen spray that is oxybenzone and paraben-free and scented with hint fruit essence. Kara has received numerous accolades, including being named Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business, one of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs, Forbes’ 40 Women to Watch Over 40

Mr. Rossi is a co-founder of two of the world’s largest and most prestigious enrichment programs for high-achieving students. In the 26 years of Mr. Rossi’s guidance, more than 640,000 primary, middle school, secondary school and college students from more than 118 countries attended these academic programs focusing on leadership and career development.

Evan Hackel, the creator of the concept of Ingaging Leadership and author of Ingaging Leadership, is a successful businessman who has started more than 10 companies. As CEO of Tortal Training, a Charlotte North Carolina- based firm that specializes in developing and implementing interactive training solutions for companies in all sectors.

Click Here to listen to the unedited interview Click here to upload your crucible story t: @executivesahour IG: DrJamesK ____________________ Robyn Openshaw is the author of 15 books, including bestsellers The Green Smoothies Diet and 12 Steps to Whole Foods. Her latest book, Vibe: Unlock the Energetic Frequencies of Limitless Health, Love & Success, will be released by Simon & Schuster in October 2017. She is a former psychotherapist, university professor, and lectured in over 450 cities in the 6 years after launching her popular site GreenSmoothieGirl.com in 2007. She's a single mom to four children who are now flying the coop. She skis and plays tennis competitively in Utah, and believes that everything is possible if you leverage the highest frequencies in the Universe. You can find her podcast, Your High Vibration Life, on iTunes--also look for Green Smoothie Girl on Facebook, and visit her website GreenSmoothieGirl.com.

You can get the full-length interview at www.drjameskelley.com/executives-after-hours   DON'T FORGET TO UPLOAD YOUR ADVERSITY TO BETTER LEADERSHIP MOMENT ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL. ------------------------- Jon Berghoff is co-founder and president of Flourishing Leadership Institute, leading high-purpose organizations through positive change, high stakes collaborations, and rapid transformation - at the scale of the whole system. FLI has worked with the Navy, Army, United Nations, Google, Apple, VISA, and hundreds of high purpose organizations.  FLI is the creator of the LEAF Certification, enabling leaders to facilitate conversations and collaborations of all types, utilizing the latest science in Positive Psychology, Experiential Learning, Design Thinking, and Strengths Based Management. Jon previously led sales at Vitamix where, in less than five years, his division organically grew revenue from $42M to $174M, and from 175 to 600 team members. His large-group facilitation has brought him to five continents, and he teaches Appreciative Leadership and Emotionally Intelligent Negotiating through Executive Education at Weatherhead School of Management.

Get the full interview at: www.drjameskelley.com/executivesafterhours Remember go to the website and upload your crucible for a project. ---------------------- Brandi Richard is a mother, innovator, entrepreneur, advocate, and author. For twelve years, Brandi has shared her ideas, communications expertise, and project management with the Federal Emergency Management Agency where she currently serves as a Public Affairs Officer. Brandi is a graduate of Texas Woman’s University. Her innovative ideas led her to create her own business concepts and companies including: Awakened Concepts, an idea generation firm; Sacred Aroma all natural bath and body products, Green Grass Generation, On Board DFW, The Young Professional Advocate, #OperationGrowth, #WeGotNow, and is the Principal for BR Communications. Her dedication to the National Urban League resulted in her election as Dallas chapter president; Southern Region Vice President and now the first to hold the office of President for two consecutive terms of the National Urban League Young Professionals (NULYP) and NUL Board of Trustees. Through NULYP, she served as the lead representative nationally of 64 chapters, who under her leadership raised $2.9 million and served 200,000+ volunteer hours. Brandi currently speaks and blogs on the fierce urgency of the NOW generation, intergenerational collaboration, her book #OperationGrowth, and young professionals and women’s rights on Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, and www.brandirichard.com

HEAD OVER TO DRJAMESKELLEY.COM/EXECUTIVES-AFTER-HOURS FOR THE FULL INTERVIEW ___________________ To learn more about Andy and Strive: http://strive.org.za/#who Strive was founded in 2014 by Andy Golding. With experience working in and walking the halls of some of the worlds best companies to work for, we have collected a plethora of case studies and stories that prove, time and again, the importance of taking care of your people in business. We’ve built Strive with the objective of helping companies behaving averagely become Companies Behaving Awesomely, or Companies Behaving more awesomely! We have worked with and continue to work with businesses of all shapes and sizes. We are as passionate about startups as we are of corporates because people are people, in all businesses.

FULL-LENGTH INTERVIEW AT WWW.DRJAMESKELLEY.COM/EXECUTIVES-AFTER-HOURS WHAT WAS YOUR LEADING FROM ADVERSITY MOMENT? GO TO WWW.DRJAMESKELLEY.COM  TO SHARE YOUR STORY.  ___________________________ Learn more about N6A: http://www.n6a.com/ Matt Rizzetta is the President and CEO of North 6th Agency, Inc. (N6A), a leading brand communications agency based in New York City and Toronto. Under Rizzetta's leadership, N6A has been ranked as the #1 fastest-growing agency in the United States in its revenue category by O'Dwyers, as well one of the 50 most powerful agencies in the United States and the "coolest spaces at the hottest PR firms" by the Observer. Rizzetta has been instrumental in developing N6A's internal and external KPI measurement system, and has created a culture at N6A that has been lauded as one of the most rewarding, collaborative and unique in the agency landscape. Among the signature programs that Rizzetta has developed at N6A are the N6A 6PA Performance Ranking System, "N6-get-Away" vacation competition, "N6A Bucket List Weekend" competition, “N6-leg-Acy” PTO package, “N6A Chairman’s Pick” award, and many more.

HEAD OVER TO WWW.DRJAMESKELLEY.COM/EXECUTIVES-AFTER-HOURS FOR THE FULL-LENGTH INTERVIEW. ALSO, LET ME KNOW YOUR CRUCIBLE MOMENT BY DROPPING ME A NOTE.  Today on EAH, JJ Virgin. JJ and I talk life, liberty and the pursuit of just about anything. Celebrity nutrition and fitness expert JJ Virgin teaches clients how to eliminate food and carb intolerances so they can transform their health and their lives. As co-host of TLC’s Freaky Eaters and health expert on Dr. Phil, JJ is a prominent TV and media personality, including appearances on PBS, Dr. Oz, Rachael Ray, Access Hollywood, and the TODAY Show. JJ is the author of four NY Times bestsellers: The Virgin Diet, The Virgin Diet Cookbook, JJ Virgin’s Sugar Impact Diet, and JJ Virgin’s Sugar Impact Diet Cookbook. Her latest book, Miracle Mindset, shows warrior moms how to be strong, positive leaders for their families, while exploring the inspirational lessons JJ learned as she fought for her own son’s life. JJ hosts the popular JJ Virgin Lifestyle Show podcast and regularly writes for Huffington Post, Rodale Wellness, Mind Body Green and other major blogs and magazines. In addition to her work with nutrition and fitness, JJ is also a business coach and founded the premier health entrepreneur event and community, The Mindshare Summit. Find articles, recipes, helpful online programs, and more at www.jjvirgin.com.

SHARE YOUR CRUCIBLE MOMENT AT DRJAMESKELLEY.COM AND LISTEN TO THE FULL INTERVIEW AT: https://www.drjameskelley.com/executive-after-hours __________________________ Today on the EAH, Tim Sanders stops by to share his story. Being raised by his grandma, Tim tells the story how they healed each other over the years and all the nuggets of information she left Tim. Tim spent most of his early career on the cutting edge of innovation and change. He was an early stage member of Mark Cuban’s Broadcast.com, which had the largest opening day IPO in history. Afer Yahoo acquired the company, Tim was tapped to lead their ValueLab, and by 2001, he rose to Chief Solutions Officer. In 2005, he founded Deeper Media, which provides consulting services for leading brands. Today, he is one of the top-rated speakers on the lecture circuit. Tim is the author of four books, including the New York Times bestseller Love Is the Killer App: How To Win Business & Infuence Friends. It’s been translated into over a dozen languages and has been featured in Fast Company, USA Today, the New York Times, The Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor and on CNN. He’s a master storyteller who offers listeners actionable takeaways that produce results right away. That’s why he’s one of the top speakers on the lecture circuit.  GET YOUR FREE CHAPTER OF TIM'S BOOK AT: www.twar.com/free

Today on EAH Kevin Maney, bestselling author, award-winning columnist, and partner at Category Design Advisors. So he is rad. Plus we discuss the philosophical question of parental death.  He writes a weekly column about technology and society for Newsweek. His critically-acclaimed book, Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets (HarperBusiness, 2016) is a collaboration with Silicon Valley veterans Al Ramadan, Dave Peterson and Christopher Lochhead. The book introduces business to the idea of category design and gave birth to the advisory firm Category Design Agency. Maney co-authored, with TIBCO CEO Vivek Ranadive, The Two-Second Advantage: How We Succeed by Anticipating the Future...Just Enough. Merging brain science and computer science, it was a 2011 New York Times bestseller and predicted much of the conversation we’re now having about artificial intelligence. Maney also co-wrote Making the World Work Better, which marked IBM’s centennial in 2001. More than 600,000 copies are in print in a dozen languages. His other books include Trade-Off: Why Some Things Catch On, and Others Don't, The Maverick and His Machine: Thomas Watson Sr. and the Making of IBM and Megamedia Shakeout. Maney has been a contributor to Fortune, The Atlantic, Fast Company and ABC News, among other media outlets. He was a contributing editor at Conde Nast Portfolio during its brief run from 2007 to 2009. For 22 years, Maney was a columnist, editor, and reporter at USA Today. He’s appeared frequently on television and radio, including CNN, CBS Sunday Morning and NPR, and lectures at conferences and universities, including New York University, UNC in Chapel Hill, and his alma mater, Rutgers. Kevin lives in New York and plays music with other New York rockers in a band called Total Blam Blam.

GO TO WWW.DRJAMESKELLEY.COM TO SHARE YOUR PERSONAL CRUCIBLE. Today on EAH, Shama Hyder, CEO of Marketing Zen Group. Shama is known as a visionary strategist for the digital age, a web and TV personality, a bestselling author, and the award-winning CEO of The Marketing Zen Group – a global online marketing and digital PR company. She has aptly been dubbed the “Zen Master of Marketing” by Entrepreneur Magazine and the “Millennial Master of the Universe” by FastCompany.com. Shama has also been honored at both the White House and The United Nations as one of the top 100 young entrepreneurs in the country. Under her leadership, The Marketing Zen Group has grown an average of 400% growth annually since 2009 to include a team of 30 and serve clients ranging from publicly-held Fortune 500 companies to privately-held small businesses and nonprofit organizations across the globe. Shama is the bestselling author of The Zen of Social Media Marketing, now in its 4th edition and Momentum: How to Propel Your Marketing and Transform Your Brand in the Digital Age, her latest book that launched in 2016. An acclaimed international keynote speaker, Shama has shared the speaking stage with the world’s top leaders, including President Obama and the Dalai Lama. As a result of her success, Shama has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the prestigious Technology Titan Emerging Company CEO award. She was named one of the “Top 25 Entrepreneurs under 25” by Business Week in 2009, one of the “Top 30 Under 30” Entrepreneurs in America in 2014 by Inc. Magazine, and to the Forbes “30 Under 30” list of movers and shakers for 2015. LinkedIn named Hyder one of its “Top Voices” in Marketing & Social Media. Her web show Shama TV was awarded the “Hermes Gold award for Educational Programming in Electronic Media” and most recently she was awarded the “Excellence in Social Media Entrepreneurship” award for 2016.

Today on EAH, Phil Geryshak stops by to tell me his path to Authenticity. Phil Gerbyshak is the Chief Digital Officer of Vengreso and is a co-founder. He’s an award-winning speaker, an author and a technology geek who has been using digital to build business for nearly 20 years when he hand-coded his first website dedicated to his favorite decade, the 80s. Since the early days of the Internet, Phil has built websites, communities and bank accounts using the latest tools integrated into the classic needs of sales and marketing. A teacher at heart, Phil has delivered programs for audiences of 5 to 500, for the Fortune 50 to the smallest businesses and he’s been featured in articles in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, USA Today, Financial Times, Daily Globe and Mail, Inc and Entrepreneur to name just a few places. When Phil isn’t teaching digital sales transformation, creating content, or reading the latest business book, you can find him playing pinball, walking on Florida’s beaches or enjoying one of 57 craft breweries in the Tampa Bay area. Learn more about Vengresso at: www.vengreso.com   Podcast: http://www.c-suiteradio.com/shows/conversations-with-phil/ -------- Remember to Leave your crucible at: www.drjameskelley.com

Today on EAH, Dana Malstaff, mom, author, and ninja for Boss Mom.Dana is a mother, author, business & content strategist, coach, podcaster, and blind spot reducer. Dana is the author of Boss Mom: The Ultimate Guide to Raising a Business & Nurturing Your Family Like a Pro, and Confessions of a Boss Mom: The Power in Knowing We are Not Alone. She is also the founder of Boss Mom. She serves Boss Moms who yearn for more time and less guilt when it comes to building their business and raising their family, by providing the tools they need to get more out of their content and business, without sacrificing their family goals. You can get the book here: Boss Mom Book  More about Dana:boss-mom.com/____________________________________ The Crucibles Gift: Coming Spring 2018. My Website: www.drjameskelley.com

Today on Executive After Hours, I have a special guest announcer, Branson Kelley. Oh, and I am also interviewing Bernie Swain, found of the Washington Speakers Bureau. Bernie comes from simple, humble, and resilient stock. He is also the author of "What Made Me Who I Am." Bernie takes the stories of clients and creates short, easily digestible life lessons.    His mother, Patricia, grew up in central Virginia with her family who were farmers and lived off the land. She worked on her parents’ farm, hunted, fished and yet loved to fly; she befriended Charles Lindbergh and other aviators of her time. Bernie’s father lived with his single mother, five sisters, one brother and numerous relatives in a tiny two-room house – a bedroom and a room with a wood burning stove – in one of the poorest mining towns in West Virginia. When his mother, Swain’s grandmother, couldn’t take care of them he spent part of his childhood in the local orphanage. His parents eventually met and married.   

Today on E.A.H., Jeff McManus and I discuss why being married is hard. It just is!!! Oh, and his new book "Growing Weeders into Leaders", which is launching on my birthday, September 5th. Jeff is the Director of Landscape Services at the University of Mississippi, where he grows plants...he grows people...he grows ideas. Jeff knew that growing the people was critical to growing the plants. Understanding that all humans either have or strive for the innate elements of Greatness, Resiliency, Opportunity and Wisdom, Jeff developed his GROW-theory into an impactful management and professional development leadership program for his staff. Taking his grounds employees, affectionately known as “weeders”, and developing them into “leaders” has been a joyous challenge that reaped acres of rewards in the form of national recognition by the Princeton Review, PGMS, Newsweek and every faculty, staff, student and visitor who has walked onto the Ole Miss Campus. Building on that momentum, Jeff has designed a professional development plan for his Weeders called Landscape University. His message rings true for any industry leader or manager looking to grow a high-performance and dedicated workforce. You can find out more about Jeff at http://jeffmcmanusspeaking.com/afterhours/

Today on Executives After Hours Tony Wrighton stops by shirtless and hot in his apartment in London. Tony is an NLP (Neuro-linguistic programming) Trainer and Master Practitioner. He has written three books published by Virgin Books, which have been translated into 12 languages, while his NLP audiobooks have sold over 100,000 copies and have been Top 10 best-sellers on iTunes in many countries around the world. He is the host of the top-rated podcast Zestology, where he chats with guests about ways to inspire listeners to find more energy, vitality, and motivation. http://www.tonywrighton.com/ --------------- www.drjameskelley.com Executives After Hours Podcast.

Today on Executives After Hours Steve Robertson, CEO of Julian Krinsky Camps & Programs (JKCP) based on the Philadelphia Mainline. JKCP is an organization specializing in youth-to-adult programming that turns curiosity into passion and skill.

Today on Executives After Hours, Doug Krug stops by to chat about his life of random activities. Beginning with learning everything about leadership from training dogs in the military. Doug has also owned a bar in Germany, a record store, and a hotel for 120 days. Doug’s third book, The Missing Piece in Leadership: How to create the future you want, is in its second printing. He has co-authored two books, Enlightened Leadership: Getting to the HEART of Change and Leadership Made Simple.  Enlightened Leadership is in its 31st printing. Doug is host of his talk radio show entitled, “Leading Change Without Resistance” airing at 1690AM in Denver.  Podcasts available.  He also served as part of the MBA Program at Johns Hopkins University’s Division of Public Safety Leadership for 15 years.  He also served as part of Executive Development Programs throughout the federal government.  This includes IRS, FBI, DEA, Veterans Affairs, CDC, NNSA/OST, Secret Service, Office of Personnel Management, NASA, Department of Interior and Department of Labor.                                                The essence of Doug’s work is built around the premise that the core of what makes an effective and inspiring leader cannot be taught, not in the traditional sense; it has to be brought out from within.  Doug’s primary role is helping top executive teams create and sustain the focus and alignment essential to successfully deal with today’s most pressing leadership challenges.  This includes three Governor’s Cabinets, the top executive teams at FBI, Medicare/Medicaid, U.S. Marshals and all 50 Admirals in the Coast Guard; as well as numerous executive teams in the corporate arena.  Through ‘enter-trainment’, Doug provides inspiration and information, giving participants tools that are immediately applicable.  Groups actively participate in their own discovery through simple yet powerful exercises.

Today on Executives After Hours, Deb Gabor stops by for a chat. Deb and I talk about her life growing up in the midwest, a grandma who is a Holocaust survivor grandfather who may or may not have known a mafia boss. Deb was born to brand. She is the founder and brand dominatrix of Sol Marketing, a brand strategy consultancy obsessed with building winning brands and author of Branding is Sex: Get Your Customers Laid and Sell the Hell Out of Anything.

Today on Executives After Hours I had the pleasure to talk with Lee Cockerel. Lee and I talk about a host of topics, from his less than stellar up bring, to his evolution and everything in between. Lee Cockerell retired as the Executive Vice President of Operations for the WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, a position he held for ten years.  His responsibilities encompassed a diverse mix of operations, which included 20 resort hotels with over 24,000 Guest rooms, 4 theme parks, 2 water parks, 5 golf courses, a shopping village & nighttime entertainment complex, the ESPN Sports Complex and the ancillary operations support functions.  Lee joined the Disney organization in July 1990 as Director of Food and Beverage and Quality Assurance for the Disneyland Paris hotels.  Prior to joining the Walt Disney World Co., he spent seventeen years in various executive positions with the Marriott Corporation and eight years with Hilton Hotels.  Lee is the best-selling author of four books on leadership, management, and world class customer service; Creating Magic…10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney is now available in 15 languages.The Customer Rules...The 39 Essential Rules for Delivering Sensational Service is currently available in 12 languages. Time Management Magic…How To Get More Done Every Day Career Magic…How to Stay on Track to Achieve a Stellar Career For more information go to: www.LeeCockerell.com

Today on Executives After Hours, I had the pleasure to speak with Jake Nicolle, Co-Founder o f 180 Drums. Jake is wise beyond his years and has the calming presence about him. He is super polite....and what would I expect, he is Canadian. You will be hearing a lot from this guy over the years. At 25 years old, Jake Nicolle is the co-founder of 180 Drums, an e-commerce education business, and has spent the last 5 years becoming an expert in product development, product marketing, business operations, and online branding and strategy. At 180 Drums, in less than a year, he garnered an audience of over 200,000+ followers and 2M+ views through his unique strategy to online brand development. Alongside 180 Drums, Jake also interviews top performers across various industries including Forbes and Fast Company featured entrepreneurs, through Novel Podcast.

Today on Executives After Hours I had the honor to harass Mitch Joel until he said yes to come on my show. Mitch is an international leader in technology and human consumption, as well as the Canadian version of William Miller from Almost Famous (2002 movie). Sidenote, please note that the interview seems to just jump right in, really at the middle and that is because it does. I forgot to hit record, but Mitch was great about letting me chat with him for over an hour.   Here is a  brief snippet from Mitch's bio (it is pretty big) When Google wants someone to explain the latest developments in marketing to the top brands in the world, they bring Mitch Joel to the Googleplex in Mountain View, California. Marketing Magazine dubbed him the "Rock Star of Digital Marketing" and called him, "one of North America's leading digital visionaries." Back in 2006, he was named one of the most influential authorities on blog marketing in the world. Mitch Joel is President of Mirum - a global digital marketing agency operating in close to 20 countries with over 2000 employees (although he prefers the title, Media Hacker). He has been called a marketing and communications visionary, interactive expert and community leader. He is also an author, blogger, podcaster, and passionate speaker who connects with people worldwide by sharing his innovation insights on digital marketing and business transformation. He has been named one of the top 100 online marketers in the world and was awarded the highly prestigious Canada's Top 40 Under 40.  You can see the full bio here: http://sixpixels.mirumagency.com/about-mitch/

Today on Executives After Hours, I had the pleasure to interview Joe Sanok. Joe and I talk about his transformation from Evangelical Christian to spiritual....landing someone where on the faith spectrum. Joe decided that instead of preaching to people, he would go on a listening tour. The results is a guy who is deeply grounded, completely transparent, and swell. We talk about a lot more than this, but it gives you an idea. Joe is a speaker, mental health counselor, business consultant, and podcaster. Joe has the #1 podcast for counselors, The Practice of the Practice Podcast. With interviews with Pat Flynn, John Lee Dumas, Chris Ducker, Rob Bell, Glennon Doyle Melton, and Lewis Howes, Joe is a rising star in the speaking world! Joe is a writer for PsychCentral, has been featured on the Huffington Post, Forbes, GOOD Magazine, Reader's Digest, Bustle, and Yahoo News. He is a keynote speaker, author of five books, and is a top consultant. You can learn more here. https://www.practiceofthepractice.com/ Also, check out my website at www.drjameskelley.com

Today on Executives After Hours I had the pleasure to speak with Allen Fahden. Allen, like many of my guest's, has come from what would seem like the abyss. Allen is an author, corporate trainer, and former stand-up comic Allen Fahden has consulted with countless Fortune 500 companies, as well as celebrity business owners such as Paul McCartney and Bill Murray. Allen has been featured by People Magazine, ABC News, BBC TV, and countless television and radio broadcasts, as well as syndicated and local print media across the U.S. Creator of the Team Dimension Profile, Allen has also written chapters for best-selling The One Minute Millionaire by Chicken Soup for the Soul co-author Mark Victor Hansen. Allen’s profiles have sold over a million copies internationally. Preproduction copies of his upcoming book, Another Boring, Derivative, Piece of Crap Business Book have received critical acclaim. The innovation and team techniques featured in Allen’s work have resulted from years of developing ways to create new ideas that will sell to both clients and the mass market. His experience in the field includes presiding over his own award-winning advertising agency, as well as serving as Vice-president and Creative Director of D’Arcy, Masius, Benton, and Bowles, and Senior Writer for accounts such as Levi’s at Foote, Cone, and Belding in San Francisco. He also led John Ryan Co. from revenue of $7 million to $29 million the first year he took over as Senior Vice President of Creative and pre-booked another $44 million for the year after that using the methods he now teaches his clients. Over 30 years working with teams as a corporate executive and as a trainer in Edwards Deming’s Quality processes, Allen identified an understanding of people’s strengths that allow them to triple their performance in the beginning creating, planning and decision stages. By appreciating what a team member can do, and not expecting them to do what they can’t, he has freed people to transform their work, relationships, and purpose.

Today on Executives After Hours, Aaron Walker, entrepreneur, author, and Mastermind guru. Aaron is without question a veteran entrepreneur. Starting his first business at 18 and selling to a Fortune 500 company nine short years later demonstrates Aaron’s passion for succeeding. Unwilling to rest on past success Aaron started, bought and sold eight successful companies over the past 37 years. Having a strong desire for personal development has kept Aaron in a weekly mastermind group for more than a decade with Dave Ramsey, Dan Miller, Ken Abraham and seven other notable Nashvillians. Aaron has enjoyed a 36-year marriage with his beautiful wife, Robin. Today Aaron spends the majority of his time HELPING MEN GROW IN SUCCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE as President and Founder of VIEW FROM THE TOP, a premier life and business coaching resource. Aaron's new book, View From The Top is guaranteed to motivate and inspire you to live a successful and significant life.

Today on Executives After Hours, Tyler Kellogg (youth crisis intervention specialist) Tyler and I go deep on death, the mad trucker who almost killed him, the summer of good deeds across America, and so much more. Tyler grew up on the lush green shores of Eastern Lake Ontario, in Northern New York. His history is saturated with extraordinary adventures, experiences, projects, and undertakings which have helped to catapult him into the public eye. In 2007 he was the youngest finisher of Ironman USA, a 140.6-mile triathlon in Lake Placid, New York. Then in 2009, Tyler curated a project dubbed "Tyler DoGood." Over the course of three months, Tyler traveled the East Coast of the United States, bestowing random acts of kindness upon strangers. This project led to countless talks at schools (K-12), colleges, religious congregations, conferences, and Fortune 500 companies. Tyler's art portfolio is derived from his observations of chaos, color, movement, and patterns seen in the world. To date, he has created a prolific body of artwork including hundreds of paintings, poems, and social projects. He continues to create something daily. Since 2010, Tyler has been featured on the BBC Radio One as well as other radio shows, has given several TEDx talks, received an unsolicited letter from Michelle Obama, and found himself featured on the cover of the Readers Digest's "Best of America" edition. His core driving force is a ceaseless cultivation of joy, compassion, and empathy without discrimination or expectation of repayment. Tyler's spent the past three years applying his patience and empathy in the youth crisis intervention field, where he's made it his mission to develop new methods of crisis deescalation that utilize compassion to disrupt tense and potentially violent situations. Frequently traveling the world, his most recent adventures have seen him road tripping the Himalayas of India, exploring ruins in Cambodia, capturing the architecture of Spain, and interviewing the people of America.  Tyler can be reached at any of the below-listed links. email: [email protected] https://www.instagram.com/theartoftyler/ https://www.facebook.com/Theartoftyler

Today on Executives After Hours, Marie Wiese, CEO of Marketing CoPilot and author of "You Can't Be Everywhere." Maire has helped hundreds of companies turn their websites into lead generation and sales machines. Marie works with CEOs and business owners to develop digital marketing tools that are part of the Marketing CoPilot Methodology; she is an Executive in Residence at the Innovation Factory, has contributed to national publications on digital marketing, is an Adjunct Professor of Mentis Academy and a volunteer mentor with Futurpreneur Canada. She shares her knowledge extensively on her blog and in her latest book, You Can’t Be Everywhere. You can also go to, mariewiese.com -------------- Here is Marie's full bio:  It all started with a Jalopy typewriter back in the 1970’s. Marie’s grandmother gave it to her merely as a toy to keep her amused on rainy days. But Marie took it seriously. Very seriously. In fact her first writing exercise involved penning a series of letters to the local Member of Parliament asking for a job as her assistant. She was 12 (Marie, not the MP). After graduating from York University with a degree in English and a certificate in Public Relations from Humber College, Marie became a press secretary to a federal cabinet minister in Ottawa, Canada. Her letter writing campaign had finally paid off. Working in Canada’s financial services industry lead Marie to her first brush with entrepreneurism. It was the dotcom boom of the late 90s and she joined a financial services software company as the VP of Marketing and later Sales. With nothing more than PowerPoint and a compelling story about the vast opportunity to automate the brokerage industry, Marie was part of a team that raised $25M. But the dream of “cashing out” and riding the dotcom boom was not to be. Within twelve months of rolling out the business plan, the dotcom meltdown had begun and the company’s anchor clients on Wall Street, who were needed to prove out the software, were unfortunate victims of 9/11. What happened next was a technology fire s

Today on Executives After Hours, Mo Gawdat (Chief Business Officer for Google X). He is one hell of a man who isn't swayed by much. Not even my good looks. Mo and I meet in Dubai and have a great conversation, but what struck most was his passion for solving for happiness....wait he actually wrote a booked called, Solve for Happy. He also has a nine part series on YouTube from a Stanford pop-up class. Mo Gawdat is the Chief Business Officer at Google’s [X], an elite team of engineers that comprise Google’s futuristic “dream factory.” In the past ten years, he has made happiness his primary topic of research, diving deeply into literature and conversing on the topic with thousands of people in more than a hundred countries. He is also a serial entrepreneur who has co-founded more than twenty businesses. He speaks Arabic, English, and German. In 2014, motivated by the tragic loss of his son Ali, Mo began pouring his findings into his first book, Solve for Happy.

Today on Executives After Hours, Àlex Cardona, Co-founder of Aborígens. Àlex found it entrepreneurial spirit from his dad, his passion, and compassion from his mom and his love for food from Catalonia.  Àlex and his partner began Aborígens by giving free food tours for their friends and family. However, after realizing that 'for free' was bad for the bank account they went to work creating the company. As Catalan professionals with experience in journalism and communication, they set forth creating an experience second to none. If you are ever in Barcelona and love food, please look these guys up and do a tour. It was one of my most favorite experiences. http://aborigensbarcelona.com/   FB: @aborigensbcn TW: @aborigensbcn Instagram: www.instagram.com/aborigens/

Today on Executives After Hours I have Lisa McDonald stop by for a chat. We dive right into it from the start about child abuse and life.....Talk about heavy topics! You will also note that during the opening I let you know that I was ready to throw-up. Good news, it didn't happen. Yeah me! Though I felt like crap for the remainder of the night. Ok, back to Lisa.  Lisa wears many hats. A successful author, motivational speaker, tv and radio host, blogger, personal development coach, mentor and mother of two. Prior to her life in the public eye, Lisa had a successful 25-year career within the social services sector. Lisa is the author of three bestselling children’s books: Little Boy Gan: From Passion-Filled Everland; Reimburse the Universe and Planet Pome-Granite. She is also a contributing author to the International nonfiction bestsellers, 365 Moments of Grace and 365 Life Shifts, and the soon-to-be-published, Shine Your Light. Lisa has just finished her first nonfiction manuscript, a memoir, due out in 2018. On her weekly radio talk show, Lisa interviews a variety of newsmakers, leaders, authors and celebrities. Recent guests have included, Deepak Chopra, Leeza Gibbons, David Suzuki, Dave Pelzer, Jay Shetty, Lolly Daskal. Sesame Street’s Bob McGrath and leadership expert, Dov Baron. In 2017, Lisa became a blogger for Arianna Huffington’s, Thrive Global, a website dedicated to offering readers sustainable, science-based solutions to enhance both well-being and performance. You can find out more https://lisamcdonaldauthor.com/

Today on Executives After Hours I had the pleasure to talk with David Basulto, CEO of iOgrapher. David may have one of the more random lives. He has worked in film and tv, education and is now charting a course as a successful CEO, at 51.  Before starting iOgrapher, David was a college football player, Wall Street stockbroker, Hollywood producer, and high school media teacher. After starting his Hollywood career as an extra in Rocky V, he worked with the likes of Jon Voight, Steven Seagal, and Edward Norton and on shows such as Cheers, Mad About You, and News Radio. His most rewarding job was teaching, and his students inspired the invention of the iOgrapher case. Basulto became an entrepreneur at the age of 51 and now spends his time helping individuals create Hollywood-quality films on mobile devices, and developing new products when he’s not smiling with his wife and son. Check out David's creation. www.iographer.com

Today on Executives After Hours, Randall Bell, PhD, stops by to talk about his new book Me, We, Do, Be and his personal journey as the master of disaster. Dr. Bell is a socio-economist and the CEO of Landmark Research Group, LLC. Prior to this, he led a national practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, the world’s largest consulting firm. He is the author of “Me We Do Be: The Four Cornerstones of Success.” The strategic and problem-solving skills of Dr. Bell are well established. He consulted on the World Trade Center, the Flight 93 Crash Site, the BP Oil Spill, Hurricane Katrina, the nuclear testing on the Bikini Atoll, and several other tragedies including the JonBenét Ramsey and O.J. Simpson cases. Dr. Bell’s research has taken him to fifty states and seven continents, and his work has generated billions of dollars for his clients. As a leading expert, Dr. Bell has been profiled in the Wall Street Journal, People magazine, the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, CNN, World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer, Entertainment Tonight, EXTRA, ABC’s 20/20, and many others. Dr. Bell earned his PhD in Human and Organizational Systems from Fielding Graduate University and his MBA from UCLA. He is married and has four children. Dr. Bell grew up in Southern California and is an avid volunteer with various causes and a popular speaker across the globe.

Today on Executives After Hours is Dennis Boyle (Partner and a founding member of IDEO). Dennis may be the nicest guy I know. We had such a great conversation that I came back for a second conversation two weeks later. Based in Palo Alto, he leads the Health and Wellness practice, which works with clients in the medical and consumer health-care industries to develop innovative products and strategies for promoting healthful living and behavior change. Over the course of his IDEO career, he has worked as a design engineer, a project leader, a business relationship leader, a studio leader, and a practice leader. He has helped us build and nurture many key, long-term client relationships, including Silicon Valley tech firms, Fortune 100 consumer businesses, and health-care companies. He has contributed to more than 50 patents. Dennis helped to shape IDEO’s approach to teaching design thinking through workshops. He also created the TechBox at IDEO, a collection of tools used for creative problem-solving, research, and in communication both inside and outside the company. Dennis is a consulting assistant professor in the Design Division of Stanford University’s Mechanical Engineering School, where he’s contributed to courses on product, engineering, and human factors design, as well as design for sustainability and creativity and innovation. He also teaches “Design for Better Health” at the d.school, a course that draws students from each of the university’s graduate schools. (Students are placed on teams that work directly with individual patients to promote healthy behaviors in order to avoid long-term chronic illness.) Dennis holds a BS in mechanical engineering, with an emphasis on industrial design, from the University of Notre Dame and an MS in product design from Stanford. He is married to Peggy Burke, founder of 1185 Design, and has two sons.

Today on Executives After Hours, Connie Pheiff (Former CEO of Girlscouts) stops by for a truly authentic conversation. This is a sex, drugs and rock'in roll type of interview. Connie is a successful businesswoman, author, speaker, coach, and Podcast host of Up or Out with Connie… she is the female headliner host on C-Suite Radio and Conscious Business Network helping women in leadership achieve excellence and Be Unstoppable Together. She has authored over 1,000 articles and four books on leadership, productivity, personal development, marketing, and influence. From drag racing, Harley riding, horse taming, tattooed DIVA... she broke the mold and is not your typical leader. She is the Unstoppable DIVA ~ the essence of a woman on a Mission. She was Director of the United States Chamber of Commerce, later becoming the Chair and CEO of Girl Scouts USA (Penn’s Woods Council) from 2000 to 2006 when the Girl Scouts realigned. Since that time, she has led her own company, the Pheiff Group, and founder of Total Leadership, Business Accelerator Academy, and the Global C-Suite Women’s Network. Connie is the Immediate Past President of the National Speakers Association, GLAC; Member National Speakers Association; board member Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA); and Advisory Board Member Dress for Success. To learn more about the Pheiff Group and to hire Connie for personal coaching or to speak at your next event, go to http://www.pheiffgroup.com.