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Rockstar Achievers

by Catherine M. White

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  1. Get a "Real" Job - Mark Stephen Pooler, Editor in Chief, Media & News Publisher of MSP News Global

    From being bullied, addicted to drugs, and having mental health challenges to Founder, Editor in Chief, Media & News Publisher of MSP News Global. In his younger years, Mark Stephen Pooler was told to "get a real job" when he performed as television extras and in drama; he now oversees MSP's…

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  2. Be Relentlessly Yourself - Evelien van Es, Business & Life Coach, Founder of Signature for Success

    Evelien van Es is an international business & life coach, sparring partner, and speaker, author of "Be Relentlessly Yourself", and creator of Signature 4 Success® in which she helps her clients get to the core of their being and translate it into their work and businesses. She has a corporate...

  3. Navigating a Complex Society - Abraham Ajenifuja, Visionary & Founder of Peace Profit, LLC

    Abraham Ajenifuja is the visionary, advocate and pioneer of the revolutionary Vision, Intention, Purpose (VIP) concept. Abraham discovered that this mindset is the key to navigating our increasingly complex society and all of its accompanying socio-economic challenges. He helps leaders in their...

  4. Your Life if Waiting, Go Get It! - Phil Guinouard, Game Changer

    Founder of Legacy creator, LLC. Phil spent 27 years opening and turning around close to 80 restaurants, and now he’s a transformational master that utilizes an innovative next generation system for helping men and women who want to design their own life in an era where they feel trapped and…

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  5. Reframing on Steroids (Making Positive Changes in Your Life by Reframing Your Thoughts) - Coralee Kulman, Life Coaching with Come Alive

    Coralee Kulman is author of a three book "Come Alive" series to be released soon. She is certified in Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Life Coaching and has a wealth of life experiences to achieve profound results for clients. Through her Come Alive register program, Personal Empowerment Process®...

  6. Listen to Your Gut (And Trust It) - Cathy Derksen, Founder, Inspired Tenacity

    Cathy Derksen, Founder of Inspired Tenacity, is dedicated to improving the lives of the women in her community. She transformed her career from working as a lab technologist into financial planning so that she could focus her energy on helping others in a more direct manner. After digging deeper...

  7. Use the Tools You Have to Reactivate and Grow - Dr. Noel Lloyd, Owner, Five Star Management

    Dr. Noel Lloyd had been a busy, successful chiropractor when he was involved in a career ending ski accident. With a new house, wife and baby, he could not afford to give up his career yet with having lost strength in his arms and a "trashed" neck, he was no longer able to serve his clients. He...

  8. One Person Can Have a HUGE Impact - Christopher Wirth, Founder, No Quit Living and The Positivity Tribe

    Christopher J. Wirth is the father of three children, founder and president of both “No Quit Living” and “Positivity Tribe”, and host of the “No Quit Living Podcast”, which has been rated as a top 50 Podcast on iTunes in three different categories: Business, Health, and Self-Help. He works with...

  9. Rejection Sucks - Bring it On! - Dominick Domasky, Founder, Motivation Champs

    Dominick Domasky is an inspirational author, storyteller, and founder of the inspiration sharing and publishing platform, Motivation Champs. He is also the author of five inspirational books. As a boy, he learned the value of hard work pulling weeds and doing odd jobs in the fields of his…

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  10. Fear Works Against You, a Creative Imagination Works for You - Paul Ellis, Managing Director, Ellis Wealth Management

    Paul Bertrand Ellis is the Managing Director at Ellis Wealth Management, LLC. He is an accomplished 25 year financial industry veteran. In addition to various investment and insurance licenses, he holds a certification as a Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA®) through Investments &...

  11. Be the Odd One Out - Liz Diehl, Founder, Total Wellness Solutions, Inc.

    Liz had a 28 year career in music and design. After retiring from her manufacturing and publishing design company she chose the health industry with passion. Not only to help her own personal health, but to help others find a way to look, feel, and perform better at any age. Through experiencing...

  12. Nobody Dies Laughing - Frank King, Mental Health Comedian & TEDx Coach

    Frank King is a Suicide Prevention speaker and Trainer and was formerly a writer for The Tonight Show for 20 years. Depression and suicide run in his family. He’s thought about killing himself more times than he can count. He’s fought a lifetime battle with Major Depressive Disorder and Chronic...

  13. Be the One That's Creating the Change - Jake Hanes, Owner, Action Tax Services

    What's new and exciting for our return guest, Jake Hanes? Not much - just 93 mile hikes, bear encounters, "wing walking", and...listen to find out. Jake Hanes is an exceptional CPA and owner of Action Tax services LLC as well as a public speaker and author. He delivers high energy messages that...

  14. The Power of Relationship Marketing - Jana Riggan, Owner & Publisher, Newcastle Life

    Jana Riggan is the owner and publisher of a neighborhood publication called Newcastle Life. Prior to owning this publication, she worked for private schools in marketing and fundraising and used to be an advertiser with these same publications. She has a passion for helping businesses reach their...

  15. Be Willing to Say Yes to Something You Didn't Expect - John Chen, Founder, Geoteaming

    We welcome back to the show, John Chen, the virtual leader of Geoteaming! John has spent over 20 years building a successful team building business. When COVID-19 hit, revenues plummeted as his clients began cancelling all in-person events, his main life-line. What saved Geoteaming from folding...

  16. Make a Real Difference, Not Just a Point - Elizabeth Bachman, Founder, Strategic Speaking for Results

    In more than 50 operas around the world, Elizabeth Bachman has directed such luminaries as Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo, giving her a wealth of tools to help business professionals become respected presenters. Fluent in five languages, she is adept at working with presenters from many...

  17. Failure is a Part of Success, Keep Pushing Forward! - Matt Burton, Author, The Unbound Man

    Matt Burton, author of the “Unbound Man - Breaking Free From the Shackles of Trauma Experienced by Men”, is a social entrepreneur, father of three and grandfather of three. Having started many profit and not-for-profit organizations, he reached high levels of success at a young age. Despite…

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  18. Don't Wait for Perfect Timing, Build Your Empire Now - Unique’ka, Founder, Unique’ka, Inc.

    Unique’ka, founder of Unique’ka, Inc., grew up being bounced around between foster and group homes. She learned to be independent at an early age, spending much of her childhood running away and searching for love in all the wrong places. She dropped out of school during her Senior year and began...

  19. Community is the Key, Especially In Rough Times - Tracey Warren, InSpark Coworking

    Tracey believes community is the key to success in life and business. As a community creator and connector, InSpark Coworking was exactly the right business for her to open! Every day, she gets to connect with and support women in business – hands on! She has put her heart and soul into building...

  20. Opportunities Arise When a Crisis Strikes - Wayne Purser, Caldwell Banker Bain

    As we are in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis, Wayne Purser's message is a reminder that when a crisis hits, we need to keep pushing through; great rewards come when we get to the other side. Wayne is a managing broker with Caldwell Banker Bain, author, and active community member. He entered…

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  21. If You Want to Impact the Future of Tomorrow, Start with the Leaders of Today - John Cramer Jr., Owner of Stylo Ink, Student

    This young entrepreneur has always had a fascination with business. Before the age of 18, he served as an Ambassador for Washington Business Week, was an international Deca competitor and founded Stylo Ink, a successful pen company, which he began as a means to put himself through college. He is...

  22. Commit to Your Goals 100% - Heidi Snider Kauffman, Equestrian Athlete, Leader & Author

    Heidi Snider Kauffman is a professional equestrian athlete and coach of over 23 years. She is the mother of three, a leader of a multi-million dollar direct sales team and an author. Heidi's incredible drive and determination are what has pushed her through many challenges, brought her quick...

  23. Success is Failure Upside Down - Michael Padilla, Owner, MP Financial Literacy Services

    Michael Padilla with MP Financial Literacy Services. Michael helps people who are struggling with credit challenges to get back on track through financial literacy and education. He gives them an opportunity to have a second chance at getting what they want in life. Michael has been an…

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  24. Turn Your Tragedies into Triumphs - Tina Mitchell, Mortgage Planner, Author, Coach

    Tina Mitchell has been in the mortgage industry for over 2 decades and has been recognized in the top 1% Nationwide. She is a numbers gal so much that she designed a mortgage software and is the founder of Mortgage Triangle Software. She is committed to the Real Estate community and has been...

  25. You're the Producer, Make it a GREAT Show! - Bill Stainton, Emmy Award Winner, Leadership Keynote Speaker

    Bill Stainton has won 29 Emmy Awards for his work as a television producer, writer, and performer. Not bad for a guy who was born in the shadow of an Amish dairy farm in Lancaster, Pennsylvania! Today, as an in-demand keynote speaker, he infuses events with energy and laughs, while helping his...

  26. Where There's a Will, There's a Way - Catherine M. White, Rockstar Achievers Host, CEO

    Rockstar Achievers Host, Catherine M. White, is interviewed by previous guest, Sheldon Sweeney. Catherine shares her story of childhood poverty and how she gained the drive to become an entrepreneur, the challenge of building a business as a single parent, and how she helps her clients build...

  27. Action Without Celebration is a Burden - Brett Dupree, Author, Speaker & LIfe Coach

    Having lived most of his life with severe social anxiety and feeling constant fear, Brett Dupree was one of the last people who would ever write a book or lead a public speaking group. Although he had many goals and aspirations, he thought they would never happen because he was too scared of the...

  28. Take Care of Your Team and They'll Take Care of Your Customers - Nelson Griffin, Senior VP, Red Lobster Supply Chain

    Nelson Griffin is the Senior Vice President of Supply Chain for Red Lobster Seafood Company based in Orlando, Florida. In his current role, Nelson is responsible for leading all the supply chain related activities for the world’s largest casual dining seafood restaurant company which operates...

  29. Going Through the Hard Times Builds Character - Sheldon Sweeney, Financial Advisor, Pacific Capital Resource Group, Inc.

    Sheldon graduated from California Maritime Academy with a B.S. in Nautical Industrial Technology and worked in the field for many years. Ultimately, his love for client service led him to a career in financial services as a Protection Specialist with a major fraternal insurer; however, he found…

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  30. Be Different and Stand Out in a Noisy World - Jeremy Tank, Founder, Think Tank Creative

    Jeremy Tank graduated from the prestigious New School for the Arts (NSA) high school in 1997. At NSA, he studied fine art, advanced figure drawing, visual design, photography, print production, and various performance arts. He received a BFA in Graphic Design from the Art Institute of Phoenix in...

  31. What Will You Do With Your 86,400 Seconds? - Carlos Bayne, Events DJ & Costco Supervisor

    Rockstar Achiever, Carlos Bayne, is a ‘A jack of a ton of trades’ and a freelancer like “nobody’s business”. He has a great sense of humor, is very energetic and exhibits a fun and charismatic personality. His goal is to seek out the most out of life and shows that in the many interests he…

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  32. Using Adversity to Powerfully Change Lives - Rae Ann Hall, Owner, Hall Insurance & Founder NOW Networking

    Rae Ann Hall is an Author, Speaker, Local Business Owner, and Founder of NOW Networking which is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. She started NOW Networking for two reasons. First, to encourage women supporting each other in business. Second, to give back to the community collectively by...

  33. When Two Worlds Collide, Sparks Fly, and Success Grows - Diana Hill (Chris Hill), Owners, Windermere Real Estate

    What happens when a man from Seattle and a woman from Spokane travel all the way to Hawaii to meet? The sparks fly, they marry, and they build an incredible Real Estate business together, at least that's how this husband and wife team began. Chris Hill was born and raised in Seattle. He attended...

  34. It's Okay to Travel Blindly, Just Keep Traveling - David Mulqueen, Marketing Manager, Odd Dog Media

    Although David Mulqueen hasn't yet found his path or purpose, he keeps pressing forward, blindly, with an "I don't know what I'm looking for but I know it's out there and nothing's going to stop me from finding it" attitude. THIS is what makes David a 'Rockstar Achiever'. David comes from a small...

  35. Don't Accept Other People's Fears as Your Own - Brent Friedman, Hollywood Writer & Producer, Entrepreneur

    Hollywood writer and producer, Brent Friedman, hadn't set out to become a big-time writer and producer. His dream was to be an actor until he stepped into acting class on his first day of college and was told to leave and NEVER come back! In that moment, he thought his life was over! He chose to...

  36. 16: Be Prepared, Have a Mission & Be Coachable - Sherry Zin Calvert, Keiretsu Forum Northwest

    Sherry Zin Calvert is a U.S. Army veteran, a married mother of four and the co-founder and president of Keiretsu Forum Northwest. Keiretsu is based in Seattle, WA and is part of the largest global private equity investment network. Keiretsu Forum Northwest respresents seven of the thirty-nine...

  37. 15: Your Circumstances Don't Have to Define Your Success - Jake Hanes, Action Tax Services, LLC

    Jake Haines is the owner of Action Tax Services, LLC, a CPA firm in Aurburn, WA. Jake leads a successful team of professionals to successfully operate his practice year round. Have you ever wondered what a CPA does after that busy tax season? Well, for Jake, the offseason is spent in the outdoors...

  38. 14: Create a Possibility to be Open for Something Different - Molly Harper Haines, The Harper Haines Group

    Molly is the co-founder of the Harper Haines Group which uses an integrated approach to organizational and revenue development built through a lifetime dedicated to innovation and movement building. She has a very diverse background from fundraising for political campaigns in rural communities to...

  39. 13: Break the Familiar and Do Something Outside of Your Comfort Zone - Gina Guddat, LMHC Psychology

    Gina Guddat is a licensed mental health therapist in Seattle, WA. She works with individuals, couples, teenagers and families locally as well as via Skype and telephone and she loves the diversity of her clients. She spent 15 years traveling the counrty to work with teenage girls in the area of...

  40. 12: It Doesn't Matter Where You've Been - Diane Haugen, North Seattle Chamber of Commerce

    Diane Haugen, with the North Seattle Chamber of Commerce wants to live in a world where people are inclusive, innovative, and successful in reaching their goals. Diane engineered a partnership between the Lake City Chamber of Commerce and Northgate Chambers to create the North Seattle Chamber of...

  41. 11: It Takes a Team - Gene Melius, Car Guys Northwest

    Gene Melius is the owner of Car Guys Northwest, and auto wholesale business. He has been in auto wholesales for over thirty years but took a break from his business for about eight years and moved to China, where he taught English to the students of Guangxi University. Durting that time he also...

  42. 10: Build Win-Win Relationships - Dr. Noel Lloyd

    Dr. Noel Lloyd is the owner of Five Star Management. He was previously a practicing chiropractor for over 40 years and has been a chiropractic coach and consultant for nearly 30 through Five Star Management, The New Patient Academy and Sound Chiropractic Centers serve the chiropractic throughout...

  43. 9: People Are More Afraid of Change Than the Pain They're Currently Living In - Ruth Nicholson, Nicholson Facilitation & Associates, LLC

    Ruth Nicholson is the manager of Nicholson Facilitation and Associates, LLC. She is an internationally Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF), visual and graphics facilitator, certified assessor, and trained mediator in private practice in Snohomish County, Washington. She is also a member of…

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  44. 8: Play to Win - Linsay Andreotti, Brilliance Enterprises

    Lindsay is the founder and CEO of Brilliance Enterprises, working with high school kids for their success through coaching and leadership. Lindsay has served as the Executive Director for Washington Future Business Leaders of America bringing with her many years of experience working with...

  45. 7: Build One Step At a Time - Lacey Lybecker, Cairdeas Winery

    Lacey Lybecker and her husband, Charlie, have created a true family affair. As they've built Cairdes Winery they have incorporated the help of their two young children by allowing them to contribute artwork for their "Select Artist Series" wine labels. Her, her husband, and her children have…

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  46. 6: I Can Do This - Judy Elrod, Murphy Merger and Acquisition Advisors

    As a business owner, broker and Certified M&A Intermediary, Judy Elrod has over 30 years of experience helping businesses. Judy started her career with Bank of America and rose to become Senior Vice President heading the Regional Commercial Loan and Real Estate Centers with 150 employees and over...

  47. 5: The Best 20 Year Overnight Success - John Chen, Geoteaming

    John Chen started Geoteaming nearly 20 years ago and is a recognized thought leader on digital team building. He is the Wiley Author of "50 Digital Building Games", a top selling business book. He climbs mountains, walks on fire, swims with dolphins, rides Harleys and snowboards out of…

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  48. 4: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Heart - Marla Williams, Practical Solutions Zone

    Marla Williams, CEO of Practical Solutions Zone, is a pioneering visionary who has experienced tremendous success as a key learder in helping to grow a $12 million comapny into a $2.3 billlion global corporation. Her gifts are her innovative spirit and her innate ability to know exactly what to...

  49. 3: Jump In and Take Action, Even When You Don't Know the Steps - Janel Stoneback, Windermere Real Estate

    Janel is the co-owener of Emerald City Smoothie in Burien, WA, a full-time broker with Windermere Real Estate, and an active memeber of several community organizations. Having grown up in a low-income area, no college education, or a clear vision of her future, Janel found success through hard...

  50. 2: With Every Mistake, There's a Learning Opportunity - Wally & Melody Fosmore, Fosmore Construction

    Wally and Melody Fosmore founded Fosmore Construction in 2004, a high-quality construction and remodeling company. Wally is a journey level electrician and a certified HVAC technician and welder. He has worked on mulitmillion dollar projects as a facility manager for the local community colleges...

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