The Gifters: Your Story is a Gift to the World

Neil Patel is a New York Times Bestselling author. The Wall Street Journal calls him a top influencer on the web, Forbes says he is one of the top 10 marketers, and Entrepreneur Magazine says he created one of the 100 most brilliant companies. He was recognized as a top 100 entrepreneur under the age of 30 by President Obama and a top 100 entrepreneur under the age of 35 by the United Nations. https://neilpatel.com/

Ty Smith is a retired Navy SEAL, and the Founder and CEO of Vigilance Risk Solutions, Inc. based in San Diego, CA. This episode is sponsored by the GPS program, a step-by-step system that helps entrepreneurs become professional speakers. Our global GPS community is in 100 cities, 23 countries, and 5 continents. Join us here: christopherkai.com.

Pavan Agarwal is a renowned leader in the mortgage lending industry and a pioneer in bringing artificial intelligence to the financial markets. Agarwal serves as the President and CEO of Sun West Mortgage Company and Celligence International, LLC. In this episode, he shares his "rags-to-riches" story about how he began his entrepreneurial journey. He newest initiative is Angel AI, which seemlessly helps underserved communities apply for mortgages.

Two observations drove me to write "The Collaborative Path", now available on Amazon, Friesen Press, Kindle, Google Play, and Kobo: 1. A powerful stigma exists around conflict. 2. People don’t collaborate, even when they say they do. These observations hold true whether I was working as a litigation lawyer, arbitrator, mediator, policy analyst, project manager or conflict management consultant. They held true across private, public and not-for-profit sectors. Find him here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-aylward01/ http://www.collaborativepath.ca/

Christina Ellis's passion is working with business owners. She loves to challenge them to see themselves, their life and their business bigger than they are, and then guide them how to implement the necessary strategies to achieve that vision.    Find her here:  https://www.christinaellis.com/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-ellis-08296559/

The bestselling author of over fifty titles, Allie Pleiter's twenty-year career has sold 1.6 million books.  Allie coaches on writing productivity and speaks nationally on time management for creatives. https://www.linkedin.com/in/allie-pleiter-6a021b139  alliepleiter.com

People refer to me as the Purpose-Driven Mentor, as my approach to business is not only about helping my clients and students generate 6 to 7 figures leveraging their gifts and expertise, but also about empowering them to live out their purpose with impact, inspiration and influence. My systems and events are known to deliver transformation and are designed specifically to help my students go higher faster with their purpose, branding, marketing, sales and speaking. Find him here:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/israelduran/ https://israelduran.com/ https://speakerhub.com/speaker/israel-duran

I authored The NCG Factor. What is the NCG Factor? It's when Networking, Connecting & Giving collide creating an explosive formula for fast-tracking anybody to authentic, powerful, life-changing personal and business relationships. Find him here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larrykaufmanlinkedinspeaker/ kaufman-larry.com/ joinclubhouse.com/@veryconnected 

While waiting table I came up with the idea for creating the International best selling board game, Pictionary. When I played with my roommates we had such much fun. But It wasn't just a game, it was and positive emotional experience. I wanted to share that feeling with the world. I had no plan or dream. I also didn't overthink it, I just got started and put the first 1000 games together, by hand, in my tiny apartment. Find him here:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/therobangel/ https://robangel.com/

I’m the Founder, former CEO, and current Chairman of Health-E Commerce, the parent company of FSAstore.com, HSAstore.com, and WellDeserved, which serves over 60 million consumers with pre-tax health and wellness accounts.   https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremymillercbs2010/

Julius Solaris is the Head of Engagement at Swapcard, the leading virtual event platform for large events. He also founded EventMB (sold to Skift in 2019) and Showthemes, sold in 2018.    Find him here:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliussolaris/  juliussolaris.com

Robin Farmanfarmaian is a professional speaker and healthcare entrepreneur working with cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence Software, Device and Pharma companies poised to impact 100M patients. Within these companies, she focuses on strategy, business development, revenue and fundraising. Find her here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinfarmanfarmaian/ http://robinff.com/

My career as a wedding industry entrepreneur has spanned decades--with customer service always front and center. From selling wedding gowns in Beverly Hills to planning destination weddings to starring in my own TLC reality series, “Brides of Beverly Hills”, my career has always put me in direct contact with the customer. With the continued desire to discover & serve, my daughter Pamela Strauss-Goldman & I founded Wedaways. Find her here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/restrauss/ http://www.wedaways.com/

I run Chronos Agency, an email marketing agency specialized in scaling direct-to-consumer brands. We provide a full suite of done-for-you (strategy + creatives + execution + testing/ optimization) or done-with-you consulting service. Find him here:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-chin-jl/ https://chronos.agency/

I'm an accomplished training professional with a unique ability to explain, coach and inspire. As a thought leader with over 30 years of experience in the mortgage industry, my focus is on helping organizations rise above the competition. I was named "America's Greatest Thinker" in 2005 and recently became an author, writing about my 500-mile trek across Spain. linkedin.com/in/blainerada

I am a High-Performance Coach, Author, and Speaker who guides people to be more intentional in their lives, businesses, and teams through my proven method of intentional growth. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanabennett/ 

Author of I WANT TO THANK YOU: HOW A YEAR OF GRATITUDE CAN BRING JOY AND MEANING IN A DISCONNECTED WORLD (April 2021, TarcherPerigee). Founded Penknife Media, an agency that provides data-driven content and social strategy, copywriting and ad sales for top brands such as Boll & Branch, Grand Wailea and Bubbsi. https://www.linkedin.com/in/gina-hamadey-5891894/

Margot Bloomstein is the author of Trustworthy: How the Smartest Brands Beat Cynicism and Bridge the Trust Gap (2021) and Content Strategy at Work (2012). She is the principal of Appropriate, Inc., a brand and content strategy consultancy based in Boston, through which she creates brand-appropriate user experiences to help retailers, universities, and other organizations engage their target audiences and project key messages with consistency and clarity. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbloomstein/

I help educators, administrators, and children thrive. Myself and my hand-picked team of experts across a variety of disciplines assist schools to adopt and create school discipline systems that work, based on new and innovative research, and field tested in real classrooms by real teachers. https://www.linkedin.com/in/darren-aitchison-1761826/

Named a Top Diversity & Inclusion Trailblazer by Forbes Magazine, Deborah is a Diversity Futurist with 33 years experience in speaking, consulting, and coaching around cultural diversity. Her clients include healthcare organizations, universities, professional associations, and international industries. https://www.linkedin.com/in/americandiversityreport/

Author of The Amare Wave: Uplifting Business by Putting Love to Work. Keynote speaker, author, and consultant inspiring leaders and organizations worldwide to be their best by thinking differently, acting courageously, and leading with love. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mosheengelberg/

Adrian Starks is a Keynote Speaker, Bestselling Author and Chief Communications Officer of Connect Now Business Network Ltd. His mission is to help entrepreneurs, students and organizations with teams who are feeling stuck, uninspired or unfulfilled to become their own changemakers. www.linkedin.com/in/adrianstarks/ https://adrianstarks.net

Robin Richardson is author of the book and podcast Lighten Up. You're Eternal, a practical and compassionate guide to deliberate creation and enlightenment. https://longspellretreats.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-richardson-b0a38364/

Jevon McCormick is the President & CEO of Scribe Media. They help experts, executives and entrepreneurs turn their ideas into books.   Find him here:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jtmccormick scribemedia.com  jevonmccormick.com

Eric is an author, serial entrepreneur and attorney. Formerly, counsel to dozens of high profile athletes, entertainers and entrepenuers.  His is the author of the bestselling The Case for Culture. With his latest venture Creators Legal he hopes to democratize the legal industry for the world's creators. Find him here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-farber-ab7775/

Richard “D-cal” Dacalos is an author, coach, and community builder with a passion for purposeful play and social impact. He also created Upstart: The Board Game. https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdacalos/ http://D-cal.com

Sharon founded the Bright Ideas Event Agency in 1988 and has mentored over 200 international interns in the "Art of Event Planning". Her new book, Donuts in the Lunchroom, focuses on virtual event engagement. https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonbonner/   www.brightideasevents.com

Father, author, professor, advisor, advocate - Darin Detwiler holds many titles, but his most cherished is "one who inspires others to recognize and embrace their inner Hercules to do great work." https://www.linkedin.com/in/darin-detwiler/   https://www.herculeaneffort.net/

While working at HBO, Bell pitched the idea of an all-comedy network that became Comedy Central. He held senior positions in programming and marketing during the channel’s first eight years. https://www.linkedin.com/in/artbell/              https://www.artbellwriter.com/

Anthony "Mic" McClaren took the art of suffering to the 7 Summits to bring awareness to mental health and to honor his Father and fight Parkinson's disease. Find him here: www.weclimbabove.org https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-mcclaren-a3a1b18/

John Paul DeJoria is an American business magnate, billionaire, and philanthropist. He was twice homeless before becoming one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world. He is the co-founder of the Paul Mitchell and The Patrón Spirits Company. According to Forbes, he is worth $3.1 billion.

Elon Musk is the co-founder and CEO of SpaceX, Tesla, The Boring Company and Neuralink. He is ranked 25th on the Forbes list of "The World's Most Powerful People" and "the Most Innovative Leaders" of 2019. As of December 19, 2020, Elon Musk’s net worth is $153.5 billion.

Diana Nyad is an author, keynote speaker, and world-recording holding swimmer who is the only person in human history to swim from Cuba to Florida without the aid of a shark cage. Her first attempt was in 1978. On September 2, 2013 on her 5th attempt (35 years later) she succeeded in swimming from Cuba to Key West, Florida (110-miles) after swimming 53 hours. She was 64 years old at the time she did what even medical experts said was impossible. She is now the co-founder with Bonnie Stoll of Ever Walk, an initiative to encourage Americans to be more healthy by walking more. Join them at: everwalk.com

PerSynergy Consulting CEO, Ed Tyson, is a former Marine and strategy executive, turned leadership coach. His 2020 book, From Expert to Executive, introduces his LeadershipSOPs methodology and framework for simplifying (and amplifying) the purpose, work, and process of leading.  Find him here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-tyson-sops/  https://www.LeadershipSOPs.com

Alan John Matus is a seasoned nurse educator and is the Founder of Matus Nursing Review, an innovative test preparation company that helps nurses pass their nursing licensure.   Find him here:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-john-matus-msn-rn-cne-208791ab/  https://www.matusnursingreview.com/

Desiree is the Founder and CEO of Destination Life, LLC., a company that provides coaching services and programs to empower women entrepreneurs to get out of their own way.    Find her here:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/desireecocroftmba/ www.desireecocroft.com

Nicolai is an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he advises clients on leadership development and agile transformations. He is the co-author of Return on Ambition and Leadership At Scale.   Find him here:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolaicn/  https://returnonambition.com/

Donna Dahl, Woman of inspiration Award winner, is an author, empowerment coach and book shepherd. She has been celebrated as a Top 100 Professional, thought leader, and a coach's coach.  Find her here:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/donnadahl/  https://donnapdahl.com/

Lisa Apolinski is CEO of 3 Dog Write. Her latest book out this fall, Persuade With a Digital Content Story, shows businesses how to harness the power of digital storytelling.    Find her here:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisaapolinski/  https://3dogwrite.com/

Becky is a lawyer turned Executive Coach and author of The Happiness Recipe. She  works with leaders to help them pursue happiness, clarity, and transform their careers and lives. Find her here:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/beckymorrisonbfs/ https://www.grantleycoaching.com/

Dr. Ryan Lahti is a strategic advisor to Fortune 500 and midsize STEM organizations as well as leaders who run them. He specializes in helping them control uncertainty and risk. linkedin.com/in/ryanlahti www.orgleader.com

I love to create Eureka moments, and my mission is now to help businesses win by teaching their leaders to do the same thing using my Prophetic Insight Cycle. linkedin.com/in/paulsacco

Daria Malin is the owner of Boost Strategic Coaching and the author of the book Hands-On Marketing: The Small Business Owner’s Guide to Advertising and Branding. Daria is a strategic advisor to business owners and professionals in the areas of business development, personal branding, and advertising. boostcoaching.ca  https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariamalin/

I love what I do! First, we work one on one with people in an advisory role, conducting a thorough analysis of their financial situation. Second, we create a blueprint and help people get from where they are now to achieving their financial goals. Third, we set up an accountability system to make sure they stay on-track, allowing for adjustments due to unforeseen life and work changes. https://www.linkedin.com/in/marklakegrowth/

Bradley is a self mastery & peak performance coach who helps people upgrade their lives through physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing. https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradkohn/ IG: @creativeninja

Leigh McAdam is a Calgary-based travel blogger, award winning photographer and two-time author with a passion for adventure, nature, and the outdoors. She loves unsung places not seen on Instagram. https://www.linkedin.com/in/leigh-mcadam-a6132725/ https://hikebiketravel.com/

Tiffany Green-Abdullah is an award winning S.T.E.A.M Educator and Entrepreneur. She pairs purpose, social justice and process to develop personal development and leadership programs in education, design and community development. https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanygreen

Dr. Angela Mulrooney is a highly sought after speaker, best-selling author, and personal branding expert. She helps entrepreneurs across North America develop their brand while simplifying the entrepreneurial journey. https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelamulrooney/ www.angelamulrooney.com

Dr. Bergina Isbell is a Mental Health Coach, Board Certified Johns Hopkins and Mayo Clinic trained Psychiatrist. She has been helping other business owners shift their businesses to online practices. LinkedIn.com/in/dr-Bergina-Isbell-60427128 Www.ledlifellc.com

Teresa Douglas is a people and operations manager who has worked remotely since 2010. She is a co-author of Working Remotely: Secrets to Success for Employees on Distributed Teams. https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresa-douglas-830bb839/  https://teresamdouglas.com/