In today’s episode I’m talking with Scott Springer

Scott Springer is a published author and brings over 25 years of manufacturing and supply chain experience, working with large companies such as Coca-Cola. He was also the Vice President of Operations for Vital Proteins, where he led the team to achieve significant growth, and it was then sold to Nestle

Not only is he a master of business growth, but he’s also very knowledgeable about health supplements industry and today we’re going to talk about his time with Vital Proteins, the use of Collagen, and where Jennifer Aniston fits into this story.

Let’s bring in the amazing man himself, welcome to the show, Scott Springer

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In today’s episode I’m talking with Jeff Seckendorf

Jeff teaches teaches and trains emerging film directors and has spent two decades as master Diving Instructor at the Maine Media Workshops and eight years as the owner of One On One Film Training. Jeff is also a Certificated Flight Instructor and he’s spent many years teaching and competing in aerobatics. But that’s not all, he’s also a world record holder in Cycling and he’s currently in training to attempt an international record sometime in 2025 when he’ll be racing as a 70-year-old masters athlete.

Let’s bring in the amazing man himself to find out his secrets of success. Welcome to the show, Jeff Seckendorf

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In today’s episode I’m talking with Byron Morrison

Byron is the author 4 books all based upon on how we think and filter our world and his latest book is due for release in June 2023, it’s called 'Maybe You Should Give Up - 7 ways to get out of your own way and take control of your life'.

The big change in his life when his father contracted cancer, and this took Byron on his own journey of transformation. Along the way he realised the biggest stumbling block in the way of his success, was himself. For years, Byron self-sabotage everything from his health to his relationships, and his professional success. After figuring out how to get out of his own way and take control of his life, he’s dedicated himself to helping others do the same. And he’s here today to share how you can achieve greater success too.

If you know what you want, but you find yourself being your own worst enemy, then you won’t want to miss today’s show.

Let’s bring in the amazing man himself, welcome to the show, Byron Morrison.

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In today’s episode I’m talking with Jann Freed

As a former professor for decades, Dr. Jann decided to practice what she was preaching. She says she is out to retire the word “retirement.” We are not retiring from life, but moving onto something else. Jann believes it takes time and intentional thought to successfully move on to what’s next in life.

This awakening led her on a research journey that resulted in her book Leading with Wisdom: Sage Advice from 100 Experts. One chapter that really resonated was “Leaders Live Their Legacy.” So Dr. Jann did a deep dive on legacy work and set out to interview gurus. From this work, she created the concept of Breadcrumb Legacy™ and it became her latest book Breadcrumb Legacy: How Great Leaders Live a Life Worth Remembering.

Dr. Jann’s mission is to be a seeker and learner who leaves a Breadcrumb Legacy for herself and others.

Let’s bring in the amazing lady herself, welcome to the show, Dr. Jann Freed

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In today’s episode I’m talking with Bryan Gillette

Bryan is a former human-resources executive, an ultradistance athlete, and the president and founder of Summiting Group, a company that helps leaders and teams reach their peak performance.

For more than 25 years, he has held senior roles overseeing human resources, leadership development, and communications for companies of all sizes leading teams of hundreds of people and managing multi-million dollar budgets.

As a lifelong endurance athlete, he has cycled across the U.S., completed a 300-mile bike ride in one day, and completed many 50- and 100-mile ultradistance runs. At age 47, he ran 205 miles around Lake Tahoe–8 back-to-back marathons—in 76 hours with just 90 minutes sleep.

Bryan uses his personal experience plus research from 100 business leaders, company founders, and ultra-distance endurance athletes to understand how those successful people set, then achieve their lofty goals.

He’s the author of the book: EPIC Performance: “Lessons from 100 Executives and Endurance Athletes on Reaching Your Peak".

Let’s bring in the amazing man himself, welcome to the show, Bryan Gillette

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In today’s episode Jeff Smith is talking with Angela Burgess

Angela has transitioned from Fast Food Worker to CEO and she’s also a best selling author. She’s always had big dreams and as a kid, she had no idea how to make those dreams come true. Fortunately, she learned one skill early on that would serve her for the rest of her life: when you lack belief in yourself, borrow someone else’s belief in you. 

Angela is the author of “Are You on the Right Bus? Navigating Change on the Road to Success” and is the President and CEO of Broad Oaks Consulting, a boutique firm that teaches nonprofits how to break through fundraising barriers and raise more money with confidence. She has helped nonprofits raise over $110 million

Let’s bring in the amazing lady herself, welcome to the show, Angela Burgess

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In today’s episode I’m talking with Andy Lingfield

Andy has been professional singer in West End shows and whilst some might say he had a lucky break, Andy says luck is not just chance; Luck is a skill we can all develop.

His life took a fascinating turn when he achieved his childhood dream of singing professionally. This happened when he was spotted on a national TV show watched by 9 million viewers. However, as we’re about to find out, this did not happen by chance!

Andy believes he’s deciphered the “good luck code” and he knows how to tip the odds in your favour too.

Let’s bring in the amazing man himself to find out his secrets of success to deal your own cards and stack the deck in your favour.

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Logan Lessar always wanted to do something big with his life. He didn’t want to go the normal rout of getting a job and being held down in the same place, he wanted freedom.

He started his first business at age 15, he travelled to South Africa alone at age 17, and he did that to work with his business partner with whom he met online. He continued to complete his traditional schooling and achieved straight A’s.

Logan is an adventure seeker who loves racing motocross, skiing, snowboarding, jet skiing, wakeboarding, mountain biking, traveling the world and overall doing anything that will push his limits to force him to face his fears. 

Now at the grand old age of 19, he lives in Cape Town, South Africa, and today we’re going to explore the “Champion mindset”. We’re going to find out about his “No Quit” mentality, what it takes to fail at motocross, and then go on to win!

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In this episode, we have the privilege of speaking with Mandy Hickson, a remarkable individual who has blazed trails and achieved extraordinary success in both the military and business worlds. As the 2nd female fighter pilot in the history of the Royal Air Force (RAF), Mandy's story is one of courage, resilience, and unwavering determination.

During her time in the RAF, Mandy faced numerous challenges and overcame them with her exceptional skill, expertise, and the indomitable spirit that defines fighter pilots. Her journey was marked by breakthrough moments and the relentless pursuit of excellence, as she soared through the skies piloting powerful fighter jets.

Having transitioned from the cockpit to the corporate world, Mandy's leadership skills and unique experiences have proven invaluable in her role as a business leader. She has seamlessly translated the principles she honed as a fighter pilot into her approach to leadership, driving teams towards success and fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and resilience.

Mandy's captivating story is an inspiration to aspiring aviators, young women seeking to break barriers, and individuals striving for personal and professional growth. With her remarkable insights, she shares the lessons learned from high-pressure situations, the importance of teamwork, decision-making strategies, and the ability to adapt to change.

Today, we delve into Mandy Hickson's incredible journey, exploring her experiences as the 2nd female fighter pilot in the RAF, the exhilaration of flying powerful jets, and how her unique career path has transcended into exceptional leadership in the business world. We also discuss her best-selling book “An Officer, Not A Gentleman” Please stay with us as we gain invaluable insights from this trailblazer, role model, and true exemplar of courage and leadership."

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Tom Clancy died in 2013, but his legacy is continuing with the permission of his family estate with the new authors, Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson.

On 21 May, 2024, now 40 years after the release of Red October, we see the launch of the new Tom Clancy book, Act of Defiance, written by Andrews and Wilson. Brian Andrews is an Ex-Submariner and Jeffrey Wilson is a Ex-Navy SEAL Medic. Their joint experience packs an amazing punch in their many novels, including the continuation of the Tom Clancy legacy.

In this episode, Jeff Smith is talking with Jeff Wilson, about how he and Brian Andrews work together as joint authors to write best-selling books such as the amazing series, Tier 1, and Sons of Valour, and now Act of Defiance in the Tom Clancy, Jack Ryan Series.. There's no holds barred, they talk about how they write, the money they make, books, audiobooks and eBook strategies.

Navy veteran and Wall Street Journal and bestselling thriller author Jeffrey Wilson is a vascular surgeon who was completing his training when terrorists attacked America on 9/11. Already having served, Jeff immediately re-joined the active duty Navy and served as a combat surgeon with the Marines and then with an East Coast–based SEAL team and a Joint Special Operations Task Force, making multiple deployments. His experiences there --- seeing things that cannot be unseen --- sent him on his own journey exploring, and at times questioning, his faith, and are the inspiration for this novel. Jeff has also worked as an actor, a firefighter, a paramedic, a jet pilot and a diving instructor.

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Sex Games, Drugs, I Even Planned A Murder, But Now I'm A Doctor Saving Lives - Jeff Smith Talks With Dr Reynolds Kairus 

Dr Rey as he’s known by his friends is a medical doctor in New York. This is the ultimate underdog story, but he made it through to being Top Dog! Brought up by his mother on welfare in New York, he descended into the world of gangs, he dropped out of school, he was arrested, he was shot at, escaped on a motorcycle, and he planned a murder. Despite all of those things, he made it through to become a successful Medical Doctor & businessman who’s reached over 4 Million people Worldwide

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In today’s episode, Jeff Smith, The KPI Guy is talking with Matt Shoup

Matt is an award-winning serial entrepreneur, author, keynote speaker, aspiring paella chef, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt, and Spanish coffee addict. Now, I’ve mentioned all of these things because they’re all totally relevant to Matt’s life and his reason for being here on the show.

Matt first found his love for business at 10 years old, when he started a mowing lawns to earn $200 for a boombox. Ten years later, while studying at Colorado State University, he learned about sales, marketing, and business operations. He made lots of money in college but then spent three times what he earned.

In March of 2005, Matt got married, he was six figures in debt and working at a job he hated as a loan officer. After hitting rock bottom, he then founded a company with the last $100 he had to his name and the company grew to more than $35 million dollars in revenue.

He wrote his first book Become an Award Winning Company in 2011, and his second book called Painted Baby in 2023. He also has a passion to help others who are less fortunate, which is the Matt and Emily Shoup, Spain Study Abroad Scholarship.

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In today’s episode Jeff Smith, The KPI Guy, is talking with Dave Albin

Dave is the #1 Firewalk Instructor in America. Firewalking is a 1,000 year old rite of passage ritual where you literally walk across hot burning coals.

Dave worked with Tony Robbins for 20 years running his fire walk events, and he and Tony set a World Record in London in 2005 with more than 12,300 people walking barefoot over the burning coals. Then in 2014, Dave started his own business called Fire walk Productions and during his time, he’s fire walked hundreds of thousands of people.

His success has a very dark, scary and violent past. On June 8th, 1988 he put a gun to his head to stop the excruciating pain from both drug and alcohol addiction and

2023 will mark 35 years of sobriety.

If you admire Tony Robbins, his work and his achievements, then this show is for you! Dave Albin is the guy who ran the amazing Fire Walks 🔥 for Tony for 20 years, and he's sharing his secrets here! In this episode, Dave lays bare his life, before, during and after his time with Tony, and believe me, it's very dark, very violent and very abusive.

The secrets he shares are life-changing, they've changed my life, and they may change your life too.

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Jeff Smith, The KPI Guy, talks with Jan Cavelle

Jan Cavelle is the author of Scale for Success and Start for Success, which are books aimed at helping entrepreneurs to grow their businesses

After having micro businesses in the past, things collapsed for Jan and she found herself as a single Mum on social support needing to make a future for her family.  She started off by selling an assortment of goods to get by, which refined itself into to being furniture. To ensure a steady supply, she went into manufacturing, built the business up to 50 employees and won many awards over the next couple of decades.

But then she lost her passion and the reasons for doing it, coupled with increased problems having made errors in the foundations of the business and she walked away from it all, virtually overnight.

But she soon got bored, she missed writing articles for business publications and decided to start writing books to help entrepreneurs.

This is a story of starting up in business and getting the foundations completely wrong, losing your passion, and then following your childhood dreams to rediscover your passion and to live your life on purpose. 

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In today’s episode Jeff Smith, The KPI Guy, is talking with Dr. Corrie Block

Corrie is a leading expert in Business Strategy, Organizational Behaviour, and Leadership. He is the Professor of Strategic Management at Monarch Business School in Switzerland, and a Forbes Certified Executive Coach. He has over 25 years’ experience coaching and training and has worked with more than 150 companies such as Microsoft, Emirates Airline, and the United Nations.

He is also the author of 2 acclaimed books:

1. Spartan CEO: Six Pillars of Executive Performance
2. Business is Personal: A Blueprint for Finding Meaning at Work

This is going to be a story of personal development intertwined with business development, to explain what you are capable of achieving and of course how to achieve it.  

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In today’s episode Jeff Smith, The KPI Guy, is talking with Jeanne Omlor

Jeanne is a resilient lady who’s gone from being down and out on the streets of Paris and London to making her first $1 dollars in just 17 months. But her journey wasn’t as easy as you might think. She’s been a fashion designer, she became an actress, moved on to be a top executive recruiter in Wall street, became a professional coach and speaker, got divorced and ended up as a single mom with 2 kids to look after, she found herself in deep debt at the age of 54, and then finally, she found her magic formula and made over 2 million dollars in 3 years.   

This is going to be an incredible story of resilience, fighting for survival, and finding yourself when everything was almost lost.

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In today’s episode Jeff Smith, The KPI Guy, is talking with Robert Kerbeck, the corporate spy!

In the 1990s Robert had built for himself what most would consider a respectable acting career, but it wasn’t making him enough money to support the lifestyle he had envisioned. So, Robert got a side gig.

That side gig was to become a spy! Yes! He got paid for tricking the people inside multibillion-dollar corporations into telling him things they definitely should not have told him. He charmed eager-to-please assistants, gaining their trust along with total access to a company’s most valuable information.

His once promising acting career tailed off as he burrowed deeper and deeper into the world of corporate espionage, to the point where his income jumped from tens of thousands, to hundreds of thousands, and then to millions of dollars a year.

His new book called “Ruse” which his memoir, has been released and is set to become a Hollywood movie.

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In this episode, Jeff Smith, The KPI Guy, is talking with Scott Aaron

Scot is a 3 times best-selling author, a speaker and is the go-to specialist when it comes to establishing connections, generating leads, converting traffic, creating sales, and building personal brands using LinkedIn.

Scott is passionate about helping fellow entrepreneurs achieve success while building their own network organically and without complicated and costly marketing tactics. 

In today’s episode, Scott is talking about how to create wealth online and generating organic traffic which is a real game changer when it comes to competing in a saturated digital world. 

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In today’s episode Jeff Smith, The KPI Guy, is talking with Melissa Acob

Melissa is a Business Mindset and Manifestation Coach. She helps people to overcome their limiting beliefs to gain clarity, scale their businesses, and find inner peace. Her speciality is showing us how to master our mindset to create extraordinary results in business and our personal life.

Melissa realised that the key for her to become successful was to overcome the negative behaviours and experiences learned from the people she looked up to in her childhood. 

In 2019, in less than two years of running her business part-time, Melissa was able to leave her 6-figure corporate job to coach full-time. She is an accredited Master Life Coach and Energy Psychologist

This is an incredible story of rediscovering who you truly are, what you are capable of achieving and of course how to achieve it.  

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In this episode Jeff Smith, The KPI Guy, is talking with Dame Clarissa Burt

Dame Clarissa is an internationally acclaimed award-winning media personality, producer, director, writer, author, public speaker, former supermodel and winner of the Celebrity Survivor show! 

With hundreds of television and film credits to her name, this Who’s Who of International and American Women brings over 35 years of entertainment industry experience in both International and American markets.

Clarissa is the Founder and CEO of “In the Limelight Media”, a multi-media platform consisting of TV/video, a podcast and a digital magazine. She’s also the best-selling author of “The Self-Esteem Regime” published in 2021.

She was the first American to present Russian TV at the Kremlin and has had two private audiences with Pope John Paul II honoring her social work. As the Ambassador to the United States, she actively helped African women win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011. 

But that’s not all…  In June 2022, Clarissa was Knighted by The Royal Order of Constantine the Great and Saint Helen, joining the ranks of only 350 Dames worldwide.

This is a story of amazing success, recognition, and the trials and tribulations of what it took to get there 

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