Are You Awesome Today?
Stephen’s guest this week is Michael Hingson. On September 11, 2001, a blind man escaped the World Trade Center by walking down 78 flights of stairs with his guide dog. Days later, America fell in love with Mike and Roselle and the special bond that helped them both survive one of the country’s darkest days. Immediately after the 9-11 tragedy, Michael was featured on the Larry King show five times. To quote Larry King… “Michael Hingson is an international hero honored and awarded by top organizations worldwide.” This media exposure changed the course of Michael’s life and launched...
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Joining Stephen this week is Steve Garraty. Steve transformed his life after a cancer diagnosis. The lessons he learned formed the foundation of being a husband, parent, business leader, and living a more fruitful life. Listen in to hear more about his life and his book, Greatfruit: How Cancer Led to Living a More Fruitful Life.
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Katrena Friel joins Stephen this week to help us discover ourselves as the expert in our field of expertise. Katrena is an international speaker, award-winning author and start-up strategy expert with over 25 years of experience as a business mentor. Her mission is to support creative, courageous thought leaders to fulfill their vision and build outstanding personal brands. Listen in to learn how to discover your genius, position, package and price yourself as the expert in your field of excellence.
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Stephen’s guest this week is Tyler Wagner. Tyler is a #1 WSJ Bestselling Author, a Book Publisher and Book Marketer. He is also the Head Honcho at Authors Unite. His team at Authors Unite have run campaigns that pushed clients onto bestseller lists like Amazon, NYTimes, and USA Today. They have served over 5,000 authors, driving millions of books sold and transforming book launches into genuine movements. Tyler shares some great tips on how to become a best selling author.
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Stephen’s guest this week is Kae Wagner. Kae is a Best Selling Author and Founder of North Star Marketing & the Bold Authors Network. She has a passion for helping Authors Become Bold Promoters to write and sell more books & back-end programs. Listen in as Kae shares her story and tips on how to increase visibility while marketing our books.
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In this short episode, Stephen shares gratitude for an amazing 2025 and talks about goals for 2026.
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This week, Nader Safinya joins Stephen with the topic of Culture Branding. Nader has over 15 years’ experience leading and developing full-scale brands. He describes his own purpose as bringing cool jobs to cool people, by helping SMBs become culture brands that put quality of life first and emerge as symbols of progress. This is a great discussion about branding and Nader shares some great questions that we should be asking as we explore our own brand.
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Our guest this week is Karese Laguerre. Karese is a Myofunctional Therapist, Author, International Speaker and Dental Airway Educator. She is passionate about helping people eliminate oral dysfunction which can leave you tired, in pain, or with an undesired smile… showing up as headaches, jaw tension, fatigue, clenching, poor sleep, snoring, and more. Listen in to learn about how Myofunctional Therapy may help you improve in any of these areas.
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Stephen’s guest this week is Jen Gomez. As the Joyful Strategist™, she teaches the science of joy as a performance advantage for teams, executives, and entrepreneurs. A former Executive Director at the Louisiana Governor’s Mansion and top-ranking sales leader turned business strategist, Jen brings over 15 years of leadership experience to every stage and session she leads. Listen in to learn about her proprietary framework — The JOY Method™ which helps high-achievers, executives, and organizations turn alignment into their most powerful strategy for performance, clarity, and...
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Joining Stephen this week is Gee Ranasinha. Gee has been in marketing since the days of dial-up internet and AOL CDs. Today, he’s the CEO of KEXINO, a marketing agency and behavioral science practice for small to medium-sized businesses. Gee is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute Of Marketing, Gee is also Visiting Clinical Professor at two business schools, teaching Marketing and Behavioral Science to final-year MBA students for more than a decade. He’s also an acclaimed international speaker, presenting at conferences and events throughout the US and Europe. Listen in to hear some...
info_outlineThis week, Stephen is joined by Marc Adams. Marc is a sought-after strategy mentor and the best-selling author of Secrets to 10xing Your Business and Cashing Out Tax-Free. In his book, he shares exactly what business owners need to do to become even more wealthy be that increasing value and secure tax-free exits. But Marc’s story goes far beyond traditional business success.