Meredith Bell Shares The Secret to Facilitating Change When Coaching Others
Release Date: 12/31/2024
Lessons on Success and Failure from Acting Legend Kirk Douglas
Sound Laws of Success Podcast
In this episode, I discuss lessons on success and failure that I've learned from studying the life of movie star and acting legend Kirk Douglas. Kirk Douglas was born Issur Danielovitch on December 9, 1916. He had an impoverished childhood with immigrant parents and six sisters, but was able to break through with hard work with a brief start on Broadway. His father was abusive and an alcoholic. He had more than forty jobs before he became an actor and starred in 95 different acting roles throughout his career. I grew up watching many of his westerns and films and enjoyed his devotion to making...
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Interview with Jodi Orgill Brown on Anti-Fragility and Overcoming Challenges in Life
Sound Laws of Success Podcast
In this episode, I talk with Jodi Orgill Brown, who went to the hospital to remove a tumor in her brain, expecting to return home after five days in the hospital, and ending up having three surgeries over the course of five weeks that completely upended her life. She shares her inspiring story of how she got through that challenge in her life and her advice on how you can overcome darkness and difficulty to find that the sun still shines.
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Secrets to Writing a Best-Selling Book with Patrick Snow
Sound Laws of Success Podcast
In this episode, you'll learn the process Patrick Snow used to sell more than 250,000 copies of his book Creating Your Own Destiny and how you can write, publish, and market your book. Patrick Snow is an international best-selling author, professional keynote speaker, publishing, speaking, and book marketing coach. He is the author of the international best-seller, Creating Your Own Destiny which has sold more than 250,000 copies in five languages and 108 countries worldwide since its first printing in 2001. As a result, this book and his second book, The Affluent Entrepreneur, have both...
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Interview with World Champion Runner and Professional Speaker Brad Barton
Sound Laws of Success Podcast
In this episode, I talk with World Champion Runner and Professional Speaker, Brad Barton, CSP about his book Beyond Illusions and numerous experiences in his life where he had to push through his limitations to achieve more. You'll find this interview to be an insightful look at what it takes to become a champion and succeed in business and life.
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Interview with My Father, Dr. Doug Butler, about His Career as a Farrier and Educator
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In this episode, I talk with my father, Dr. Doug Butler about how he got into horseshoeing, stories from his career, and thoughts about the profession of farriery and teaching.
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Dealing with Crisis Situations in Business and Life - An Interview with Lee Milteer and James Karl Butler
Sound Laws of Success Podcast
In this episode, Lee Milteer interviews me about Chapter 13 of my book Clear and Present Game Changers on how to deal with crisis situations in business and in life. I think you'll find this interview helpful as it seems that there are many crisis situations that emerge in business and in life from time to time and it is important to know how to better manage them so you can bounce back from difficult situations to be successful.
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Lessons on the Birth of a Brand with UGG Founder Brian Smith
Sound Laws of Success Podcast
In this fascinating interview, you'll learn lessons on the birth of a brand from UGG founder Brian Smith. Brian was born in Australia, where he developed his love of surfing. A charterered accountant, he studied at the UCLA Graduate School of Management, and with $500 of start-up money, he founded UGG Imports to bring sheepskin footwear to America. After seventeen years, as sales reached $15 million, he sold the business to Deckers Outdoor Corporation. The UGG brand has since exceeded $1 billion of international sales times over. A passionate innovator and entrepreneur, Brian is one of the...
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Interview with Salvatore Tirabassi, Founder and Managing Director of CFO Pro Analytics
Sound Laws of Success Podcast
In this episode, I talk with Sal Tirabassi of CFO Pro Analytics about how he got his start in business, lessons he has learned along the way, and helpful financial data that all entrepreneurs need to be paying better attention to in their businesses. Sal is a seasoned CFO and also brings a 15-year background as a partner in growth equity and venture capital funds. As a Fractional CFO, he brings a comprehensive background in financial strategy, financial modeling, analytics, data science, and capital raising. Over the course of twenty years, he has developed world-class expertise in...
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Interview with Heather Ripley, Founder and CEO of Ripley PR
Sound Laws of Success Podcast
In this episode, we talk with Heather Ripley, who is the founder and CEO of Ripley PR, based in Maryville, Tennessee. Heather shares her story about how she got into advertising and public relations, lessons she has learned from helping to promote many top franchise brands, how she helped a client get featured on the Celebrity Apprentice TV show, what she cautions brand owners to pay more attention to and what they should be avoiding in content creation, and her advice on how to differentiate yourself from competitors in your industry.
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Lessons on Success and Persistence from the Life of Dr. Seuss
Sound Laws of Success Podcast
In this episode, I share several little known stories I learned from reading and studying about the life of Theodor Seuss Geisel or Dr. Seuss as he is known to millions around the world. I recently finished an excellent biography by Brian Jay Jones entitled Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination. This book is an incredible look inside the life of a fascinating individual who defined the reading of children over the years as he wrote and illustrated classics such as The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, Horton Hears a Who and How the Grinch Stole...
info_outlineIn this episode, we talk with coaching and performance expert Meredith Bell about her new book: Strong for Performance: Create a Coaching Culture With Learning and Development Programs that Stick. Meredith shares her experience of working with coaching clients and the secret to making sure that behaviors are implemented so real change can happen. This is a very insightful interview about why most training programs miss the mark and what you can do to ensure that the training and coaching you offer to your clients and team members gets results and lasts.