Wisdom of Friends with Kal Aras

Kal Aras is a Leadership keynote speaker, Author and a Technology Leader with 20+ years of corporate success with Fortune 500 companies. He is the executive producer/host of Wisdom of Friends with Kal Aras - A popular podcast on iTunes - where he interviews world class leaders to elicit strategies and tactics on leadership and living a life of joy and fulfillment. This podcast is focused on leadership wisdom for executives and professionals helping listeners maximize their influence, income and impact while solidifying their legacy.

Season 10 - Think Bigger with Olympian Champ Lina Taylor- Episode 94 11/10/2020

Season 10 - From Boardroom to Bobsled with Olympian Lauren Gibbs - Episode 93 08/04/2020

Season 10 - Achieving your best self with 2 time Olympian Jillian Vogtli - Episode 92 08/04/2020

Pearl of India |2020 President's Medal & National Award Winner for Children| Peal Colvalcar 08/04/2020

Season 10- Olympic Gold Medalist|Professional Speaker & Mentor for Young Athletes|Breeja Larson: Episode 91 07/10/2020

Season 9 - Self Care Sanctuary with Michelle Dalbec - Episode 87 07/08/2020

Season 9 ~ Mindful Leadership with Holly Duckworth - Episode 86 07/08/2020

Season 9 - Brilliant Branding worthy of going viral with Melanie Asher - Episode 85 05/24/2020

Season 9 - The Power of Gratitude with David Brooke - Episode 84 05/24/2020

Season 9 - The new rules of engagement in a multigenerational marketplace with Anna Liotta - Episode 83 05/12/2020

Season 9 - Connect the dots with multiple Emmy award winner Bill Stainton ~ Episode 82 04/14/2020

Season 9 - The Philosophy of Appropriateness with Elevia DeNobelia and Syl Sabastian - Episode 81 04/13/2020

Season 9 - The Philosophy of Appropriateness with Elevia DeNobelia and Syl Sabastian - Episode 81 Elevia DeNobelia Elevia is like an Alice in Wonderland; a perpetual explorer. Her curiosity informs and instigates her journey. Elevia’s origins lie in simple but sublime beginnings. In the midst of what others would describe as trying circumstances, she made the most of her wonderful family life, developing a solid foundation of sturdy character. A focus she has spent her life extending and refining. From unusual relationships, living in a desert without electricity and running water and no close neighbours, having restaurants, one on top of a mountain, close interactions with a tribe of Bushmen, owning and running retail stores, to leaving it all behind to start over on a new continent with many attendant adventures too numerous to mention, Elevia’s perpetual focus on learning and growth has served her well. Always everything to her was all under the umbrella focus of Self-Discovery and the Application of her continual learning. Each circumstance and situation adding volumes to her personal story and internal growth. Ever the lover of knowledge and personal development, Elevia set about engaging the world with the totality of her being. Everything she does, has done, has that component of developing and furthering her Awareness, Discernment and Understanding. Syl Sebastian A Philosopher-Writer focusing on the Application of a comprehensive Practical-Personal-Philosophy. Creator of: The Philosophy of Appropriateness From age 10, on the day he literally exploded a light-bulb, Syl Sabastian’s acute life-long love affair with Understanding began. Since then his focus on, and love of Awareness, or more accurately his struggle with non-awareness, has never let-up. An intense reader in his youth, Syl absorbed over a book a day, including the classics read in chronological order, culminating in extensive science-fiction/fantasy/speculative reading. After transitioning to Applying and Living his philosophies, Appropriately, with Attunement the ever-present motivation and catalyst, it all morphed in time to an earnest propensity to write and communicate. Syl and His Heart have owned restaurants, stores, online businesses, and travelled the world, while implementing and enjoying their life-perspectives of which he writes so deeply. As Biella is so fond of saying, "and there's More..." Often offering multiple sides of an argument, he provokes self-introspection. His aim is to uncover Appropriateness, Awareness, Attention, Application, Attunement, and more, with a unique, high-level understanding of the profound intricacies that interlace these concepts Show Notes: /episode/index/show/wisdomshow/id/13962122

Season 8- Cathy Fyock - Your possibility partner and book strategist - 80 04/22/2019

Season 8- Cathy Fyock - Your possibility partner and book strategist - 80 Cathy Fyock is is Your Possibility Partner, providing you with the intensive support you need to get your book DONE. She is the author of eight published books and several forthcoming books, six workbooks, four e-learning modules, chapters in four books, website tool kits, as well as hundreds of articles, blog posts, white papers, and newsletters, and has mastered the art of getting a book on paper quickly, and then using her speaking and writing to generate revenue streams and create new business opportunities. She leads her own consulting/coaching/speaking practice and has been a member of the National Speakers Association for more than 20 years. Cathy has been a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) since 1993. Prior to this new direction, Cathy has been an Employment Strategist, combining her knowledge of work force issues and her talents as a speaker, consultant and author to inspire business leaders to attract and engage top talent and improve productivity in an aging and changing workplace. She has worked as the leader of her own firm—Innovative Management Concepts—for more than 20 years, and has been a consultant with several national/regional consulting practices. She has consistently used her writing skills to promote her business, build credibility, create powerful revenue streams, and establish herself as a thought-leader. While never picked for the high school newspaper or seen as a “writer” by any of her teachers, she consistently uses writing to build her business, and to help other speakers, consultants, and small business owners use writing to meet their business objectives. Cathy helps aspiring consultants through her webinars and coaching programs, and supports small business owners, consultants and speakers in leveraging speaking and writing to build their businesses through a variety of services, including her books, webinar programs, one-on-one and group coaching programs, and consulting. Show Notes - Cathy Fyock - Book Recommendations - Cathy’s Credo and Writer’s Pledge - /episode/index/show/wisdomshow/id/9478982

Season 8 - Your sacred wealth code with Prema Lee Gurreri -79 04/22/2019

Season 8 - The Enneagram Expert - Herb Pearce - Episode 78 04/22/2019

Season 8 - The art of communication and language of leadership with Patricia Fripp - Episode 77 03/19/2019

Season 8 - The art of communication and language of leadership with Patricia Fripp - Episode 77 When your message must be memorable, your presentation powerful, and your sale successful, call Patricia Fripp. One of the few professional speakers who can transform the presentation skills of others, she is an executive speech coach and sales presentation skills trainer. Kiplinger's Personal Finance wrote that one of the best investments you can make in your career is Patricia Fripp’s presentation skills training. Patricia simplifies and demystifies the process of preparing and presenting powerful, persuasive presentations. She delivers her message through keynote speeches, breakout sessions, and in-depth customized training and coaching. Patricia is now virtually everywhere with , her interactive, learn-at-your-own-pace, virtual presentation skills training. Named “One of the 10 most electrifying speakers in North America” by Meetings and Conventions magazine, Patricia delivers high-content, entertaining, dramatically memorable presentations. She has won and been awarded these designations by the National Speakers Association: Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), CPAE, Hall of Fame keynote speaker, and the Cavett Award (considered the Oscar of speaking). Patricia is a past president, and the first female president, of the over 3,500-member National Speakers Association. She is a member of the highly prestigious Speakers Roundtable, an invitation-only group of highly regarded professional speakers, authors, and consultants. Patricia teams up with her brother, legendary guitarist of King Crimson, Robert Fripp, for Fripp and Fripp presentations on “How to Be a Hero for More Than One Day” and “Beginner to Master.” She is the author of Make It So You Don't Have to Fake It! and Get What You Want! and co-author of Speaker's Edge, Speaking Secrets of the Masters and Insights Into Excellence. Fripp Virtual Training’s Powerful, Persuasive Presentations is a multimillion-dollar, state-of-the-art, web-based training platform that emulates live training and coaching. It is almost as if Patricia Fripp were sitting right there with you. /episode/index/show/wisdomshow/id/9057503

Season 8 - Transform your self-expression with Andrew Prokopis - Episode 76 03/19/2019

Season 8 - Staying Power with Cara Silletto - Episode 75 02/17/2019

Season 8 - Business lessons from Rock with John O'Leary - Episode 74 02/17/2019

Season 7 - Transforming Stressors Into Confident Performances On Cue with Jeff Renner- Episode 73 12/03/2018

Season 7 - An Ontological Approach to Peak Performance with Pat Johnson- Episode 72 12/03/2018

Season 7 - An Ontological Approach to Peak Performance with Pat Johnson- Episode 72 Pat Johnson started her professional career responsible for various aspects of learning programs within the Ministries of Health; Community, Aboriginal, and Women Issues; Forests; and Advanced Education Training and Technology. Pat was Director of Business Education and also Assistant Director of Learning & Development at BC Pension Corporation; and went to CRD as Manager, Workforce Development and Strategies. She has also trained with her own company internationally and within segments of the private sector. Her credentials include certifications in change management and transitions; Fierce Conversations; MBTI; Emotional Intelligence; World Class Speaker Coach; as well as extensive experience with the fields of coaching, communication and leadership. She is currently an ontological trained life coach in her own company, Pat Johnson & Associates, where she coaches individuals from various walks of life who aspire to achieve more in their life. She also works for Accomplishment Coaching out of San Diego as a Mentor Coach, working with coaches who are currently enrolled in the training program. In 2010/11, she served Toastmasters International, the fastest growing not-for-profit educational organization in the world, as their International President and Chairman of the Board – the only Canadian woman President in the organization’s 93 year history. As President, Pat oversaw some 300,000 active members from 116 countries and earned her reputation for inclusive, fair and honest leadership at the global level. She has a unique understanding of global leadership and experience standing on the world stage unafraid. A truly International leader and speaker, Pat has spoken in Australia, Caribbean, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Mainland China, Malaysia, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and across the United States and Canada as both a keynote speaker and an educator. She continues to mentor a number of leaders worldwide. She has recently completed a 3.5 year term as Manager of 250 international consultants who advised on the development of new curriculum for an international educational organization; served on a number of advisory committees and chaired an international convention held in Vancouver during August 2017 where the global community came together. She co-chaired the inaugural post-convention Alaska Cruise from Vancouver to Hubbard Glacier. Pat recently published her first book entitled, “A Handbook for Building and Sustaining Vibrant Toastmasters Programs in Corporations” and was a keynote presenter at the International Convention in Chicago in August 2018. Within her local community, Pat has served as a Board Member with the Victoria Women’s Transition House Society and as a mentor for Leadership Victoria for five years. She served on an Advisory Board at UVic for Adult Education programs for several years and coached the Commonwealth Games Speakers’ Bureau. She is a past member of the Saanich Rotary Club where she was awarded the Paul Harris Fellow, is a current member of Toastmasters International and also curls out of the Victoria Curling Club. Show Notes: Websites: Pat Johnson, LinkedIn, Accomplishment Coaching, Toastmasters International Book Recommendations: /episode/index/show/wisdomshow/id/7776776

From sound of music to real-estate excellence with Carla Cross - Episode 69 12/03/2018

From sound of music to real-estate excellence with Carla Cross - Episode 69 For the first thirty years of her life, Carla was a performing and teaching musician. She earned a B. A. in piano performance (high honors, Phi Beta Kappa), and a masters’ degree in arts, major in music theory. For several years, Carla taught flute and piano in colleges and gave private lessons. Moving to Seattle, Washington while pregnant with her son Chris (yes, it’s Chris Cross, and he owns a real estate company now….), Carla started selling real estate as a fluke when Chris was 14 months old. (Her training was really ‘in the field’!) With no training and little guidance, Carla still found she loved selling real estate, because it was a challenge and a contrast to music. She attained recognition in the top 1% of her 400 agent company in her third year in the business. While setting sales records, she kept playing music and teaching for several years. (Her Professional Portfolio is the result of the insights she got transferring her musical background to real estate excellence). Now, Carla runs her coaching and training company, while attempting to get her body in shape by letting a personal trainer torture her three times a week. She thoroughly enjoys working with her professional real estate coaches as a cohesive team and seeing awesome clients achieve their goals quickly. Always creating new programs, Carla is now working on an inspirational book and a ‘inner coaching’ guide. More About Carla: •Creator of the best-known, most used new agent start-up plan in the world, Up and Running in 30 Days. •She’s been a presenter at the last 16 National Association of Realtor Conventions. •She has been the choice of CRB for their featured speaker at the last 4 NAR conventions. •She’s appeared on CNN and CNBC, as well as dozens of radio programs. •She’s been published over 300 times in major real estate magazines and newsletters. •Carla is a National Association of Realtors National Realtor Educator of the Year. •She’s a Washington State Realtor Educator of the Year. •She attained status as a master level CRB instructor, instructor of the Certified Real Estate Broker designation (CRB); author of several CRB Managers’ Courses, including the business planning course. SHOW NOTES: Website - Resources and Recommendations: Games People Play: The Basic Book of Transactional Analysis Eric Berne A great book on how to understand human behavior and how to interact with various behavioral types Frogs Into Princes John Grinder and Richard Bandler Neuro-Linguistic Programming Another method to understand how people think and how best to communicate with them Sacred Cows Make the Best Burgers - Developing Change-Driving People and Organization Robert Kriegel and David Brandt Great examples of change resistance and the steps companies must take to initiate change successfully Piano Lessons: Music, Love & True Adventures, Noah Adams Not just a book about an adult learning to play piano, this book traces Adams’s odyssey to learn to play the piano as an adult, and his exceptional interviews with famous pianists from his time on All Things Considered Conative Connection: Acting on Instinct, Kathy Kolbe Analyzes how we get into action (not just how we learn); so important for anyone wanting to take action with more assurance, and great for coaches Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies, James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras Gives examples of vision and how some companies really stand out, while others are good but not exceptional; the best business book on earth! Drive: the Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us Daniel H. Pink All of Pink’s books are illuminating; for those of us who coach, understanding contemporary motivation and to successfully motivate now is a must! Note: Unfortunately, the quality of this audio recording was compromised due to technical issues, and we were able to restore some of it with some audio engineering brilliance. We appreciate your patience and understanding while listening to it. /episode/index/show/wisdomshow/id/7776710

Season 7 - Stumbling towards God ~ A spiritual memoir by Russell Perkins - Episode 71 10/19/2018

Season 7 - Educational Leadership with Kent Bicknell - Episode 70 10/17/2018

Season 7 - Educational Leadership with Kent Bicknell - Episode 70 Kent Bicknell grew up in central New Hampshire and resides there still. In 1973 Kent became founding head of Sant Bani School and stayed as a teaching head for 44 years, retiring in 2017. He was a Scholar of the House at Yale University, and holds a master’s degree from Goddard College and a doctorate in curriculum from Boston University. Kent has been involved in education for five decades, including over forty years on the Advisory Council of the New Hampshire Commissioner of Education and six years as a commissioner with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. He has served as a consultant to schools across the U.S. as well as in Bhutan, Canada, Colombia, Guatemala, India and Venezuela. In 2018 Kent published Stepping Stones: The First Five Years of Sant Bani School (1973-1978). This history of the founding and formative years of a unique school has received strong endorsement from educators across the country. An independent scholar whose work has been published in a variety of journals, Kent’s main interests are the New England Transcendentalists – Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and the Alcott Family: their educational pedagogy and how they were inspired by the spiritual wisdom of Asia. In 1995, he acquired, edited and published the manuscript of A Long Fatal Love Chase, a gothic thriller by Louisa May Alcott that became a New York Times best seller. Kent’s spiritual quest in the ‘60s culminated in receiving initiation in 1968 from Master Kirpal Singh (1894-1974) of New Delhi, India. In 1976 he came close to Sant Ajaib Singh (1926-1997) of Rajasthan, India. After more than twenty-five visits to India as well as traveling extensively in Central and South America with Sant Ji, he published Rainbow On My Heart: A Memoir of the Early Years of the Mission of Sant Ajaib Singh (2002). Show Notes: Little Green Light: /episode/index/show/wisdomshow/id/7214393

Season 7- From Zelda Wisdom to MaxDaddy with Carol Gardner - Episode 68 08/25/2018

Season 7- Tap with Brad - Episode 67 08/25/2018

Season 7 - Service and Servant Leadership with Gary Schmidt - Episode 66 07/09/2018

Season 7 - Creating Heart-Centered Profitable Businesses with Rose Harrow - Episode 65 07/09/2018

Season 6 - Succeeding in business and life with Terry Beard - Season 6 Episode 64 05/24/2018

Season 6 - Accelerating Revenue and Business with Lenora Edwards - Episode 63 05/09/2018

Wisdom of Friends with Kal Aras

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