Executives After Hours: Real Conversations With Leaders!

Click Here to listen to the unedited interview Click here to upload your crucible story t: @executivesahour IG: DrJamesK ____________________ Robyn Openshaw is the author of 15 books, including bestsellers The Green Smoothies Diet and 12 Steps to Whole Foods. Her latest book, Vibe: Unlock the Energetic Frequencies of Limitless Health, Love & Success, will be released by Simon & Schuster in October 2017. She is a former psychotherapist, university professor, and lectured in over 450 cities in the 6 years after launching her popular site GreenSmoothieGirl.com in 2007. She's a single mom to four children who are now flying the coop. She skis and plays tennis competitively in Utah, and believes that everything is possible if you leverage the highest frequencies in the Universe. You can find her podcast, Your High Vibration Life, on iTunes--also look for Green Smoothie Girl on Facebook, and visit her website GreenSmoothieGirl.com.

 FULL INTERVIEW @  WWW.DRJAMESKELLEY.COM/EXECUTIVES-AFTER-HOURS  PLEASE GO THE WEBSITE & UPLOAD YOUR ADVERSITY MOMENT THAT CHANGED YOUR LEADERSHIP.  _________________ www.mindscaling.com  New book: Small Acts of Leadership: 12 Intentional Behaviors that Lead to Big Impact Shawn Hunter is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, speaker, and currently Founder and President of Mindscaling, a company dedicated to creating beautiful, and intelligent online learning products. Until July, 2015 Shawn was Executive Producer & Vice President of Leadership Solutions at Skillsoft. For over a decade Hunter has interviewed, collaborated with, and filmed, hundreds of leading business authors, executives, and business school faculty. Hunter originally co-founded Targeted Learning Corporation with his father Hal Hunter, Ph.D., which was acquired by Skillsoft in February 2007. Shawn's new book Small Acts of Leadership: 12 Intentional Behaviors that Lead to Big Impact (Bibliomotion) was publ

You can get the full-length interview at www.drjameskelley.com/executives-after-hours   DON'T FORGET TO UPLOAD YOUR ADVERSITY TO BETTER LEADERSHIP MOMENT ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL. ------------------------- Jon Berghoff is co-founder and president of Flourishing Leadership Institute, leading high-purpose organizations through positive change, high stakes collaborations, and rapid transformation - at the scale of the whole system. FLI has worked with the Navy, Army, United Nations, Google, Apple, VISA, and hundreds of high purpose organizations.  FLI is the creator of the LEAF Certification, enabling leaders to facilitate conversations and collaborations of all types, utilizing the latest science in Positive Psychology, Experiential Learning, Design Thinking, and Strengths Based Management. Jon previously led sales at Vitamix where, in less than five years, his division organically grew revenue from $42M to $174M, and from 175 to 600 team members. His large-group facilitation has brought him t

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE FULL-LENGTH INTERVIEW WITH DORIE CLARK CLICK HERE TO UPLOAD YOUR ADVERSITY TO LEADER STORY --------- Today on EAH I had the pleasure to sit down with Dorie Clark at her apartment and chat about her journey. Dorie is an adjunct professor at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and the author of Entrepreneurial You, Reinventing You and Stand Out, which was named the #1 Leadership Book of 2015 by Inc. magazine. A former presidential campaign spokeswoman, the New York Times described her as an "expert at self-reinvention and helping others make changes in their lives." A frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, she consults and speaks for clients including Google, Microsoft, and the World Bank. You can download her free Entrepreneurial You self-assessment workbook. Learn more at: www.dorieclark.com

Get the full interview at: www.drjameskelley.com/executivesafterhours Remember go to the website and upload your crucible for a project. ---------------------- Brandi Richard is a mother, innovator, entrepreneur, advocate, and author. For twelve years, Brandi has shared her ideas, communications expertise, and project management with the Federal Emergency Management Agency where she currently serves as a Public Affairs Officer. Brandi is a graduate of Texas Woman's University. Her innovative ideas led her to create her own business concepts and companies including: Awakened Concepts, an idea generation firm; Sacred Aroma all natural bath and body products, Green Grass Generation, On Board DFW, The Young Professional Advocate, #OperationGrowth, #WeGotNow, and is the Principal for BR Communications. Her dedication to the National Urban League resulted in her election as Dallas chapter president; Southern Region Vice President and now the first to hold the office of President for two consecutive terms of the Nat

HEAD OVER TO WWW.DRJAMESKELLEY.COM/EXECUTIVES-AFTER-HOURS FOR THE FULL INTERVIEW.    Don Ganguly is the founder and chief executive officer of HomeUnion, an online real estate investment management firm specializing in single-family rental (SFR) investment properties for the individual investor. Don is an entrepreneur and expert in the acquisition and management of the residential real estate. He was the founder and chief executive officer of what is now Oracle Financial Services BPO (originally Equinox), a subsidiary of Oracle, that provides loan processing, servicing and back-office financial reporting services for banks and large private equity investors. In addition to serving as an advisor to Acqura Loan Services, a special servicer of distressed residential loans, now owned by Apollo Funds, Don was also co-founder of NexGenix, a leading IT services (eCRM focus) firm. NexGenix was recognized twice as an Inc. 500 company and was acquired by TCG, a private equity firm. Don has a degree in En

HEAD OVER TO DRJAMESKELLEY.COM/EXECUTIVES-AFTER-HOURS FOR THE FULL INTERVIEW ___________________ To learn more about Andy and Strive: http://strive.org.za/#who Strive was founded in 2014 by Andy Golding. With experience working in and walking the halls of some of the worlds best companies to work for, we have collected a plethora of case studies and stories that prove, time and again, the importance of taking care of your people in business. We've built Strive with the objective of helping companies behaving averagely become Companies Behaving Awesomely, or Companies Behaving more awesomely! We have worked with and continue to work with businesses of all shapes and sizes. We are as passionate about startups as we are of corporates because people are people, in all businesses.

GET FULL-LENGTH INTERVIEW AT: WWW.DRJAMESKELLEY.COM/EXECUTIVES-AFTER-HOURS WHAT IS YOUR ADVERSITY TO LEADERSHIP CHANGE MOMENT. HEAD OVER TO WWW.DRJAMESKLELLEY.COM TO TELL YOUR STORY. To learn about today's guest go to: www.RiseUpEight.org ____________ In a nutshell, Michael is a serial entrepreneur. He started offering business services to other musicians by initially investing only a few hundred dollars in the startup, working out of office space rented by the hour and spend years struggling to build up the business to where he could earn a decent living from it. Eventually, he found myself being interviewed by the New York Times, which indicated to him he was on the right path. After years of struggling, Michael built up the business and works with Google, Amex, JP Morgan Chase Bank, Halston, NY Philharmonic, Conde Nast, NASA, the US Gov't and much more.  Meanwhile, as a lifelong musician, Michael wanted to make a difference in the world and thus, spent 12 years working on a music and film mu

FULL-LENGTH INTERVIEW AT WWW.DRJAMESKELLEY.COM/EXECUTIVES-AFTER-HOURS WHAT WAS YOUR LEADING FROM ADVERSITY MOMENT? GO TO WWW.DRJAMESKELLEY.COM  TO SHARE YOUR STORY.  ___________________________ Learn more about N6A: http://www.n6a.com/ Matt Rizzetta is the President and CEO of North 6th Agency, Inc. (N6A), a leading brand communications agency based in New York City and Toronto. Under Rizzetta's leadership, N6A has been ranked as the #1 fastest-growing agency in the United States in its revenue category by O'Dwyers, as well one of the 50 most powerful agencies in the United States and the "coolest spaces at the hottest PR firms" by the Observer. Rizzetta has been instrumental in developing N6A's internal and external KPI measurement system, and has created a culture at N6A that has been lauded as one of the most rewarding, collaborative and unique in the agency landscape. Among the signature programs that Rizzetta has developed at N6A are the N6A 6PA Performance Ranking System, "N6-get-Awa

FULL-LENGTH INTERVIEW AT WWW.DRJAMESKELLEY.COM/EXECUTIVES-AFTER-HOURS REMEMBER TO GO THE WEBSITE ABOVE TO LEAVE YOUR PERSONAL CRUCIBLE.  http://thrivepartners.net/ THRIVE LOUD PODCAST (LOU'S PODCAST)__ ___________ Today on EAH Lou Diamond, CEO of Thrive Partners stops by to chat. Lou and I started this episode as a cross-promo episode, but I learned 1/2 way through I am not good at it and just ask Lou a ton of questions. Here is more about Lou. When it comes to putting great people in touch with other great people, Lou is the master. He has over 25-years of experience in sales, relationship management, business development and executive coaching. Lou's authenticity, energy, and enthusiasm for what he does is unmatched. If you're trying to find the right way to make the connections essential to achieve your business or personal goals, Lou Diamond is the man to help you make it happen. Lou is an energetic, humorous, and inspirational business development strategist and performance coach. He has consu

HEAD OVER TO WWW.DRJAMESKELLEY.COM/EXECUTIVES-AFTER-HOURS FOR THE FULL-LENGTH INTERVIEW. ALSO, LET ME KNOW YOUR CRUCIBLE MOMENT BY DROPPING ME A NOTE.  Today on EAH, JJ Virgin. JJ and I talk life, liberty and the pursuit of just about anything. Celebrity nutrition and fitness expert JJ Virgin teaches clients how to eliminate food and carb intolerances so they can transform their health and their lives. As co-host of TLC's Freaky Eaters and health expert on Dr. Phil, JJ is a prominent TV and media personality, including appearances on PBS, Dr. Oz, Rachael Ray, Access Hollywood, and the TODAY Show. JJ is the author of four NY Times bestsellers: The Virgin Diet, The Virgin Diet Cookbook, JJ Virgin's Sugar Impact Diet, and JJ Virgin's Sugar Impact Diet Cookbook. Her latest book, Miracle Mindset, shows warrior moms how to be strong, positive leaders for their families, while exploring the inspirational lessons JJ learned as she fought for her own son's life. JJ hosts the popular JJ Virgin Lifestyle Show

PLEASE GO TO WWW.DRJAMESKELLEY.COM AND SHARE YOUR CRUCIBLE.  ALSO GO THERE TO GET THE FULL WAYNE KIMMEL INTERVIEW ___________________ Wayne Kimmel wasn't always a venture capitalist, investing in game-changing companies alongside the likes of Richard Branson, Steve Case, and Mark Cuban. He was once a 29-year-old law school graduate with no connections who obsessively networked his way to success. Wayne Kimmel is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, philanthropist, tireless networker, and the author of Six Degrees of Wayne Kimmel. Philadelphia Magazine named Wayne a Top Innovator. He is the Managing Partner of SeventySix Capital, the venture capital firm he founded in 1999, and has invested in over 40 startup technology and healthcare companies, including SeamlessWeb (now public as GrubHub), Take Care Health Systems and NutriSystem. Among the Fortune 500 companies that have acquired his portfolio companies are Aramark, Intel, IBM, Walgreens, and Yahoo! He is currently on the boards of the Jewish Fede

SHARE YOUR CRUCIBLE MOMENT AT DRJAMESKELLEY.COM AND LISTEN TO THE FULL INTERVIEW AT: https://www.drjameskelley.com/executive-after-hours __________________________ Today on the EAH, Tim Sanders stops by to share his story. Being raised by his grandma, Tim tells the story how they healed each other over the years and all the nuggets of information she left Tim. Tim spent most of his early career on the cutting edge of innovation and change. He was an early stage member of Mark Cuban's Broadcast.com, which had the largest opening day IPO in history. Afer Yahoo acquired the company, Tim was tapped to lead their ValueLab, and by 2001, he rose to Chief Solutions Officer. In 2005, he founded Deeper Media, which provides consulting services for leading brands. Today, he is one of the top-rated speakers on the lecture circuit. Tim is the author of four books, including the New York Times bestseller Love Is the Killer App: How To Win Business & Infuence Friends. It's been translated into over a doze

PLEASE GO TO WWW.DRJAMESKELLEY.COM AND UPLOAD YOUR CRUCIBLE.  SORRY FOR THE REPOST, I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAVELING BACK HOME AND COULDN'T FIND TIME TO EDIT THE PODCAST. BUT THIS IS A GREAT EPISODE Today on Executives After Hours, Mo Gawdat (Chief Business Officer for Google X). He is one hell of a man who isn't swayed by much. Not even my good looks. Mo and I meet in Dubai and have a great conversation, but what struck most was his passion for solving for happiness....wait he actually wrote a booked called, Solve for Happy. He also has a nine-part series on YouTube from a Stanford pop-up class. Mo Gawdat is the Chief Business Officer at Google's [X], an elite team of engineers that comprise Google's futuristic "dream factory." In the past ten years, he has made happiness his primary topic of research, diving deeply into literature and conversing on the topic with thousands of people in more than a hundred countries. He is also a serial entrepreneur who has co-founded more than twenty bu

EXTENDED INTERVIEW IS AT: WWW.DRJAMESKELLEY.COM/EXECUTIVE-AFTER-HOURS ALSO, SHARE YOUR CRUCIBLE WITH ME Today on EAH Kevin Maney, bestselling author, award-winning columnist, and partner at Category Design Advisors. So he is rad. Plus we discuss the philosophical question of parental death.  He writes a weekly column about technology and society for Newsweek. His critically-acclaimed book, Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets (HarperBusiness, 2016) is a collaboration with Silicon Valley veterans Al Ramadan, Dave Peterson and Christopher Lochhead. The book introduces business to the idea of category design and gave birth to the advisory firm Category Design Agency. Maney co-authored, with TIBCO CEO Vivek Ranadive, The Two-Second Advantage: How We Succeed by Anticipating the Future...Just Enough. Merging brain science and computer science, it was a 2011 New York Times bestseller and predicted much of the conversation we're now having about artificial intelligence.

Head over the www.drjameskelley.com to share your crucible with me.  LISTEN TO THE FULL-LENGTH INTERVIEW AT www.drjameskelley.com/executive-after-hours  Today on EAH, JV Crum III, an executive coach who educates coaches how to earn their next million. J V Crum III, JD, MBA, became a self-made entrepreneur millionaire in his twenties. He is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, certified business coach, licensed attorney, serial entrepreneur, Huffington Post Columnist on conscious business, and is host of the #1 Ranked "Conscious Millionaire Podcast", which broadcasts M-F. He is the Founder and CEO of Conscious Millionaire Institute LLC, a global entrepreneur business coaching, training, and wealth-product business.  J V has been an entrepreneur since the age of 4 when he set up his pup tent to sell "hand-squeezed tangerine juice" to high-school students when they got off the bus. At the age of 5, he decided the answer to his family's often rocky and uncertain financial life, was to

GO TO WWW.DRJAMESKELLEY.COM TO SHARE YOUR PERSONAL CRUCIBLE. Today on EAH, Shama Hyder, CEO of Marketing Zen Group. Shama is known as a visionary strategist for the digital age, a web and TV personality, a bestselling author, and the award-winning CEO of The Marketing Zen Group – a global online marketing and digital PR company. She has aptly been dubbed the "Zen Master of Marketing" by Entrepreneur Magazine and the "Millennial Master of the Universe" by FastCompany.com. Shama has also been honored at both the White House and The United Nations as one of the top 100 young entrepreneurs in the country. Under her leadership, The Marketing Zen Group has grown an average of 400% growth annually since 2009 to include a team of 30 and serve clients ranging from publicly-held Fortune 500 companies to privately-held small businesses and nonprofit organizations across the globe. Shama is the bestselling author of The Zen of Social Media Marketing, now in its 4th edition and Momentum: How

Today on Executives After Hours, Seth Kahan. Seth and I discuss his desire to go on a vision quest, perform street art and work for the World Bank. Seth grew up in Austin, Texas, and dropped out of graduate school to do street theater. For over 10 years Seth could be seen on the street entertaining. However, a better gig came along at the World Bank. Though he had a great job Seth felt unsatisfied and was called to do a vision quest. Seth was at the bank for 13 years. In the final 7 years, he was involved in global change initiatives that were highly successful and eventually worked with the president, Jim Wolfensohn. He went out on his own and did 3 global change initiatives under the first Latino director of the Peace Corps, Gaddi Vasquez, and a $20M change initiative for Royal Dutch Shell. In addition, Seth wrote two books during this time, first was a best seller multiple times: Getting Change Right and Getting Innovation Right. Began working with nonprofits, professional societies and trad

Today on EAH, Phil Geryshak stops by to tell me his path to Authenticity. Phil Gerbyshak is the Chief Digital Officer of Vengreso and is a co-founder. He's an award-winning speaker, an author and a technology geek who has been using digital to build business for nearly 20 years when he hand-coded his first website dedicated to his favorite decade, the 80s. Since the early days of the Internet, Phil has built websites, communities and bank accounts using the latest tools integrated into the classic needs of sales and marketing. A teacher at heart, Phil has delivered programs for audiences of 5 to 500, for the Fortune 50 to the smallest businesses and he's been featured in articles in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, USA Today, Financial Times, Daily Globe and Mail, Inc and Entrepreneur to name just a few places. When Phil isn't teaching digital sales transformation, creating content, or reading the latest business book, you can find him playing pinball, walking on Florida's beaches or enjoying one of 57 craft

Today on EAH, Bix and Joe Bickson of Bickson2. This may be the best father-son combo of all time. Bix Bickson is one of the most important mentors in many executives lives; transforming them and their teams into dynamic, innovative and high-performing organizations. Bix and Joe Bickson have worked with leaders and their teams at Starbucks, Guinness, Lululemon, Escada, Goodyear, Microsoft, Linde, and much more. Bix and Joe teach legendary leaders to consistently produce material outcomes. They have reimagined management for today's and more importantly, tomorrow's world. Future hacking is the management discipline that provides leaders with the essential tools required to push past what is in the way of creating and fulfilling the future. Bix and Joe have led many "turn-around's" of organizations ranging in size from 100 to over 10,000, with revenues of a few million dollars to over a billion. Guiding change to produce material outcomes is the ultimate test of a leader – no business survives over the long te