After burning the candle at both ends in his youth, KC Carter almost died of stress-related issues at 26 years old. That scare put him on a 12-year path of pursuing what he calls “Full-Life Integration.” Along the way, KC began meditating, quit drinking, and became a Kriyaban Yogi. After helping startup Centro build from 50 employees to over 650 in just eight years, winning award after award for their legendary workplace culture, today KC is a culture and meditation advisor helping individuals and organizations thrive. KC’s sweet spot is optimizing employee experiences to drive business objectives, and his mission and values-centric programs have been featured in Business Insider, onstage at Wisdom 2.0, and in countless conferences and podcast interviews. In this interview, we talk about why it’s important that we share the vulnerable true stories of our human experiences and give other people permission to fail. We also talk about how work for him is really “creative play”, the truth about our infinite and unlimited potential, and he gives you some practical tips on how to make meditation a daily habit.
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Charlie Gilkey helps people take meaningful action on the stuff that matters most. His website, ProductiveFlourishing.com, is one of the top websites for planning and productivity for professional creatives, entrepreneurs, small business owners, and change-driven executives. He's a best-selling author, sought-after speaker and advisor on small business growth and business strategy, and specializes in systems, team development, planning, and positioning. A PhD candidate in philosophy and a former Army logistics officer, his work is grounded in theory and is practical and actionable. Charlie’s mission is ultimately to help creative people thrive in business and life. His clients are go-getters, world changers and big thinkers with vision and drive—but they're also deeply compassionate with dreams of making the world a better place. In this episode, we talk about what it means to “thrash” in creative projects and why we do it, why it’s best to think big and act small when it comes to your creative projects, who should be in your Success Pack, the importance of being vulnerable enough to ask for help, and how to tap into your unique brilliance rather than becoming a carbon copy of someone else.
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Known as the Chief Joy Bringer, Karin Volo is an expert in engagement, career, personal and organizational development. She is a co-author of the international best selling book Engage, and has over 15 years experience working with Fortune 500 companies on two different continents offering up insights on business building, cultural transformation, and high performance to help individuals and organizations thrive. Karin is the best selling author of 1,352 Days: An Inspirational Journey From Jail To Joy and the Bringing Joy children’s book series. She is a regular blogger on The Huffington Post and her passion is helping people to better their lives through sharing all that she has learned on her own journey. In this episode, we talk about why it is so important to anchor your business to something greater than yourself, why being of service is so core to her life’s work, and how she survived almost four years in jail for a crime she did not commit.
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Greg Faxon is a business growth coach who helps entrepreneurs unleash their full potential. He is the author of Don’t Let The Fear Win: How To Get Out Of Your Own Way And Grow Your Business…Fast. A former All-American wrestler and world-class Spartan Racer, Greg combines his love of peak performance with his gift for helping clients radically increase the impact and income of their businesses. Greg believes that the biggest obstacle for most entrepreneurs is inside of their own heads. He wants to live in a world where those entrepreneurs have the support they need to become champions. This episode features a guided meditation to help you move into a new relationship with fear so that you can take your business to the next level.
Using the business lessons learned from her stripper days, and her work in the notoriously cutthroat commercial real estate world, Erika Lyremark turned her ambitions to helping other lady bosses succeed in a big way. Erika documented her controversial life experiences in her wildly successful book "Think Like a Stripper: Business Lessons to Up Your Confidence, Attract More Clients & Rule Your Market.” The book was lauded by Dan Pink who called it, "A smart and provocative read.” It also received Shark Tank's Barbara Corcoran’s stamp of approval for Erika’s “wit, humor, and no-nonsense advice.” With several possible ventures to be found in her business incubator, Erika is now entering a new phase of her life which is concerned less with glitz and glamor and more with cultivating community and connection, feeling fully expressed in her business, and serving the planet.
Marie Poulin is a designer, digital strategist, and educator who helps purpose-driven entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life in the digital space. With a background in both small agency experience and 7+ years of self-employment, she founded Digital Strategy School, an online mentorship program that helps designers become more strategic business owners. She also co-founded Oki Doki with her partner Ben, where they help entrepreneurs productize their services through the creation of branded online courses, programs, and mentorship experiences. Marie is also a friend of mine who has taken incredible strides to combat negative thinking from her childhood that threatened to obliterate her success. You’ll appreciate her candor in this interview, as I did.