Fully Alive

Orly Zeewy is a brand architect who helps startups cut through the noise. She has worked with dozens of founders and entrepreneurs to uncover their brands’ DNA. Her book, Ready, Launch, Brand: The Lean Marketing Guide for Startups, teaches start-ups how to close the marketing gaps that can slow down sales and make it harder to scale their business. Within the pages, Orly shares her brand process for building the right team, attracting brand evangelists, and cultivating a sustainable company culture.

During our time together, Orly and I discuss:

• Information: How to obtain, process and apply it
• Clarifying who you are, what your message is and how to communicate it to your clients
• Start-ups: Marketing, branding and passion
• Focus: The key factor to growth
• How to scale your business

This episode is for anyone who is looking to understand marketing and messaging to propel their business into sustainable growth.

You can connect with Orly here.

Tim James is one of those guys that will leave you feeling younger and more energetic just by hearing him speak. His passion flows out of him like a fresh waterfall in a dry desert. He’s turning 50 but feels like he’s 18 (with more energy!)

What’s his secret?

After suffering from multiple health issues, Tim knew something had to change. Tim’s journey led him to a shocking discovery which helped his friend beat cancer and transform every area of his life. Feeling charged with a duty to help others, he started sharing his knowledge with anyone that would listen.

This led him to producing his own chemical free food products. ‘Chemical Free Body’ was born. Tim’s inbox is constantly flooded with people singing and dancing about how his products and advice have given them a life they couldn’t believe was possible. His story will have you laughing, crying and gasping but most importantly he will give you the recipe to a longer, happier and healthier life.

Tim shares his health story, entrepreneurial journey and path to conscious living in this episode.

Find out more about Tim and his business here.

Sheri Berke, is an author, a personal and business reinvention strategist, and accomplishment guide for the woman professional who is struggling to find satisfaction and happiness in their current situation.

Sheri supports her clients to reinvent their lives, finances, and their vision of freedom, so they find the opportunity and fulfillment they are seeking.

Her book Everything I Learned About Life I Learned on Vacation was released in September 2022. 

During our time together, Sheri and I discuss:

• Discovering and deciding your own worthiness and how to achieve the desired outcome
• Creating a future brighter than the past
• Choosing to say "YES!" to opportunities and taking action to fulfill them

This episode is for anyone who is searching for happiness, a deeper satisfaction, and encouragement to take the first step!

You can connect with Sheri here. 

After spending 36 years suffering the ups and downs of corporate America, Jim Hardwick sought out to live a life of significance. For Jim, this means serving others. As a sales consultant, Jim takes his servant's heart into every engagement with a client. He is now having the most fun he's ever had sharing his gifts and talents to help others grow, prosper and succeed. 

During this episode, Jim and I discuss:

• His journey to service and significance (which includes an unexpected trip to Kenya)
• The different variations of service
• How to appreciate, cultivate and use your gifts
• Why fun and play should be a part of your work life
• Being a leader, not a boss
• Discovering your passion  

Jim loves to connect with people! You can find him here.

With over 30 years of marketing and sales experience, this week's guest, Teresa Paul has helped thousands of businesses GROW! Relying on core values and a success mindset, she works with clients to let go of limiting beliefs and jump start their sales.

During our time together, Teresa and I discuss:

• Relational vs. Transactional Selling
• Sales; a very personal profession
• Connection; important for both the seller and client
• Awareness and Confidence; harnessing both to maximize your sales power

Learn more about Teresa here.

This week's guest is Nina Froriep. She is a visual storyteller, video marketer and filmmaker who helps service-based entrepreneurs create easy + impactful video marketing, so they can attract their ideal clients, grow their businesses, and be disruptors of their industry. 

Nina shares her passion for helping others make an impact. Together, we discuss:

• Breaking barriers to achieve your genuine purpose
• Using your gifts and talents to help others
• Understanding video marketing as an exciting opportunity and necessary tool to grow your business and connect with clients
• Creating a content strategy that fits your schedule, personality and tells your story

Learn more about Nina and her company here.

Paty Mariposa is a social worker, seasoned crisis and trauma professional, certified health coach, professional speaker and owner of Mariposa Holistic. She empowers heart-centered professionals and individuals experiencing stress and overwhelm through an integrated holistic system of transformational programs, support, and self-care resources, so they can continue to manifest their highest potential towards a happy and healthy balanced life as they continue to be of service for the greater good.

During our time together, Paty and I discuss:

• Trauma: what it is, how to understand it, ways it manifests, different types
• Connecting your childhood traumas to your present experiences
• How your body processes trauma and stress and the energy you release
• Ways to begin the healing process and post-traumatic growth
• The importance of valid support and resources for your healing journey
• Shifting your beliefs and the stories you tell yourself to begin healing

You can learn more about Patty and her services here.

My guest this week is Jeannie Dougherty. She is a counselor, certified money coach, speaker, facilitator, and trainer. Jeannie works with businesses, individuals, and couples to help them find better ways to reach their goals.

Together, we discuss:

• Letting go of limiting financial beliefs
• Taking responsibility for our relationship with money
• Getting rid of financial imposter syndrome
• Setting ourselves up for financial security and success
• Understanding the emotional connection to finances

You can connect with Jeannie here.

This week's guest, Dr. Varun Gandhi is a life orchestrator, soulpreneur, Angel investor, inventor, philanthropist and a water doctor. He enjoys orchestrating businesses, events, and ideas about the self (self-image)! 

During our time together, Dr. Gandhi and I discuss:

• How to quite the internal and external chatters that are keeping you from living your truth
• The importance of trusting your body and the signals it provides
• Different ways to cope, overcome and work through obstacles and challenges (how to use these experiences to grow stronger in your most authentic self)
• How to let go of the perfection misconception

You can connect with Dr. Gandhi here

Diane is the owner of Virtual DiVA, LLC and on deck and ready to give it her all! When it comes to small businesses, she manages non-income producing tasks, non-billable items, and everything from team building to accounting! She is able to grant assistance in making your bottom line more profitable, and making your occupational life a much simpler, manageable place.

During our time together, Diane and I discuss:

• Virtual Assistance 101: What is it, why is it important, and how is it different than working face-to-face
• The pros and cons of hiring a VA
• How to know when it's the right time to hire a VA for your business
• Having a framework to set you, your VA and ultimately your business up for success
• The personality match and why it's crucial to hiring the right VA

You can connect with Diane here.