TRU-U Podcast

On todays episode of the podcast we have Ms. Liv Texeira on with us. She is a results based life coach and professional podcaster. Based in Los Angeles although originally from Boston she helps young people with mastering perspective mindset shifts and working through limiting beliefs to become the best version of themselves. This episode we uncover the costs of procrastination, discuss the value of systems towards punishments and rewards and get REAL about self awareness and how to create the our best life!

PJ Calkins is Chief Strategy Officer for CWS Inc. where he leads a team that’s working to spark behavioral and cultural change to normalize workplace wellness. He’s also a lifelong entrepreneur, marketing & business consultant and a happy husband and father of 2. Through their tools, brands and services CWS has been instrumental in helping organizations around the world identify areas of distress and provide resources for their staff. As co-host of the Champions of Wellness podcast PJ has been helping to spread insights gathered with other leaders striving to improve workplace culture & employee wellness.

Today we have Mr. Donny Daughenbaugh on with us. Donny is a former US Marine and while on a deployment in 2004 in Iraq he was conducting a vehicle search when an interaction with an irate driver changed his life. The outcome of that night was a critical wound and a lengthy road to recovery. With the ups and down that come from being wounded in action, Donny’s injury has shown him that being alive, having a beautiful family and living in League City is truly a gift. Using this horrific experience as a positive, Donny now proudly represents the Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes as the Vice President of Field Operations & as a national spokesperson. Through the Coalition, he’s able to help other wounded veteran families as they transition from being injured or disabled to a successful and higher quality of life. Donny also holds a Bachelor of Business Management degree and an MBA in Organizational leadership. He lives in League City TX with Sarah, his beautiful wife of 18 years and their 3 children Gabby, Kollin and Everleigh and their dogs. Donny speaks on the value of giving and the impacts that they make in their organization. We discuss the value of continuous learning. 

Today we have Mr. Donny Daughenbaugh on with us. Donny is a former US Marine and while on a deployment in 2004 in Iraq he was conducting a vehicle search when an interaction with an irate driver changed his life. The outcome of that night was a critical wound and a lengthy road to recovery. With the ups and down that come from being wounded in action, Donny’s injury has shown him that being alive, having a beautiful family and living in League City is truly a gift. Using this horrific experience as a positive, Donny now proudly represents the Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes as the Vice President of Field Operations & as a national spokesperson. Through the Coalition, he’s able to help other wounded veteran families as they transition from being injured or disabled to a successful and higher quality of life. Donny also holds a Bachelor of Business Management degree and an MBA in Organizational leadership. He lives in League City TX with Sarah, his beautiful wife of 18 years and their 3 children Gabby, Kollin and Everleigh and their dogs. Donny speaks on the value of giving and the impacts that they make in their organization. We discuss the value of continuous learning. 

Adam is a close friend and business partner of Ethan's from Southeast Minnesota. Adam has a strong background in sales and running businesses. He began his first business years ago in the automotive industry when he started his own Car dealership in Rochester Minnesota and now for the past 4  years has been in the Real Estate industry. He has grown in through the ranks and is now one of the top agents in Southeast Minnesota and has begun coaching other realtors as well as supporting many quality relationships and raising a beautiful 5 year old daughter. Adam perfectly lays out the basic fundamentals of being successful in Sales in this episode. From the engage stage to the close this will be a must hear to sharpen your sales skills.

Today We have Mr. Mehdi Aidour on with us. Mehdi is originally from Morocco and moved to the US at age 9, currently living in Boston. He started getting coaching a year ago after struggling with anxiety trauma and depression for his entire life. He was able to overcome that using mindfulness meditation and powerful energy work. Today he is a subconscious coach and encourages people to find their unique gift for the world and not to just follow the masses. His vision as a coach is to wake people up to their infinite potential. In this episode he speaks on the human potential and how to use the law of attraction and your subconscious mind to serve you.

On this episode we have Ms. Jen Wells-Qu on with us. Jen has lived, worked and traveled across 4 continents and 45 countries and accumulated countless stories of courage, resilience and creativity. She is an executive coach, yoga teacher and diversity trainer. Her mission is to help young professionals mindfully create the vision for the impact they want to have on the world then generate strategies to get there faster, her vision is for a world no just of equal opportunity but equal access to opportunity.

On today’s episode we have Mr. Alecs Young on with us. Alecs grew up in a small town in Southeast Minnesota. He felt a pull inside of him that there was something bigger he had to do outside of his small town. He was obsessed with real estate from a young age and always wanted to flip houses. Fast forward to 2008 he moved to Iowa and met his wife Kari and in 2015 they moved to Texas. In 2017 hurricane Harvey hit and he felt this was his time to start flipping houses and today is doing many deals ranging from wholesaling, investing in multi-family units, commercial properties and flip houses. The end goal is financial and time freedom to live his best life with his family. He provides incredible insight into his journey and the principles behind his growth and shares the sacrifices necessary to become the success he has grown into today and is continuing to grow into.

Today we have Taylor Metcalf on with us. He has been in the insurance and financial services industry for 6 ½ years now and has excelled in that space and for now 1 ½ years he has been in a leadership position in Appleton Wisconsin where leads a team of insurance agents and financial representatives. And also is an active real estate investor and has a passion for leadership. We discuss in this episode the values behind becoming a leader and share lessons on different principals in that space. Happy listening!

Today we have LuAnn Buechler on with us. She is known as the Little Spark and is a Certified Facilitator of the Passion Test and the Passion Test for Business, which she uses in her coaching practice to ignite the SPARK in you and your business. LuAnn is the co-author of Exceptional Care for Your Valued Clients, and self published author of ihug:My Journey as a Hugger. She is an avid networker, BNI Director Consultant and member of the Transformational Leadership Council. She goes in great detail the importance of understanding your passions and how this can empower your life.