Success IQ

Laurel Lau is a digital nomad and executive coach, as well as founder of Six Atlas. Together with her global agile team, Laurel works with impact-driven organisations and purpose-driven executives to assess their innovation capabilities and adjust to take advantage of innovation in today’s ever-changing global marketplace.

Born in Hong Kong but educated in the United States, Laurel has spent her life navigating changing environments and cultural expectations, and she taps into the lessons she’s learned as she works to empower conscious leadership in her clients to best serve their organisations in a world of innovation.

Nicolas Vandenberghe began his career selling newspapers in the streets of Paris in high school, studied Maths at Ecole Polytechnique and then received his MBA from Stanford GSB. He started and sold 3 tech companies with up to 65 employees and $11M in revenues, and also ran sales for a $2B telecom firm negotiating billion-dollar deals with companies like Google.

In 2016, he co-founded his 4th startup and presently is the CEO of the SaaS firm Chili Piper. Its mission is to reinvent the system of action of Sales professionals to provide them with new levels of productivity and job satisfaction.

The firm is reinventing scheduling, calendar and inbox, the main apps used by revenue teams. Chili Piper is fully distributed – leveraging global talent with employees in 35 cities in 15 countries. Its scheduling platform is used by Intuit, Square, Twilio, Gainsight and more than 300+ thought-leading companies worldwide for multiple use cases, from connecting prospects to sales reps instantly upon submitting a form to automating their on-boarding process. Nicolas bootstrapped Chili Piper past $2M ARR before attracting $3M in seed funding in 2019.

Today’s guest is Chad Sanderson, who has been leading sales and marketing teams to success for over 20 years through his proven and predictable ValueSelling Framework.

Chad, who has been named a Top 5 Emerging Training Leader, has worked in sales, built teams, and achieved targets -- both within organisations and as a consultant. He cuts through the outdated, theory-based “fluff” so often attributed to sales training, and gets down to the nitty-gritty with a raw, no-BS perspective to look at what is working, what’s not working, and where there may be opportunities to drive predictable revenue growth through sales optimisation.

Today’s guest is Chris Tuff, author of USA Today bestseller The Millennial Whisperer. In his book, Chris offers research-based, time-tested strategies for bridging communication gaps between Millennials and the rest of the workforce.

With Millennials on track to make up 75% of the workforce by 2030, it’s crucial for employers to harness the strengths of this generation and help develop strong leaders for future generations.

Chris debunks myths about Millennials, while providing an in-depth look at generational stereotypes that do tend to be true. He’ll share practical, real-world tested solutions to better understand Millennials and effectively recruit, retain, and motivate this passionate generation.

The world has dramatically changed for all of us, in this episode Geoff Nicholson talks about how the Coronavirus has impacted his life and also the strategies he is using to get prepared mentally for the current situation and planning for post covid-19.

Dan Meadors entered the Amazon marketplace in 2011. After just a few months, he saw the real potential of selling on Amazon, left his day job to become a full-time Amazon wholesaler, and is now the co-founder of The Wholesale Formula.

Now a multi million-dollar Amazon seller and an Amazon marketplace master, Dan is passionate about sharing his knowledge with others who are just as driven to succeed. Together with his team of experts at The Wholesale Formula, Dan dedicates his time to teaching others how to grow and scale their own wholesale-based Amazon businesses.

Roy Krebs, the co-founder and CEO of NaturalStacks, an open source supplement company focused on helping consumers improve mood, memory, and focus. As the leader of NaturalStacks, Roy is passionate about maintaining transparency in labelling and honest sourcing of all ingredients.

Roy’s here today to share details about the different ways you can optimize your brain health and performance naturally, as well as answering the most popular questions/concerns about the possible benefits and drawbacks of supplements.

He’s on a mission to build a billion better brains through supplements, and he’ll share his journey to achieve that goal

Mark Asquith is a serial entrepreneur who has built globally successful design, marketing, software and digital businesses since he quit his real job in 2005.

Billed as the U.K. podcast expert, Mark is CEO & co-founder of Rebel Base Media, a podcast tech and strategy company that owns Captivate.fm, Productivity, Podcast Websites, Podcast Success Academy & Rebel Base Studios and is well known as an insightful, thought-provoking and actionable podcast industry keynote speaker.

He's a wildly approachable Brit and Star Wars/DC Comics geek.

Jon Vroman is on a mission to show you how to Live Life In The Front Row™ through the transformative art of moment making. He is a social entrepreneur, committed husband, father of two, and an ultramarathon runner.

Jon is the founder of the Front Row Foundation, a charity established in 2005 that creates unforgettable moments for individuals who are braving life-threatening illnesses. The organisation empowers individuals to “live life in the front row™” by providing recipients a front row experience at the live event of their dreams.

As an award-winning speaker, Jon has given more than 750 keynote presentations for many companies, organisations, universities, and associations. Jon brings a refreshingly effective and modern motivational edge that genuinely connects with his audience as he ignites their enthusiasm, and challenges their status-quo.

Host of the popular Front Row Factor Podcast, Jon’s interviews help you strengthen your mindset, relationships, and environment so you can excel in every area of life. Jon is a fierce community builder who hosts live events including: The Front Row Dads Retreat, the Speaker Trainer Experience, the Front Row Personal Transformation and Co-Creation Summit, and the Front Row Foundation Celebration.

Over the last few episodes weeks, I have received quite a few emails with regards to finding more about our sponsors Bartercard. In order to answer some of the questions, I thought I would speak to there MD and see if I could come down to there head office and speak to some of the team to find out more.

A massive thanks to Russell and Nadia for taking the time out of their busy day to chat to me and explain the different opportunities that are available to you for working with Barter and a special thanks to Chris Kirby for allowing me to take a room away from them all to record the show live.

If you would like to know more about Bartercard then please visit www.bartercard.co.uk where you will find all of the information about contacting their trade and franchise departments.