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Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC talks with Robert “Bo” Brabo about his leadership journey and they discuss the following questions:

  • Tell us about your background?
  • What is the different mindset between a military, corporate and white house politician?
  • Why values-based leadership?
  • How do you lead in a zero-defect environment (White House days)?
  • Why is business acumen and leadership so important in people operations?
  • What is the real value of conducting after-action reviews (AARs)?

Who is Bo Brabo?

Throughout his career, Robert “Bo” Brabo has always focused on the people, helping them tackle their business problems as if they were his own. Since retiring from the US Army as the Chief of HR Operations with the White House Communications Agency and Presidential Communications Officer for both Presidents Bush and Obama, Bo has served in several executive positions including most recently Vice President of Human Resources at the National Spine & Pain Centers and Founder of Hail Media Group.

He also previously co-founded a consulting agency that assisted government contractors in HR strategies and contract proposal efforts.

Bo received his MBA from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.

He is a professional speaker and author of the book “From the Battlefield, to the White House, to the Boardroom: Leading Organizations to Values Based Results.”

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Change is hard for many leaders. Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC discusses with Nancy Murphy what leaders can do to overcome this and how to lead change, as she answers the following questions:

  • What is intrapreneurship and how is it different from entrepreneurship?
  • Why do you focus your work on intrapreneurs?
  • What common mistakes do most intrapreneurs make and what can they do to avoid them?
  • What can leaders do to overcome resistance to change?
  • How does someone know if they're ready to lead change?

Who is Nancy Murphy?

Nancy’s spent her career saying what others are afraid to – and learning to say it in ways that others will listen. She’s the founder and president of CSR Communications and creator of Intrapreneurs Influence Lab. Her passion is helping leaders of change within established organizations (intrapreneurs) influence and persuade others so that they can realize their vision for change faster, with less frustration and resistance.

From challenging stereotypes of girls in her Catholic school more than 40 years ago, to her first job after college convincing non-profits to engage youth volunteers, or her role as board chair of a global non-profit transforming the way we do international development... she’s experienced the challenges of leading big change within established organizations.

And she’s willing to share all the mistakes she made – and all the solutions she discovered – so that you don’t have to learn them the hard way.

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Category:general -- posted at: 1:52pm PST

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Hilda Gore, a voice for healthy living. Hilda shares her insight on how to reduce stress and maintain a healthy lifestyle while living your best life as she discusses the following questions.

  • People are so stressed right now. What are some simple recommendations you might give them to de-stress?
  • How have you learned so much about ancestral health ways?
  • What got you into podcasting?
  • What tips do you have to share for those who want to start a show?
  • Your podcast regularly appears in the top 200 of alternative health podcasts, what secrets from your success can you share?

Who is Hilda Labrada Gore?

Hilda Labrada Gore is the host and producer of the Wise Traditions and Tradiciones Sabias podcasts. A certified health coach, she has traveled the world exploring traditional practices for optimal well-being. Hilda shares the best of experts, experiences, and epic adventures on the podcasts, her Holistic Hilda YouTube channel, and on ancestral health tours that she leads.

Hilda is also a podcast coach and the author of “Podcasting Made Simple.” She especially enjoys helping people in the health and wellness space launch and improve their shows.

Hilda has energy to spare thanks to her love for sunshine and liverwurst.

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Category:general -- posted at: 1:49pm PST

Dr. Katrina Burrus talks with Dr. Elena Pezzini about her approach using animals to help leaders maximize their profits and increase their free time while reducing the stress in their lives. She covers the following questions as she shares her techniques.

  • How can a pet help executives to have more balance in their lives?
  • How can you help executives with stress reduction through connecting with pets?
  • How can you exercise your leadership with animals?

Who is Dr. Elena Pezzini?

Elena Pezzini, PhD, is the founder and CEO of You Have Got The Power, Inc. and manages the non profit foundation, You Got The Power, 501c3.

Elena's vision is the commitment to make this world a better place to live, for ourselves and the generations to come: houses for all people and animals, training and education, financial training, human rights for everyone; and a clean, ecological, sustainable land for all of us!

Elena and her team use positive psychology, coaching, hypnosis, Emotional Freedom Techniques, masterminding, mentoring, consulting and neuro-linguistic programming training, to help all her clients from all 5 continents to make their dreams come true and achieve their full potential, that will allow them to live life positively by breaking and overcoming their fears.

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Direct download: Elena-Pezzini-Final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:37am PST

By discussing the following questions, Dr. Katrina Burrus talks with Luis Gonzáles about how one can use their communication skills, experiences and leadership skills to build trust and grow a healthy relationship.

  • In a business environment, how does one disagree with someone without damaging the relationship?
  • How does a new leader of a team build trust, especially when the trust has been eroded?
  • How has your international work influenced/sharpened the way you communicate?
  • What are your recommendations for leaders to make the transition from face to face training to virtual?

Who is Luis Gonzáles?

Luis Gonzáles is a communications consultant, coach, and trainer, with more than 25 years’ experience in helping improve business outcomes for organizations.

He has successfully driven learning initiatives incorporating effective communication, cross-cultural communication, customer satisfaction and soft-skills training.

Currently, he works closely with CEOs, leaders, and individuals, positively impacting business outcomes through effective communication in global, multicultural, and remote work team settings.

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Direct download: Luis-Gonzales-Final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00pm PST

Dr. Katrina Burrus discusses with Stacey Brown Randall the importance and impact of referrals as they answer the following questions.

  • What is a referral?
  • Where do referrals fit in our sales strategy?
  • How not to get a referral.
  • Where do you start to generate referrals?
  • Who does your methodology work best for?

Who is Stacey Brown Randall?

Stacey Brown Randall is the multiple award-winning author of Generating Business Referrals Without Asking, host of the Roadmap to Grow Your Business podcast and national speaker.

She has had the privilege of helping well-known corporations and franchises but her focus is on small business owners and solopreneurs including HM Properties, O’Connor Insurance Associates, Keller Williams Real Estate, Farris Cooke CPA, Tyra Law Firm, Nicole Odom Coaching, Slater Interiors, HF Financial, Kintsugi Home Staging, Financial Symmetry, Rae Images, CAJA Bookkeeping, and hundreds more.

Stacey has been featured in national publications like Entrepreneur magazine, Investor Business Daily, Forbes, CEO World, Fox News and more. She received her Master’s in Organizational Communication and is married with three kids.

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Category:general -- posted at: 8:26am PST

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC talks with Brandon Williams about leadership development and how high performing teams navigate complexity. Brandon shares more of his expertise as he answers the following questions:  

  • How did you start Lead Tac?
  • How does your philosophy on leadership help entrepreneurs?
  • How can the Human Factors Leadership help one be a better leader?
  • What are the common Human Factors you observe with clients?
  • What considerations are essential when leading through uncertainty? 

Who is Brandon Williams?

Brandon Williams, CEO and Founder of Lead Tac Consulting, is an accomplished and results-oriented leader, top business speaker, executive consultant, and technical expert with proven leadership experience in managing cross-functional teams and organizations.

His experiences as a United States Air Force F-15E Fighter Pilot and Officer leading diverse teams of men and women from all backgrounds set the stage for his Leadership methodology on Leading High Performing Teams. His world-class execution of numerous speaking engagements and workshops to business leaders from all over the globe consistently delivers superior results.

In addition to his experience as a Fighter Pilot, Brandon is recognized for his expertise in Human Factors, having designed courses for and taught at several universities. He received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy and a Master of Aeronautical Science in Aviation Management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. 

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Category:general -- posted at: 8:40am PST

Dr. Katrina Burrus talks with Ed Evart about his new book that is hot out of the press Drive Your Career. They continue their conversation with the following questions:

  • What are nine high impact ways to take responsibility for your own success?
  • What are three valuable coaching activity and behaviors one can do to improve their career?

85% of his clients want to have a positive relationship with their boss. Ed tells us why this is so important and a few behaviors to implement.

  1. Take time to think with yourself on how to drive your career
  2. How do you take the time to think more strategically?
  3. Be the most curious person in the room

To learn more about the 6 high impact ways to take responsibility for your own success, go here to order the book.

Who is Ed Evart?

Ed Evarts is the founder and president at Excellius Leadership Development, a leadership development organization focused on helping clients build their self-awareness on how others experience them in the workplace so they can manage that experience effectively.

Ed is the author of Drive Your Career: 9-High Impact Ways to Take Responsibility for Your Own Success (coming out September 2020) and Raise Your Visibility & Value: Uncover the Lost Art of Connecting on the Job.

Known for his business acumen, his ability to resolve complex human relations issues, and his enthusiastic, accessible, and responsive style, Ed possesses the ability to build awareness, create action, and deliver results.

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Category:general -- posted at: 2:31pm PST

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews David Russell and discuss the importance of the hiring process and how to avoid the big mistakes.

  • What’s the #1 objective leaders should have when hiring?
  • What’s the biggest mistake made in hiring?
  • Why are assessments worth the cost in the hiring process?
  • We seem to hire good people most of the time. Why is a hiring system so important?
  • Are there steps in a hiring process that every leader absolutely must do? If so, why?
  • Some managers never interview new hires that report to them. It’s done by HR or their boss. How is that a good or bad approach?
  • What’s the most expensive hiring mistake?
  • Why do people hire you to interview job candidates instead of just having you teach them how to do it?

Who is David Russell?

David Russell is the creator of the #1 Hiring Goal system, the most effective way for entrepreneurs to hire in any economic conditions. David is the founder of Manage 2 Win, a management consulting firm located in Roseville, California. He is the author of 5 books, the creator of over 75 lessons on business soft skills, and the podcast host of over 140 episodes. His systematic and conscientious approach has helped leaders and organizations in all industries hire better people, improve leadership systems, better engage employees, and strengthen company culture.

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Category:general -- posted at: 8:12am PST

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Jennifer Lier and discuss how she went from being in showbiz, to a rockstar speaking bureau.

  • What is your background?
  • How did you get started?
  • How has your past work helped you today?
  • What can people do to get started in the speaking industry?
  • What is your best advice to speakers?

Who is Jennifer Lier?

After an illustrious 25-year career as a headline vocalist and on-camera talent, Jennifer Lier founded National Keynote Speakers in 2015, the most progressive speakers bureau in the country. She quickly caught the attention of large bureaus around the country and was recruited to join the Executive Speakers Bureau team in 2019. Today she is an expert in the speaking industry and is treasured by her clients. Aside from assisting clients with their speaker selections, Jennifer’s also uses her expertise to help speakers build, brand and grow their speaking careers.

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Category:general -- posted at: 9:37am PST

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Jim Palmer and asks him the secrets to his success.

  • What were his 4 pillars of success?
  • How did he come to work on the imposter syndrome?
  • What changed his mindset from approaching money as a resource from an expense to an investment?
  • How can a "what if" mindset derail your dream and how can you change that?

Who is Jim Palmer?

Jim Palmer is a serial entrepreneur, marketing expert and an in-demand small business coach. Captain Jim is the founder of the Dream Business Academy, a live business building seminar, and Dream Business Mastermind and Coaching Program. He is a video marketer and podcaster who has taught thousands of entrepreneurs both virtually and one on one in his mastermind and coaching programs. He’s written and published seven books about marketing and business building strategies and has started and grown multiple six figure businesses.

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Direct download: Jim-Palmer-Final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:09am PST

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Kathi Kulesza and asks her what is her expertise. Kathi encourages women to take-action to become known in your area of expertise. Kathi Kulesza, is a board member of the National Speaker’s Association (NSA) of Las Vegas and she will explain what it took for her to become a public speaker and known as the person for helping women lead without apologizing.

Other intriguing topics discussed are:

  • What strategies did you use to become a public speaker and how did you come to the expertise, “Helping Women Lead Without Apologizing?”
  • How did you benefited from being a member of NSA, Las Vegas and NSA, National?
  • How did you become known as the person for helping women lead without apologizing?
  • How can someone become known for their expertise?

Take-action and become known. Start speaking. Join NSA to develop your business as a speaker.

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Who is Kathi Kulesza?

Kathi began her career in corporate America in the hospitality industry where she gave 22 years of service to her customers and employees. She spent her early years as a first-time manager waiting for the perfect moment to participate in the conversation, feeling like an imposter not deserving of her position or a seat at the table, and apologizing every time she received accolades.

She eventually became a successful and respected leader as a result of a lot of hard work, making valuable mistakes and with the mentorship and coaching of leaders who took her under their wing. Kathi has spent the last decade inspiring her clients and audiences to get out of their own way and become confident, assertive unapologetic leaders.

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Direct download: Kathi-Kulesza-Final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:44pm PST

Dr. Katrina Burrus interviews Matt Johnson who explains the concept of being MicroFamous and how it differentiates you from your competition. Being MicroFamous entails being a thought leader in your field. Katrina asks Matt:

  • What kinds of strategic advice can business coaches offer their clients on how to craft their brand messages more effectively?
  • In what ways do podcasts stand out as an efficient medium for building a business as opposed to other formats like video, radio, speaking, and engagements?
  • What techniques have you applied in creating a 6-figure business that reached profitability in such a short time?
  • Tune in to learn ways to move your business forward and have clients come to you instead of chasing them.

Who is Matt Johnson?

Matt Johnson is a marketing agency founder, podcaster, and musician. Matt runs a podcast launch & production agency based in San Diego, an international team that helps business coaches, consultants and thought leaders use done-for-you podcasting to attract an audience, build influence & become MicroFamous.

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Category:general -- posted at: 8:56am PST

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Rebecca Heiss, and here are the nuggets that came out from the interview.

  • Your brand is all about being fear(less) tell me what that means to you.
  • Why are we so focused on negative things?
  • How do our stone-aged brains hold us back?
  • What are the most tangible things we can do right now for a more fear(less) mindset
  • I hear that you hate the phrase "when life gives you lemons make lemonade"....tell me more about that! 

Who is Rebecca Heiss?

Dr. Rebecca Heiss is dedicated to helping us overcome our evolutionary limitations – the ancient fears that hold us back, fears that we’re often not even consciously aware we have.  Her research has been designated “transformative” by the National Science Foundation and it is waking up audiences around the world.

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Category:general -- posted at: 9:08am PST

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Kiné Corder, and here are the nuggets that came out from the interview.

  • Katrina asked what do all peak performers have in common that affects their relationships
  • Why does Kiné see finances and relationships go hand in hand? Does the search for wealth denote a lack of finding meaning in what they do or does it fulfill a void that the relationship has not been able to fulfill?
  • Katrina asks what can be done to do the necessary changes and what is controllable?
  • How can your definition of wealth derail you and how can you redefine your idea of wealth?
  • Katrina asks her favorite question, which is, what necessary to coach/teach people effectively?

Who is Kiné Corder?

Kiné spent over 15 years in financial services before making the shift to therapy, and since money is still the number one reason couples get divorced, Kiné has really dedicated her life to helping people redefine their idea of wealth and find more meaning in their lives.

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Direct download: Kine-Corder-Final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:17am PST

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Kim Ades on her coaching techniques:

  • Kim makes an important point that, empathy, (putting yourself in another person’s shoes and feeling what they are feeling) can be paralyzing. What is more important to develop is, “emotional resilience.”

Listen to the EEC podcast to learn how you can leverage emotional resilience?

  • What coaching mistakes are you making as leaders? Find out more!
  • Katrina teases out valuable information from Kim how she has potential clients see coaching as an essential service?
  • Katrina asks Kim why she thinks journaling is so important.

Who is Kim Ades?

Kim is the President and Founder of Frame of Mind Coaching™ and JournalEngine™ Software. Author, speaker, entrepreneur, coach and mother of 5, Kim is recognized as one of North America’s leading experts on performance through thought mastery.

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Category:general -- posted at: 9:17am PST

Shawn Rhodes is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:

  • How does a war correspondent become an international expert in business performance?

  • And what are the areas most entrepreneurs and business leaders struggle with when it comes to systems?

  • Let's talk about sales. What are the areas where even professional salespeople struggle that you help with, and how do you do it?

  • When it comes to continuous improvement, how do we make progress every week in our businesses?

  • What's the first thing we should do to begin mapping systems so we can eventually scale our sales and operations?

Who is Shawn Rhodes?

Bringing what the highest-performing teams on the planet use to execute their missions in challenging environments to businesses, Shawn speeds up project time by as much as 34% and improve profitability by as much as 24%. In addition to proven results achieved for organizations from Fortune 100 companies to start-ups, he also delivers inspirational, motivating and results-oriented keynotes to organizations and associations around the world. Shawns work studying performance and improving profitability of international companies has been featured on TEDx, in TIME, INC, CNN, NBC, and hundreds of local media outlets.

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Direct download: Shawn-Rhodes-Final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:00am PST

Amber Hurdle is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:

  • Why Branding is so Important When Recruiting?
  • What makes recruiting talent difficult in today's job market environment?
  • Why does the person you interviewed seem so different than when you first interviewed them 6 months ago?
  • How can you best use data to hire talent?
  • How do you align the exterior branding with the interior branding?

Who is Amber Hurdle?

Amber Hurdle is the CEO of Amber Hurdle Consulting, a multi-award- winning talent optimization firm that pioneers using both science and marketing principles to strengthen customers’ brands from the inside out. Hurdle helps overcome costly business problems like ineffective recruiting, turnover, underperformance, declining morale and leadership gaps by clearly connecting her clients’ people strategy to their business strategy for measurable bottom-line results.

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Direct download: Amber-Hurdle-Final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:26am PST

Corey Poirier is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:

  • Why is important for someone to find their why?
  • What would you like your legacy to be?
  • What is The Power of NO?
  • Why is LifeLong Learning important?
  • What would you tell your younger self?

Who is Corey Poirier?

Corey Poirier is a multiple-time TEDx, MoMondays and PMx, Speaker. He is also the host of the top rated ‘Conversations with PASSION’ Radio Show, founder of The Speaking Program, bLU Talks, and he has been featured in multiple television specials.

A columnist with Entrepreneur and Forbes magazine, he has featured in/on CBS, CTV, NBC, ABC, is a Forbes Coaches Council member, and is one of the few leaders featured twice on the popular Entrepreneur on Fire show.

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Direct download: Corey-Poirier-Final.mp3
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Liz Kislik is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:

  • How leaders can create a productive business culture.
  • Communications in business (including what goes wrong, and how to make it right).
  • Facilitating better teamwork among employees, including what to do when a team is unable to work well together, how to deal with problem employees, etc.
  • Employee engagement, retention, attracting top talent.
  • Self-management, emotional intelligence, self-care for leaders.

Who is Liz Kislik?

For 30 years as a management consultant, executive coach, and facilitator, Liz Kislik has helped clients such as American Express, Orvis, The Girl Scouts, Guthy-Renker, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, and Highlights for Children solve their thorniest problems while strengthening their top and bottom lines.

Her specialty is developing high performing leaders and workforces for organizations, from the Fortune 500 and national non-profits to family-run businesses. Liz has coached and mentored employees from the C-suite to the contact center — vice presidents, human resource professionals, and department supervisors — motivating them with her wit, wisdom, and humanity.

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Direct download: Liz-Kislik-Final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:21am PST

Toxic workplaces sometimes start at the top. Difficult, abrasive leaders can create a culture of tension, fear, and abusive behavior at every organizational level.

Those types of leaders may produce results, but their actions also lead to dysfunction and employee turnover. I call these profiles Brilliant Jerks. They are brilliant in what they do but difficult, if not impossible, to work with.

Dr. Katrina Burrus, Master Certified Coach since (2002) from the International Coach Federation has a discussion with another Seasoned Coach, how Dr. Katrina coaches these Brilliant Jerks.

Listen to the discussion between Kim Ades, a seasoned coach, interviewing Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC.

About Dr. Katrina Burrus:

Dr. Katrina Burrus, CEO/found of Excellent Executive Coaching LLC, is known for “Fast tracking leaders to the C-Suite and Beyond” and for “Transforming Brilliant Jerks into Inspiring Leaders.” Clients often comment that working with Katrina enlighten leaders to empower co-workers to walk the extra mile.

She is a keynote speaker and has published Managing Brilliant Jerks and Global Leadership a body of work used by Nestle, Novartis, the World Health Organization, the International Labor Organization, the United Nations, and many more. She was most recently featured in Mexico, India, USA, Kazakhstan and Russia.

Dr. Burrus has 18 years experience as the first Master Certified Coach (2002) and Founding Board Member from the (ICF) International Coaching Federation in Switzerland.

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Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of www.mkbconseil.ch a company specialized in leadership development and executive coaching.

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George McGehrin is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:

  • Tell us how you started your businesses and how you turned your mistakes into a successful business model?
  • Considering what is going on with COVID-19 and your difficult business experience in 2008, what advice to you have for struggling businesses?
  • What is your number one rule that you think business owners should follow launching a new business? (in business for 20 years)
  • Why is it important to have a strong personal brand?
  • Any easy sales playbooks that you implement that you would say can double someone's business within 30 days?

Who is George McGehrin?

For close to 20 years, George has run a national executive search/recruiting firm mostly dealing with executive search and leadership at the C-Suite level such as CEO, CFO, CTO, CMO, CIO roles throughout the US, Europe, and South America. Clients include small startups to global organizations, most companies that you will have heard of or products that you have been impacted by. Besides managing his recruiting firm, he also works with similar executives in terms of helping them empower their careers, both on the branding and coaching side of the business.

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Direct download: George-McGehrin-Final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:05am PST

Manon Dulude is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:

  • How did you come to add coaching to your practice as a psychotherapist?
  • How are coaching and therapy different?
  • When you researched for your Ph.D., there was a surprising discovery, can you tell us about that?
  • Being a psychotherapist, how do you assess and coach clients differently than others coaches might?
  • You and your colleague created a, "Coaching Continue Model" and how does this apply to coaching leaders? 

Who is Manon Dulude?

Manon has worked as a Leadership Coach to senior executives and key officials in the following sectors: IT, Financial, Government, hotel, crown corporations, and the non-profit. She has developed curriculum and delivered training programs to many organizations in the areas of coaching, leadership and team development, collaborative conflict resolution, and effective communication. Manon brings over 15 years of experience as a coach and over thirty years of experience as a mental health professional. She has a vast amount of knowledge about human development and interpersonal dynamics.

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Category:general -- posted at: 2:14pm PST

Dana Lindahl is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:

  • Why are some people are successful on LinkedIn and others crash and burn?
  • What are some things people do wrong on LinkedIn?
  • Why is LinkedIn the best place to become an authority in your industry?
  • How do you become a thought leader on LinkedIn?
  • How has outbound lead generation changed in the last couple of years?
  • What is ABM (Account Based Marketing) on LinkedIn and how best to use it?
  • What is the current state of outbound lead generation in this current 2020 environment?

Who is Dana Lindahl?

Dana Lindahl is the founder of Legendary Leadgen – one of the first outbound focused marketing agencies. He and his team have been helping B2B service companies and marketing agencies grow since 2014. His specialty is in helping companies set sales appointments with their ideal prospects, as well as est ablishing them as an authority within their industry. He is the author of LinkedIn Sales Success: B2B Lead Generation and Sales on the World’s Largest Professional Network.

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Category:general -- posted at: 1:53pm PST

Crista Grasso is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:

  • Why is running your business lean so critical for next level growth?
  • How do you achieve balance in business to build sustainable success?
  • How do you build a high performing team that is just as passionate about your business as you are?
  • What scaling secrets have you found working with multi-billion dollar businesses that entrepreneurs should be using?
  • What is your strategy for growing a business that doesn't result in overwork and overwhelm?

Who is Crista Grasso?

Crista Grasso is the creator of the Lean Out Method. Crista strongly believes that simplicity and focus are the keys to crafting a superior business, and she's on a mission to help businesses lean out so they can accelerate sales and scale to uncharted heights. The Lean Out Method™ is based on the fundamental belief that when you are leveling up your business and building true sustainable success, it isn’t about working harder, doing more, or having to feel like you are hustling every damn day.⁣ It’s about working SMARTER. Being INTENTIONAL with your time. Having clarity around your high impact PRIORITIES. Doing LESS things, but BETTER.

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Direct download: Crista_Grasso_FINAL.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:40pm PST

John Langeler is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:

  • What prompted you to become an anchor? Tell us about your background?
  • You are currently a co-anchor for KLAS. Explain who you are talking to on KLAS every morning?
  • What would you say makes a good anchor?
  • How did you win another Emmy award in 2017 for your initial coverage of the October 1 shooting on the Las Vegas Strip?
  • You coach people to articulate a message clearly and simply? What tips could you share with us to do precisely that?
  • What advice would you give someone, "How to talk to the journalists?"

Who is John Langeler?

At a young age, John was fascinated with sports broadcasting. His dream job was to be the play-by-play announcer for the New York Rangers. Over time, that interest morphed into journalism. His career began at KPAX in Missoula, Montana, serving as news reporter and for a time, sports anchor. After four years, John moved to Spokane, Washington. There, he worked for KXLY and KREM as a news reporter and anchor. Then, it was on to San Diego, California where he reported for KSWB. John spent nearly five years at KING in Seattle, Washington, working with some of the most talented photographers and journalists in the profession. A compilation of his stories in 2015 earned an Emmy award as best reporter in the Northwest region. Currently, John lives in Las Vegas, Nevada as morning co-anchor for KLAS. He won another Emmy in 2017 for the initial coverage of the October 1 shooting on the Las Vegas Strip. 

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Category:general -- posted at: 1:01pm PST

Amy Lynn Durham is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:

  • What can leaders do to bring authentic connection and meaning to a "beer after work" team build?
  • Given the current COVID-19 situation where everyone is physical distancing, how can we forge authentic connection via virtual meetings and even virtual happy hours?
  • With the hundreds of employees that you've managed, what have you found has been the most effective way to bring diverse, competitive personalities into a more collaborative space?
  • What have you done in the past when you had individuals that didn't get along, or didn't necessarily like each other on the team?
  • What are some ways to set an intention to transform a team to becoming collaborative and supportive of each other?
  • At what point did you discover that utilizing your expense budget on employees for a cocktail or dinner after work wasn't the most effective way to connect?

Who is Amy Lynn Durham?

Amy Lynn Durham is a U.C. Berkeley Certified Executive Coach and Emotional Intelligence Practitioner who spent years in the corporate world successfully managing hundreds of employees for private and publicly traded companies. She is often referred to as a Corporate Mystic due to her unique ability in bringing Spiritual Intelligence (SQ) to energize and transform the workplace.

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The Brilliant Jerk often responds with anger which is a form of the fight strategy when faced with a threat. Employees are aggressed and don’t get enough support to resolve issues, and they are left feeling disempowered, depressed, and confused about what to do.

The demanding leader has high expectations of the desired outcome but when employees have failed their task, the demanding leader suspends judgement, thinks before reacting, and, therefore, is better able to listen to issues and find a constructive solution for the employee.

About Dr. Katrina Burrus:

Dr. Katrina Burrus, CEO/found of Excellent Executive Coaching LLC, is known for “Fast tracking leaders to the C-Suite and Beyond” and for “Transforming Brilliant Jerks into Inspiring Leaders.” Clients often comment that working with Katrina enlighten leaders to empower co-workers to walk the extra mile.

She is a keynote speaker and has published Managing Brilliant Jerks and Global Leadership a body of work used by Nestle, Novartis, the World Health Organization, the International Labor Organization, the United Nations, and many more. She was most recently featured in Mexico, India, USA, Kazakhstan and Russia.

Dr. Burrus has 18 years experience as the first Master Certified Coach (2002) and Founding Board Member from the (ICF) International Coaching Federation in Switzerland.

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Category:general -- posted at: 12:00pm PST

Dr. Paul White is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:

  • You talk about the 5 Languages to work-based relationships. What do you mean by this? Is recognition the same as appreciation how millennials differ from older employees?
  • How do you apply the 5 Languages to work-based relationships?
  • How responsive has the market place been to your resources?
  • What have you learned from the work you have done with businesses?
  • How has the appreciation affected the ‘bottom line’ of businesses? What is most important for leaders to understand?

Who is Dr. Paul White?

Dr. Paul White, PhD, is a licensed psychologist who has worked with individuals, businesses and families in a variety of settings for over 20 years. He received his B.A. from Wheaton, his Masters from Arizona State, and his PhD in Counseling Psychology from Georgia State University. He consults with successful businesses and high net worth families, dealing with the relational issues intertwined with business and financial wealth. In addition to serving businesses, families and organizations across the U.S., Dr. White has also spoken and consulted in Europe, Central Asia, the Caribbean, and South America. 

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Category:general -- posted at: 9:04am PST

Tracey Jones is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:

  • What are some actionable leadership strategies?
  • Tell us more about the Leadership - Followship relationship.
  • How to coach/teach people effectively? Why does reading matter and how you can make it your strength?
  • Challenges that have come up when competing with Amazon on book sales?

Who is Tracey Jones?

As a former Air Force officer, she has four decades of leadership experience. She has written eight books and is also the president of Tremendous Leadership, which has one goal - change world one book at a time. She believes that philanthropy and community engagement are at the heart of leadership. The profits of Tremendous Leadership support The Tremendous Trust which has provided over $1.3 million in donations over the last eight years.

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Category:general -- posted at: 1:55pm PST

Michelle Barry Franco is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:

  • What’s the magic to moving through speaking anxiety so it doesn’t get in our way during a presentation?

  • How do you best prepare for a TedTalk?
  • How do you access your charisma when giving a TedTalks?

  • What is your book's key message, "Beyond Applause: Make a Meaningful Difference through Transformational Speaking?

Who is Michelle Barry Franco?

Michelle Barry Franco works with executives, founders and entrepreneurs who want to lead with clarity, conviction and heart, whether it’s their team, their clients or their audience. With more than 20 years as a high-level speaking and messaging coach, she has helped leaders share their message and story on TEDx stages and at the best conferences in their industry. Michelle is committed to helping leaders tap their innate clarity and confidence so they can serve at the highest level in their work. She is the author of Beyond Applause: Make a Meaningful Difference through Transformational Speaking. Michelle coaches clients one-on-one through Brillianceatwork.com and is the host of the former show, The Thought Leadership School podcast.

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Category:general -- posted at: 2:05pm PST

Daniel Ramsey is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:

  • How do entrepreneurs take their businesses + employees to remote work & stay productive?
  • What are some of your favorite business hacks to increase efficiency and productivity in this changing market?
  • How do you lead in a crisis with a CEO's mindset?
  • What to say to your clients, vendors, and employees?
  • How do you benefit from, manage & motivate: virtual professionals, virtual teams, a geographically dispersed team, a distributed team, or a remote team?

Who is Daniel Ramsey?

Daniel Ramsey is the founder & CEO of MyOutDesk, the highest-rated Virtual Assistant company in the marketplace with over 400 5-star reviews, and over 13 years of experience, serving more than 5,000 clients across the US and Canada – including over half of the RealTrends:tm: Top 10 teams. Daniel is a long-time licensed real estate broker, mortgage broker, and general contractor who’s sold thousands of homes and made millions in commissions, and built real estate’s #1 staffing company.

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Category:general -- posted at: 1:57pm PST

Janet McKee is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:

  • How to combat today’s pervasive negativity and fear?
  • Why positive thinking and mindset are not the answer and can be harmful?
  • How to discover your unbelievable power to achieve a life of passion, purpose, and prosperity?
  • How to become the next-stress free millionaire?

Who is Janet McKee?

Janet is a former Fortune 500 corporate executive, where she nearly died from a massive burnout. After making a massive career leap, she now helps people achieve success on their terms without being insanely stressed. Janet Co-Authored a Best-Selling book with success legend, Brian Tracy and she also wrote Stressless Success.

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Category:general -- posted at: 2:19pm PST

Ali Shah is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:

  • What is Tapebook?
  • What are the dangers of traditional social media?
  • How can we protect ourselves from the dangers of social media?
  • How can you create meaningful connections that last an eternity?
  • How can you make understanding data actionable?

Who is Ali Shah?

Ali comes from a technology background and has started five companies, but he experienced a transformational journey in South America that took him to where he is today. He realized when we personally connect with others, we improve our mental health, feel a sense of belonging, and strengthen our relationships. Traditional social media has erected barriers between humans, and hijacked our natural way of communication. Texting, posting memes/links, sharing filtered images does not bring us closer as human beings, nor does it allow us to meaningfully connect with each other.

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Category:general -- posted at: 2:06pm PST

Joe Trodden is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:

  • What is the mindset of an effective entrepreneur starting up?
  • How to transition from an employee to an entrepreneur?

  • What are the biggest lessons learned from coaching 300+ entrepreneurs of all stages?

  • Could you tell the story of leaving a 'cozy' job?
  • What is the feeling that something isn't right and how do you take your life to the next level?
  • How do you become a true leader when starting up and how does it change with an established company?

Who is Joe Trodden?

Joe Trodden is a mindset coach has helped 300 entrepreneurs over the past 10-years. These entrepreneurs come to Joe to work on the next level of their strategy growth and to develop their mindset to become effective entrepreneurial leaders. Joe believes that mindset is the single biggest factor in success for entrepreneurs. The journey is incredibly difficult at this stage and is often a tipping point as to whether the business will reach its full potential.

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The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Excellent Executive Coaching that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be with customized leadership and coaching development programs. MKB Excellent Executive Coaching offers leadership development programs to generate action, learning, and change that is aligned with your authentic self and values. Transform your dreams into reality and invest in yourself with coaching programs to reach your goals.

Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of www.mkbconseil.ch a company specialized in leadership development and executive coaching.

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Susi Hately is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:

  • Many people who are burnt out won't actually say they are burnt out. Why is this?
  • What are signs of burnout?
  • Why is awareness really the secret weapon of leadership and next level success?
  • In this time of COVID, why is internal connection so important to coming out better than we came in?
  • How to start a mediation practice?

Who is Susi Hately?

For over 25 years, Susi has been the bridge between the medical world and yoga – helping people out of pain, and enabling burnt out executives and entrepreneurs get back to their game, regain clarity of mind, get better rest, and to finally feel like themselves again. She is a best-selling author and has created two programs that were studied at the University of Calgary - Yoga Thrive (cancer recovery) and another for those with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. She has published or produced ten books and video series to support individuals with their healing recovery. You can count on Susi to say what needs to be said in a candid, caring and down to earth way.

Excellent Executive Coaching Podcast

If you have enjoyed this episode, subscribe to iTunes. We would love a review on iTunes or other platform.

The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Excellent Executive Coaching that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be with customized leadership and coaching development programs. MKB Excellent Executive Coaching offers leadership development programs to generate action, learning, and change that is aligned with your authentic self and values. Transform your dreams into reality and invest in yourself with coaching programs to reach your goals.

Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of www.mkbconseil.ch a company specialized in leadership development and executive coaching.

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Mia Hewett is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:

  • You've created a line of intelligence. Tell us how you can to that point to create exactly that?
  • How can you no longer fear people’s judgments?
  • How can you no longer fear failure?
  • How can you eliminate the fear of success?
  • What can you do to stop being a prisoner of your own mental chatter?

Who is Mia Hewett?

Mia Hewett has co-owned and operated a seven-figure business, is an international speaker, and a world-class business coach. Mia is the founder of Aligned Intelligence™, a methodology that removes all blind spots, fear, anxiety, and self-doubt leaving you feeling "free to be Me.” This allows her clients to stop secretly struggling and live in alignment with their dreams so that they can scale to 6 and 7-figures the fast way.

Mia has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs who've always known they were meant for more and she is sharing all her secrets in her new book, “Meant For More.” The book explains how to stop secretly struggling, awaken your full potential, and discover the Truth about who you really are. Mia is a contributor to Thrive Global, has been featured in The Huffington Post, Forbes and BYL Money channel.

Excellent Executive Coaching Podcast

If you have enjoyed this episode, subscribe to iTunes. We would love a review on iTunes or other platform.

The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Excellent Executive Coaching that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be with customized leadership and coaching development programs. MKB Excellent Executive Coaching offers leadership development programs to generate action, learning, and change that is aligned with your authentic self and values. Transform your dreams into reality and invest in yourself with coaching programs to reach your goals.

Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of www.mkbconseil.ch a company specialized in leadership development and executive coaching.

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Marcia Reynolds is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:

  • When coaching, how do you shift from an external problem-solving focus to an internal focus of shifting perspective and possibilities?
  • Explain how Reflective Inquiry is different from how most coaches were trained to coach.
  • In your new book, Coach the Person, Not the Problem, you break down 5 Crazy Coaching Beliefs. Would you list the beliefs and what coaches should believe instead?
  • What are your best tips for coaching in times of crisis and uncertainty?
  • What are the 3 Mental Habits you suggest coaches cultivate to make their skills more effective?

Who is Marcia Reynolds?

Dr. Marcia Reynolds, Master Certified Coach helps coaches and leaders make every conversation a difference-making experience. She has provided coaching and training in 41 countries, is the Training Director for the Healthcare Coaching Institute in the US and teaches for coaching schools in China, Russia, and The Philippines. Her personal clients include leaders in multinational corporations, non-profit organizations, and government agencies.

Marcia was the 5th global president of the International Coach Federation and recently inducted into ICF’s Circle of Distinction for her contributions to the global coaching community.

Excellent Executive Coaching Podcast

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The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Excellent Executive Coaching that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be with customized leadership and coaching development programs. MKB Excellent Executive Coaching offers leadership development programs to generate action, learning, and change that is aligned with your authentic self and values. Transform your dreams into reality and invest in yourself with coaching programs to reach your goals.

Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of www.mkbconseil.ch a company specialized in leadership development and executive coaching.

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Terry Ogburn is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:

  • How does one maximize the business during the coronavirus?
  • What special skills should a leader possess during a crisis?
  • How did you navigate the economic downturn in the 80s?
  • What is one common mistake most entrepreneurs make when they become unproductive?
  • A special offer for the Excellent Executive Coaching podcast listeners?

Who is Terry Ogburn?

Terry has developed a Process that helps Entrepreneurs and Business Owners learn the importance of Working On Their Business Instead of being caught up in the day-to-day grind. His unique system and personal devotion to the development of others has contributed to the success of hundreds of small to large business ventures.

Here’s a Link to Understand What Terry Means When He Says, “We Should Get into Business with the Idea of Selling it, we Should Never Get into Business with the Idea of Running it.”

Excellent Executive Coaching Podcast

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The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Excellent Executive Coaching that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be with customized leadership and coaching development programs. MKB Excellent Executive Coaching offers leadership development programs to generate action, learning, and change that is aligned with your authentic self and values. Transform your dreams into reality and invest in yourself with coaching programs to reach your goals.

Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of www.mkbconseil.ch a company specialized in leadership development and executive coaching.

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Wendy Barlin is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:

  • How to coach clients effectively so they can get results?
  • How does personality affect your perspective on money?
  • How business owners can keep more of their money through smart tax deductions that is, how your dog's grooming could be deducted?
  • What are some Business cash flow strategies?
  • Why '‘profit first’ approach is important?
  • What are the biggest lessons you learnt while being in business?
  • What advice would you give someone that is looking for a tax advisor?

Who is Wendy Barlin?

Wendy Barlin helps digital entrepreneurs minimize their taxes and increase their profits. She’s been in business for 25-years, and has worked with thousands of entrepreneurs and business owners. Most recently, she wrote That’s Deductible! Simple Tips and Tricks to Find More Business Tax Deductions.

Excellent Executive Coaching Podcast

If you have enjoyed this episode, subscribe to iTunes. We would love a review on iTunes or other platform.

The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Excellent Executive Coaching that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be with customized leadership and coaching development programs. MKB Excellent Executive Coaching offers leadership development programs to generate action, learning, and change that is aligned with your authentic self and values. Transform your dreams into reality and invest in yourself with coaching programs to reach your goals.

Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of www.mkbconseil.ch a company specialized in leadership development and executive coaching.

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Michael O'Brien is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:

  • What helped you from your near death cycling accident that might help us with this period of uncertainly with the coronavirus?
  • What are three approaches that help individuals with the anxiety of uncertainty?
  • What was the mindset that helped you transition from a high paying corporate job to be an independent?

Who is Michael O'Brien?

Michael O’Brien PCC is the Chief Shift Officer at Peloton Executive Consulting. He elevates successful corporate leaders by preventing bad moments from turning into bad days as he illustrates in his current book, My Last Bad Day Shift. His award-winning, best-selling memoir Shift: Creating Better Tomorrows chronicles his Last Bad Day and near-death cycling accident recovery journey. He has shared his inspirational story on the TEDx stage, with multiple Fortune 500 companies, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Real Simple, ABC, USA Today and podcasts like Love Your Story.

Excellent Executive Coaching Podcast

If you have enjoyed this episode, subscribe to iTunes. We would love a review on iTunes or other platform.

The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Excellent Executive Coaching that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be with customized leadership and coaching development programs. MKB Excellent Executive Coaching offers leadership development programs to generate action, learning, and change that is aligned with your authentic self and values. Transform your dreams into reality and invest in yourself with coaching programs to reach your goals.

Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of www.mkbconseil.ch a company specialized in leadership development and executive coaching.

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Ryan Gottfredson is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:

  • Why should executives and leaders be concerned about their mindsets?
  • What examples do you have that speaks to the role mindsets play in leader effectiveness?
  • What mindsets do executives and leaders need to develop to become more effective?
  • How can leaders learn what mindsets they currently have?
  • How can they develop the more positive mindsets?

Who is Ryan Gottfredson?

Ryan Gottfredson, Ph.D. is a mental success coach and cutting-edge leadership consultant, author, trainer, and researcher. He helps improve organizations, leaders, teams, and employees by improving their mindsets. Ryan is currently a leadership and management professor at the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics at California State University-Fullerton (CSUF). He holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources from Indiana University, and a B.A. from Brigham Young University.

Ryan is the author of “Success Mindsets: The Key to Unlocking Greater Success in Your Life, Work, & Leadership.” (Morgan James Publishing).

Excellent Executive Coaching Podcast

If you have enjoyed this episode, subscribe to iTunes. We would love a review on iTunes or other platform.

The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Excellent Executive Coaching that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be with customized leadership and coaching development programs. MKB Excellent Executive Coaching offers leadership development programs to generate action, learning, and change that is aligned with your authentic self and values. Transform your dreams into reality and invest in yourself with coaching programs to reach your goals.

Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of www.mkbconseil.ch a company specialized in leadership development and executive coaching.

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Jason Treu is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: 

  • How do you develop great teams remotely?
  • How do you show your team you care?
  • What does research say about developing extreme trust within a virtual team?
  • What exercises do you recommend to develop trust in a team?
  • When working at home, how do you protect your family life when working in confinement at home?

Who is Jason Treu?

Jason Treu (pronounced Troy) is an executive coach who works with executives, entrepreneurs and rising stars to maximize their leadership potential and performance. He also helps them build and execute their career blueprint.

He's the best-selling author of Social Wealth, a how-to-guide on building extraordinary business relationships, which has sold more than 45,000 copies.

He was a featured speaker at TEDxWilmington 2017, where he debuted his breakthrough team building game Cards Against Mundanity. Finally, he hosts the podcast show, Executive Breakthroughs, bringing game-changing CEOs, entrepreneurs, and experts that share their breakthroughs and breakdowns.

Direct download: EP-117-Jason-Treu-Final.mp3
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Jeffrey Hull is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: 

  • What are the major changes you are seeing on the leadership landscape today?  Why are these important?
  • What led you to write FLEX?
  • What are the key success factors for developing what you call "leadership agility"?  Why does this matter?
  • What is "somatic leadership" and why is it so important today?
  • How can organizations succeed -- from start-ups to multi-nationals--in today's disrupted world?
  • What is the distinction between "alpha" and "beta" leaders and why does it matter?

Who is Jeffrey Hull?

Jeffrey Hull, Ph.D. BCC is CEO of Leadershift, Inc. a leadership development consultancy based in New York City and author of the best-selling book, FLEX: The Art and Science of Leadership in A Changing World, from Penguin-Random House in 2019. A highly sought after speaker, consultant and executive coach with over twenty-five years working with C-suite leaders worldwide, Dr. Hull is also a Clinical Instructor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School and adjunct Professor of Leadership at New York University. He is the Director of Education and Business Development at the Institute of Coaching, a Harvard Medical School Affiliate. Dr Hull has been featured in Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, Investors Business Daily, and a wide range of media. He can be reached at www.jeffreyhull.com.

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Ross Ingram is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: 

  • How do you define Artificial Intelligence?
  • Why do you think AI is important to incorporate into a coaching process?
  • How can technology be applied to a personal relationship?
  • How can you protect confidentiality if coaches are journaling into your App?
  • Will Robots take over a coach’s role in 5 to 10 years?

Who is Ross Ingram?

Award-winning technologist known for launching category-defining products. As part of the early team at Sphero, he helped grow to over two-million robots around the world alongside the Star Wars and Disney brands. His contributions to advancing technology and STEM in the classroom have been recognized by leaders in the education industry, including President Barack Obama and the National Science Foundation.

More recently he spent time at the Advanced Technologies & Projects (ATAP) lab focused on redefining the way Google builds, sells, and markets consumer phones and hardware. His work has been covered by countless media outlets such as the Wall St. Journal, Fast Company, CNET, AdWeek, and The Huffington Post.

In work and in life Ross attempts to present himself as an uncompromising renegade devoted to further the relationship between people and machines. Currently working on a lifelong goal of creating more empathy in the world.

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Steve Wiideman is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: 

  • How to grow any coaching business with SEO?
  • Biggest lessons from being in digital marketing industry for 20-years?
  • The recipe for his agency's success?
  • What are the new trends in social media?
  • How do you stay abreast of a sector that is constantly changing?
  • What social media channels should coaches focus on?

Who is Steve Wiideman?

Steve is a a professor, and a true practitioner of search optimization. Most marketers come and go, while he has been in business since 1988.

When he's not leading his team of SEO consultants for franchise and eCommerce brands, he's a cheeseball romantic, entertaining dad, and world traveler with a passion for life, embracing culture and diversity.

Steve’s current projects include a transparency service for small businesses, an online training program, and he experiments with his team to better understand the impacts of voice search, featured snippets, and structured data.

Direct download: EEC-114-Steve-Wiideman-FINAL.mp3
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Oscar Trimboli is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: 

  • Why does listening matter in leadership more than ever?
  • What is the difference between a good listener and a great listener?
  • Who are the four villains of listening?
  • How can you listen to what’s unsaid?
  • Listening is relational and contextual - how do you listen differently?
  • What does it mean to say that “Everybody sees in color, but they listen in black and white”?
  • What is the cost of not listening?

Who is Oscar Trimboli?

Oscar Trimboli is a quest to create 100 million Deep Listeners in the world. As a former marketing director at Vodafone and Microsoft, Oscar has always been passionate about the importance of listening to his customers. Oscar and his teams were renowned for time listening to customers in the call centre as well as the market research summaries. Oscar brought this passion to next generation leaders at Microsoft, rebuilding their graduate leadership program which was implemented in 26 countries.

He is passionate about using the gift of listening to bring positive change in workplaces and the world. Despite the fact that 55% of our time is spent listening, it is a skill that only 2% of people really grasp despite the astonishing costs of failing to do so ranging from miscommunication to job turnover to lost sales. Indeed, if public speaking was the skill of the 20th century, Oscar believes that in the 21st century it’s time to learn how to listen.

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Chris Tabish is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: 

  • What is comediology?
  • How did the principles of comedy help in business?
  • How do you integrate the principles of comediology to help management consulting clients or using it in management?
  • What are the essential elements for being humanistic?
  • How do you help Fortune 500 companies be successful?

Who is Chris Tabish?

Chris is a passionate, transformational growth leader with over 20 years of experience successfully leading and delivering all aspects of complex implementations at the Fortune 500 Level including strategy, program management, technology, change leadership and process improvement.

Specialties include: Program “turnarounds”, Program and change leadership for large-scale process and technology implementations, Defining and aligning executive stakeholders to a common vision and leading large, distributed teams to a common, meaningful goal.

Chris is a published author of the book Comediology, Be More Effective and Fulfilled in Business With Comedy and a public speaker.

Direct download: EEC_112-Comediology-by-Chris-Tabish-FINAL.mp3
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Anita Graham is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:

  • Why is talent management so important to VF?
  • What are the 3 focus areas for managing talent?
  • What does good talent management look like?
  • What does talent management have like impact on culture and business?
  • How do we encourage on-going growth at VF?
  • How do you use talent management to make a difference at VF?

Who is Anita Graham?

Anita Graham is Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer of VF Corporation. She joined VF in January 2014 and is responsible for leading all aspects of human resources across the corporation globally, including developing integrated programs to support the company's strategy, business plans and objectives.

Previously, Ms. Graham served as Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources and Administration Officer at ADT Corporation, where she led the HR, EHS and Corporate Communications functions. Prior to that, Ms. Graham was Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer at Shire plc, an industry leader among worldwide specialty biopharmaceutical companies.

Ms. Graham holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University and a master's degree in finance from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

Direct download: EEC-111-Anita-Graham.mp3
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Bill Coletti is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:

  • How do you determine a crisis situation?
  • How can a leader prepare for a crisis situation that could jeopardize his/her career?
  • When a leader shows up unprepared for a crisis, what can they do?
  • What is a crisis vs. critical moment vs. a difficult business issue?
  • What are the skill sets of those serving leaders that make a difference in a crisis?
  • What are the leaders greatest fear when managing a crisis?

Who is Bill Coletti?

Bill is a reputation management, crisis communications and professional development expert, keynote speaker, Wall Street Journal Risk & Compliance panelist, and best - selling author of Critical Moments: The New Mindset of Reputation Management. He has more than 25 years of global experience managing high - stakes crises, issues management, and media relations challenges for both Fortune 500 companies and winning global political campaigns.

Bill previously co - led the Global Risk Management and Crisis Communications Practice for Hill+Knowlton Strategies. He held senior leadership positions in the firm’s Austin, Texas, Los Angeles and Orlando, Florida offices, where as a member of the senior management team.

He provided senior counsel in crisis management, corporate communications, and reputation defense to numerous clients, such as AT&T, Target Corporation, American Airlines, The Home Depot, Xerox, Nuclear Energy Institute, and Cargill, as we ll major universities and global NGOs. Previously, Bill served in the Republic of Bulgaria as a senior advisor to the prime minister, Council of Ministers, and the labor minister. He was the first executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria.

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Tom Eddington is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:

  • How to be less stressed when running a business?
  • How top leaders integrate their work and personal lives?
  • Why emotional intelligence matters?
  • Why vulnerability is essential to a great leader/entrepreneur?
  • Biggest lessons coaching top CEO's.

Who is Tom Eddington?

Tom Eddington is one of Silicon Valley’s top business advisors. He can talk about how striving for balance is stressing you out ­– Just about every leader Tom works with brings up the idea of balancing work and life, yet the idea of “balance” is “dualistic thinking, an old way of thinking, an old way of being,” he says. He explains how conscious leaders integrate their work and personal lives.

Direct download: EEC-109-Tom-Eddington.mp3
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Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Tara Mohr and talks about practical wisdom for women who want to speak up, create, and lead. Tara is an expert on women's leadership and well-being. 

  • What does it mean to play big and why are so many women playing small?
  • Why is confidence not the answer to self-doubt/inner critic?
  • How do we unhook from praise and criticism and why is it important for women in particular to do so?
  • What are the common mistakes we make around discovering our purpose and callings, and how can we start pursuing our most important callings, no matter what our circumstances?

Who is Tara Mohr?

Tara Mohr is an expert on women’s leadership and well-being. She is the author of Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead (PenguinRandomHouse), named a best book of the year by Apple’s iBooks. Tara is the creator and teacher of the global Playing Big leadership program for women, and of the Playing Big Facilitators Training for coaches, therapists, managers, and mentors. She is a Coaches Training Institute-certified coach with an MBA from Stanford University and an undergraduate degree in English literature from Yale. Her work has been featured on national media from the New York Times to Today Show to Harvard Business Review. She lives in San Francisco with her husband, son and daughter.

Direct download: EP-108-Tara-Mohr-Episode.mp3
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Dr. Katrina Burrus interviews Jeffrey Magee and talks about how to develop your human capital and management and why it is so important to us.

  • Why is human capital development and management so important to us?
  • After being downsized from a Fortune 100 firm while in your early 20's, what has that experience had on you and what can our viewers gain from your experience?
  • You have been invited to speak at the World Congress on Leadership twice. What was that experience like?
  • You have written many books, but one has been a best-seller for twenty years. How do you explain its continued success?
  • How was your published quarterly magazine, Professional Performance Magazine, first created? How are you able to get the prestigious interviewees to share their insights?

Who is Jeffrey Magee?

Jeffrey Magee has been called one of today's leading "Leadership & Marketing Strategists." Today, under JeffreyMagee, LLC, Jeffrey works with C-Suite, Business Owners & Leaders, Military Generals, Entrepreneurial Unicorns, CEO2CEO Peer Groups & YPO leaders across the globe. Jeff is the author of more than 20 books, translated into 21 languages, three college graduate management text books, four best-sellers, the Publisher of Performance/P360 Magazine, and a Human Capital Developer for more than twenty years. Learn more about Jeffrey Magee at his website: https://jeffreymagee.com/.

Direct download: EP-107-Jeffrey-Magee.mp3
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Dr. Katrina Burrus interviews Amy Landino and talks about how she got started with creating videos and shares her top three tips to make money and proper.

  • Why did you get started with video?
  • What should brands be focused on?
  • How do you stay consistent with video content?
  • What video equipment do you recommend for beginners?
  • What are your top three tips for someone who wants to get started with video right now?

Who is Amy Landino?

Amy Landino is a globally-recognized YouTuber, speaker, author, and entrepreneur. She coaches people on how to go after the life they want at YouTube.com/AmyTV. Owner of two creative companies - Aftermarq and Vlog Boss Studios - Amy consults with a global clientele about leveraging online communication and video content marketing to increase brand awareness. In her best-selling book Vlog Like a Boss: How to kill It Online with Video Blogging, she shares her collection of strategies to help you create video that gets the attention you deserve and builds real relationships with your community.

Direct download: EEC-106-Tips-From-The-Video-Guru.mp3
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Dr. Katrina Burrus interviews Dr. John Reed and talks about his book Pinpointing Excellence: How to Find a Quality Executive Coach.

  • What is your professional background and experience?
  • What have you seen in the executive coaching field that prompted you to write the book?
  • How has it been helping readers? Why?
  • What have you seen in the executive coaching field since the book was released that makes it even more relevant now?
  • What are the key messages from the book do you express to help those considering executive coaching services?
  • Is there any difference in advice you would give between current coaches and those planning to enter the field?

Who is Dr. John Reed

John founded and has been a Managing Principal since 2005 at Quinn Reed Associates (www.quinnreedassociates.com). He has undergraduate and MBA degrees from Dartmouth and, as a licensed organizational psychologist, a PhD from the University of Georgia. A US Navy veteran, he previously worked in the strategic services practice of Accenture and the government practice of CGI. 

He is designated as a Master Coach by Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching, a Master Corporate Executive Coach by the Association of Corporate Executive Coaches and a Professional Certified Coach by the International Coach Federation.

He is a Founding Fellow and Contributing Author of the Institute of Coaching at McLean/Harvard Medical School. His book ‘Pinpointing Excellence’ (www.pinpointingexcellence.com) for example is popular with leaders who use it to evaluate and select top executive coaches.

Sponsored by NSA (Las Vegas)

Direct download: EEC_105_Pin_Pointing_How_to_Find_a_Quality_Executive_Coach.mp3
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Dr. Katrina Burrus interviews a World Champion of Public Speaking: Darren LaCroix.

  • You’ve been coaching professional speakers, corporate presenters, executives as far away as Ukraine, what do you see at the biggest mistakes more presenters make?
  • How can presenters create Unforgettable Presentations?
  • I know you teach experts to build their business through speaking, why do emphasize multiple streams of expert income?
  • You talk a great deal about stories, why are stories so important in presentations?

Who is Darren LaCroix

Darren travels the world demystifying the process of creating a powerful presentation. His story has roused audiences in faraway places like Australia, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, China, Oman, Malaysia, and Taiwan with his inspirational journey from Chump to Champ. He is passionate about showing people that if you are a sponge and have the right mentors, anything is possible.
Darren is currently the only speaker in the world who is a CSP (Certified Speaking Professional), an AS (Accredited Speaker), and a World Champion of Public Speaking. Darren always stresses, “Don’t go for the designations to get letters after your name; do it for the professional you will become in the process.”

It says that in high school you were a quiet shy kid who dreamed of being a comedian, but you were considered “Least Likely to ever be funny”, you bombed in a Boston Comedy Club in Boston in 1992 and nine years later you outspoke 25,000 contestants from 14 countries to become the World Champion of Public Speaking…with a very funny speech!

Sponsored by NSA (Las Vegas)

Direct download: EEC_104_From_Bombing_Speeches_to_World_Campion.mp3
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Dr Katrina Burrus, interviews Patrick Allmond who is a 19 year veteran of the business world and creator of the “Own Your Empire” marketing system, his own unique structured way of achieving success in the digital marketing world. 

Business owners come to Patrick to learn how to be rockstar marketers in their industry using the internet for lead generation, digital TV, social media and email marketing. 

In addition to consulting he travels the country speaking at events showing people how to generate results so they don’t waste their time or money. 


Building Your Personal Brand To Be Successful

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Chris Ducker about developing your personal brand while answering the following questions:

1) Why should entrepreneurs be focused on building their personal brands?

2) What's the one thing we should be doing to build our personal brands?

3) How can we monetize our brands, once they’re built?

4) Where did you get the idea for your Youpreneur Community? What inspired you to start it?

5) You’re a big lover of live events and hold them around the world each year - why live events?

Chris Ducker is a serial entrepreneur, keynote speaker and author of the bestseller, “Virtual Freedom”. Originally from the UK, Chris has lived in the Philippines for 15-years, where he hosts the annual Tropical Think Tank mastermind event and has founded several businesses, which combined house over 450 full-time employees. He is also a popular business blogger and podcaster at ChrisDucker.com and the founder of the personal branding business community, Youpreneur.com.

Connect with Chris:  Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube

 


How to Build a Successful International Law Practice

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC ask Mr. Xavier Oberson what he attributes his success to in Building a Successful International Law Practice?

"Express your knowledge in a simple way," says Xavier Oberson.  "Take a niche market aspect of law and develop it to an International level"  "What made you so well known?"  I like to entertain and teach.  Playing music, teaching and speaking at conferences is entertainment "

"I do it in a humble and entertaining way but with good content and I use anecdotes to teach".

What about Switzerland's tax, legal and fiscal regime?

"If Switzerland goes in the right direction, Switzerland has a lot of potential" Switzerland has a strong legal system with independent judges".....

What was the most difficult time in your career and how did you overcome it?

I went to Harvard Law School and I was nobody there. Nobody knew me there. I was among other very smart people.  This was the best professional decision I took. It opened my mind. You do not take anything for granted.  It humbles you because you meet very intelligent people. After that experience, I developed the firm Internationally.

I published articles and gave presentations but you really need to work and I even worked on holidays writing books when all my family was on the beach. It probably cost my marriage.

Did you have an aha moment when your career shifted drastically?

I had a second child when I was in Harvard in a very small apartment.  I intended to work in the US when I received a phone call from the University of Geneva to be a lecturer.  I said yes, and my life changed completely but I knew that was the right decision.

You also advise the Swiss government?

You need the skills of a professor, of a negotiator and be able to entertain.....

What motivates you today?

Tune in to find out how Xavier Oberson answered this question and many more.

What is the best business advice you received?

What did music teach you about business?

What habits has been part of your business success?

What advice would you give to young attorneys today?

Xavier Oberson is a Professor in Swiss and International Tax Law at the University of Geneva. After his studies at the University of Geneva where he obtained his law degree and his Doctorate in law in 1990, he pursued his studies and research at the Harvard Law School where he also completed the International Tax Program (ITP) in 1992.

He published numerous books and articles, notably the standard books « Droit fiscal suisse », Basel 2011, 4th ed (Helbing & Lichtenhahn), « Précis de droit fiscal international », Bern 2014, 4th ed. (Stämplfli) and was co-author of « Switzerland in international tax law », 4th ed., Amsterdam, 2011 (IBFD Publications). He teaches regularly in various Universities abroad and is invited Professor at la Sorbonne (Paris Assas).

He is President of the “Journée de droit fiscal” that he organizes every year with the “Ordre Romand des Experts Fiscaux diplômés (OREF) of which he is a member of honor. He initiated and is the director of the new Tax LL.M. (Master of Advanced Studies), of the University of Geneva, which started early 2011.

He is active in various associations, expert committees, and foundations. In this context, he regularly drafts legal opinions, collaborates on various tax reforms and takes part in Parliament sessions.

He was admitted to the Geneva bar in 1987 and is also a partner of Oberson Avocats, a law firm specialized in Tax matters. He advises private clients as well as corporations in all Tax matters. In addition, in 2008, he participated in the development, with the State of Morocco, of a project regarding an Ecological Tax reform

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Saving Children with Seth Berkley CEO of GAVI

Seth Berkley answers what led him to become the successful leader he is as CEO of GAVI the Vaccine Alliance while answering the following questions.

  • What is your leadership Strategy?
  • What is one trait you possess that makes you an effective leader?
  • Can you tell us a story of how you used that trait to build success?
  • What were some of your most difficult challenges in your career and how did you overcome them? Take us to your biggest failure?
  • What is one key takeaway from that experience, that drove you to success?
  • Who had an impact on you in regards to your career path or one person who you regarded as a mentor in regards to leadership?
  • How important is innovation within your company?
  • How do you motivate the people who work for you?
  • What is the biggest challenge facing leaders today?
  • Can you explain the impact, if any, that social networking has made in your organization or you personally?
  • What advice would you give someone going into a leadership position for the first time?

Seth Berkley joined the GAVI Alliance as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in August 2011. The GAVI Alliance is a public-private partnership whose mission is to save children’s lives and protect people’s health by increasing access to immunization in developing countries.

Since its launch in 2000, GAVI has prevented more than five million future deaths and helped protect 288 million children with new and underused vaccines.  Under Berkley’s leadership, the Alliance plans to deliver vaccines to another quarter of a billion children and prevent four million more deaths by 2015. Dr. Seth Berkley is a medical epidemiologist by training. He is the current CEO of the GAVI Alliance and a global advocate on the power of vaccines. He is also the founder and former CEO of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative.

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Failure to Leadership Success: SWISS International Airlines

If Swissair went bankrupt in the past, Swiss International Airlines in Swiss Romand is beginning to thrive with Lorenzo Stoll and stay tuned, it is just the beginning.  Dr. Katrina Burrus asked what does he attribute some of his leadership success at Swiss International Airlines with the following questions:

What is one trait he possesses that makes him an effective leader at Swiss? How does he overcome challenges?

What routine does he attribute his success at Swiss International Airlines? How does he relieve his stress? What is one piece of advice he would give to a younger version of himself? For you, Lorenzo Stoll shares his biggest failure and his biggest passion.

Lorenzo Stoll, born 1971, has joined SWISS in October 2013.  Holding a diploma of the Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, he did start his career working in the tourism and leisure industry at the Montreux-Vevey Tourism Office.

Lorenzo Stoll comes to SWISS from the Nestlé organization, where he has held various executive functions with a strong focus on customer and marketing affairs over the past 12 years. In 2007, he assumed responsibility for the global sales of Nestlé Waters, and two years later he was appointed Chief Commercial Officer of Nestlé Waters Switzerland.

As SWISS’ Head of Western Switzerland, he is in charge of all aspects of SWISS’ business unit in Geneva and stay tuned for the changes that will be happening at SWISS. Lorenzo Stoll was asked what trait of his he attributes to making him an effective leader.  How he challenges himself to overcome resistances? What routine does he attribute his success? How does he relieve stress? What advice would he give to a younger version of himself? What was his biggest failure? How can we get the cheapest flights at Swiss?

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Charles de Boissezon, retired was asked to take over as CEO of Geneva headquartered Hinduja Bank, a Private Bank, and he brings with him 37 years of International banking experience in London, Hong Kong, New York, Geneva, Chile, and Jersey. Charles is both French and British.  He grew up in Vietnam and Hong Kong and spent his formative years in Geneva attending the College de Leman School.  He then left for the USA to earn his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.

After graduating in 1971, Charles moved to London and joined HSBC as a trainee banker. Over the next 30 years, he held positions of responsibility at HSBC Offices worldwide in Hong Kong, New York, Djibouti, Chile, Brazil, and Argentina. When he quit in 2003 as Member of HSBC's Executive Committee based out of Geneva, he was an exceptional manager with a lot of international business acumen.  He joined Banque Piguet & Cie SA the same year as Chief Executive Officer, a position he held until 2008.

His multicultural upbringing has allowed Charles to better understand people and appreciate that there are different perspectives to all situations, depending on one's circumstances, history and experiences. It helps to open one's mind and perspective and understand others which is the first step in getting things done.

Charles de Boissezon is the prior CEO of Hinduja Bank (Switzerland) a multicultural and very flexible bank. He is now Chairman at The Entrepreneur's Investment Office Ltd. This interview is about his experience as CEO at Hinduja Bank.

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Dr. Katrina Burrus interviews the prior Director General at CERN Mr. Heuer on, "Have you ever questioned the nature of existence? Have you wondered how it all started and what secrets the Universe holds? For most of us, these matters are beyond our comprehension and yet these are questions scientists at CERN are exploring.  CERN is the world’s leading research body for particle physics. Some questions asked by the Director General of CERN, Dr. Rolf-Dieter Heuer, is what does he attribute his successful leadership to?"

“Nobody knows everything, so you have to listen to the experts but the experts don’t all agree so you need to make a synthesis and take responsibility if it goes wrong,” says Dr. Heuer.

“What do you need like competencies to gather funds in an economic downturn?” host, Dr. Katrina Burrus asks as his role at CERN shifted from physicist to diplomat.

What is the predominant culture at CERN? What is the advice you give to CERN for the next 25 years? What leadership competencies does CERN need in the future?

“Take the advice of people you trust but make your own opinion and take responsibility if it goes wrong,” continues Dr. Heuer.

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Keeper of the Vision - Culture in Las Vegas

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Myron G. Martin, President and CEO of The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, NV. These are the questions Katrina asks Myron:

  1.  What do you attribute your success in making the Smith Center what it is today?
  2. What would you say is your biggest professional challenge today?
  3. What is your biggest personal challenge as a leader today?
  4. How do you see the Smith Center evolving in the next 5 to 10 years?
  5. If Europeans come to Las Vegas, they often think of Las Vegas as the gambling center, what would you say to them about performing arts in Las Vegas?

Myron G. Martin, President and CEO, The Smith Center for the Performing Arts Las Vegas, NV brings the world’s most revered and celebrated entertainers to Las Vegas. Martin has a rich history in the performing arts business. He has produced and presented a variety of well-regarded shows including first-run touring attractions and internationally acclaimed performers in music, theater and dance.

Part of the team that first imagined how a world-class performing arts center could change the community, Martin was chosen to oversee design, construction, fundraising and operations of The Smith Center. As president and CEO, he has been called the “keeper of the vision” for The Smith Center, which has been heralded as the Heart of the Arts® in Southern Nevada.

In addition to his responsibilities at The Smith Center, Martin pursues other creative endeavors. Currently, Martin serves as the chairman of The National High School Musical Theater Awards in New York as well as a Governor-appointed commissioner for Nevada’s Sesquicentennial Commission. He is an Emmy Award-nominee for producing the Vegas PBS special “Frank Wildhorn & Friends.”  Martin holds a bachelor of music degree from the University of North Texas, and an MBA from Golden Gate University.

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Your host, Dr. Katrina Burrus interviews in this episode the executive director of Inspiring Children Foundation Mr. Trenton Alenik.
 
The Inspiring Children Foundation prides itself on transforming under-served youth into high-level, hard-working, aware leaders that stand apart from the widespread mediocrity, excuse-making and blame-casting that is so prevalent in the culture of youth elsewhere. Hundreds of alumni attest to how the program has changed the trajectory of their lives, helping them to excel at college, start their own businesses, and lead in their environments, all while inspiring the communities around them.
 
Trent Alenik is a Las Vegas native and graduated from Odyssey Charter High School. Trent was a highly ranked national junior tennis player, earning a ranking of top 40 in the United States. He earned a scholarship to attend Villanova University where he played on their Division I men's tennis team and graduated with a degree in finance from their business school which was just ranked #1 undergraduate business school by the Bloomberg survey. During college, Trent worked for Merrill Lynch doing wealth management and with Barclays Capital in corporate finance. Upon graduating college in 2011, Alenik took a job with the Inspiring Children Foundation where he is now the Executive Director. Trent serves on the board of the United States Tennis Association and is the winner of the RUDY Award & Mike Agassi NO QUIT Award.

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Dorothy E. Siminovitch, PhD, MCC about her new book, A Gestalt Coaching Primer: The Path Toward Awareness IQ and asked the following questions:

  1. You have coined the term “awareness intelligence,” or Awareness IQ. What does that mean in terms of coaching effectiveness and coaching success?
  1. “Mindfulness” is so touted in today’s world. How is mindfulness connected with the Gestalt approach to coaching?
  1. In your book, A Gestalt Coaching Primer, you draw a distinction between coaching presence and use of self skills. Can you make that distinction clear for us?
  1. How is Gestalt coaching a systems approach? Why does that matter?

 

Dorothy E. Siminovitch, PhD, MCC is an international coach, consultant, group facilitator, presenter, and author. She is the founder and principal of Gestalt Coaching Works, and co-founder of the Gestalt Center for Coaching, where she serves as senior faculty and Director of Training for the Center’s coach-training programs. Dorothy is an originator and evolver of Gestalt coaching. She presents awareness-based coaching principles, models, and practices at prominent conferences and by invitation worldwide. She is currently working on an integrative, evidence-based application of awareness-based coaching practice called the Leadership Awareness Index, which will be inaugurated during her break-out session with Barbara Singer, CEO of Executive Core, at the Association for Coach Training Organizations (ACTO) conference next month in Toronto. Dorothy’s recently published book, A Gestalt Coaching Primer: The Path Toward Awareness IQ, is already considered a must-have reference about the power of Gestalt theory and practice in service of coaching excellence.

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How Copywriting Translates into Business Success

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews, Ray Edwards, the specialist expert on how copywriting can Translate into business success. She asks him the following questions:

  1. What is copywriting, and why is it so important to entrepreneurs and small-business owners?
  2. In your book, How to Write Copy That Sells, you refer to the “magic building blocks” of sales copy. What are those blocks, and how do we use them?
  3. You have a chapter in the book called The Secrets of Writing Blockbuster Copy by Watching Movies. That sounds too good to be true!
  4. Are there any types of businesses that this “copy-centric” approach will not work for?
  5. Do Internet product launches still work, or has that gravy train already passed us by?
  6. What is the biggest mistake people make when writing copy?

Who is Ray Edwards

Ray Edwards is a Communications Strategist, Copywriter, Author, Speaker, and host of one the top iTunes Business Podcasts. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies, and with some of the most powerful voices in leadership and business. His clients include New York Times best-selling authors Michael Hyatt (author of Platform and co-author of Living Forward), Tony Robbins (author of Unleash the Giant Within and Money: Master the Game), Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen (co-authors of Chicken Soup For the Soul), Jeff Walker (author of Launch), and many more.

Ray’s copy and marketing expertise has helped sell an estimated $200 Million or more in products and services.

Ray is the founder of Ray Edwards International, Incorporated, which offers:

  • Copywriting
  • Consulting and Coaching
  • Product Launch Management
  • Training and Instruction

 

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How Copywriting Translates into Business Success

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews, Ray Edwards, the specialist expert on how copywriting can Translate into business success. She asks him the following questions:

  1. What is copywriting, and why is it so important to entrepreneurs and small-business owners?
  2. In your book, How to Write Copy That Sells, you refer to the “magic building blocks” of sales copy. What are those blocks, and how do we use them?
  3. You have a chapter in the book called The Secrets of Writing Blockbuster Copy by Watching Movies. That sounds too good to be true!
  4. Are there any types of businesses that this “copy-centric” approach will not work for?
  5. Do Internet product launches still work, or has that gravy train already passed us by?
  6. What is the biggest mistake people make when writing copy?

Who is Ray Edwards

Ray Edwards is a Communications Strategist, Copywriter, Author, Speaker, and host of one the top iTunes Business Podcasts. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies, and with some of the most powerful voices in leadership and business. His clients include New York Times best-selling authors Michael Hyatt (author of Platform and co-author of Living Forward), Tony Robbins (author of Unleash the Giant Within and Money: Master the Game), Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen (co-authors of Chicken Soup For the Soul), Jeff Walker (author of Launch), and many more.

Ray’s copy and marketing expertise has helped sell an estimated $200 Million or more in products and services.

Ray is the founder of Ray Edwards International, Incorporated, which offers:

  • Copywriting
  • Consulting and Coaching
  • Product Launch Management
  • Training and Instruction

 

Direct download: EEC_093_How_Copywriting_Translates_to_Business_Success.mp3
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How Copywriting Translates into Business Success

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews, Ray Edwards, the specialist expert on how copywriting can Translate into business success. She asks him the following questions:

  1. What is copywriting, and why is it so important to entrepreneurs and small-business owners?
  2. In your book, How to Write Copy That Sells, you refer to the “magic building blocks” of sales copy. What are those blocks, and how do we use them?
  3. You have a chapter in the book called The Secrets of Writing Blockbuster Copy by Watching Movies. That sounds too good to be true!
  4. Are there any types of businesses that this “copy-centric” approach will not work for?
  5. Do Internet product launches still work, or has that gravy train already passed us by?
  6. What is the biggest mistake people make when writing copy?

Who is Ray Edwards

Ray Edwards is a Communications Strategist, Copywriter, Author, Speaker, and host of one the top iTunes Business Podcasts. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies, and with some of the most powerful voices in leadership and business. His clients include New York Times best-selling authors Michael Hyatt (author of Platform and co-author of Living Forward), Tony Robbins (author of Unleash the Giant Within and Money: Master the Game), Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen (co-authors of Chicken Soup For the Soul), Jeff Walker (author of Launch), and many more.

Ray’s copy and marketing expertise has helped sell an estimated $200 Million or more in products and services.

Ray is the founder of Ray Edwards International, Incorporated, which offers:

  • Copywriting
  • Consulting and Coaching
  • Product Launch Management
  • Training and Instruction

 

Direct download: EEC_093_How_Copywriting_Translates_to_Business_Success.mp3
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Katrina Burrus, Phd, MCC discusses with Marilyn OHearne what lead her to write her new book, “Breaking Free from Bias: Preventing Costly Complaints, Conflict and Talent Loss.”  Marilyn also answers other questions about her book and her coaching career.

  1.  What is your vision of the book and programs’ impact?
  2.  Tell us about your coaching career and what distinguishes you from other coaches.
  3.  What are your other offerings besides Breaking Free from Bias?

Marlyn O’Hearne, MA, International Coach Federation Master Certified Coach, is the founder of Breaking Free from Bias programs. She has been helping leaders and coaches achieve breakthrough results since 1998, in 28 countries. She is known for her United Nations Leadership Development Coaching. Her clients move from the overwhelming uncertainty of our rapidly changing world to clarity, focus, and confidence. Marilyn has been described as a “gentle, spiritual soul, and yet powerful and provocative at the same time,” by a program participant.

Marilyn’s numerous articles include columns in The Kansas City Star newspaper and in The Brazil Herald/Latin American Daily Post, and contributions to two books, including Professional Ethics and Legal Issues in Coaching (The Intersection of Culture and Ethics). She is much in demand by and is quoted by media sources and a popular global speaker. Awards include the 2015 Thomas Leonard Achievement Award: Honoring Vision and Innovation.

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How Storytelling Can Save and Launch Your Company

 

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Eliot M. Wagonheim and discuss his tips on ways to achieve true greatness.

 

Why are so many companies ineffective at recruiting their next rock star employees?

What is the one question you should ask before signing a contract?

Why shouldn’t companies do annual performance reviews?

What is the one key to winning a lifetime of great customers?

Who is Eliot Wagonheim ?

Eliot is the founder of Wagonheim Law, a business and construction firm based in Hunt Valley, Maryland.  Now in his 28th year in practice, Eliot represents small to medium-sized businesses in a wide array of industries in both litigation and corporate matters.  

Eliot has been selected as a Maryland Super Lawyer as well has having been named one of SmartCEO Magazine’s Legal Elite as a “go-to” business lawyer.  He holds the coveted AV rating (excellent to pre-eminent) compiled by Martindale-Hubbell and based on peer review for legal ability and ethical values. 

He is a contributor to the Huffington Post and his blog has been published both regionally and nationally.  He is also the author of the Fire, Aim…Ready ebook series designed to teach business people and entrepreneurs how to succeed, minimize risk, crush the competition, and sleep better at night. 

A frequent public speaker, published author, and SmartCEO columnist, Eliot regularly serves as transactional and litigation counsel in multi-million dollar bet-your-company matters.

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Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of www.mkbconseil.ch a company specialized in leadership development and executive coaching.

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EEC 090 Reconnecting to our Essence Through Essentials

Katrina Burrus, PhD, MCC interviews Nadine Fortin, a Strategic Leadership Coach who works with technical experts to help them becoming strategic thinkers.

                  

What is a Strategic Leadership Coaching?

What does “detaching from the external results” imply for coaches?

What does it mean for coaches to go back to essentials?

On what else should coaches and other strategic leaders focus?

 

Nadine coaches technical experts to become leaders and strategic thinkers in their organizations. She feels that her greatest impact is with women who are in positions of influence with a majority of men coworkers. Women in “non-trad” fields face many challenges and must constantly work to push limits. They need a partner whom they trust completely, who will give a voice to their ideas, their emotions, their ambitions, and most important their aspirations. They need someone like Nadine to bring out the special hue of their leadership. Nadine believes that finding the best coach for you should not be limited to geographical location. Indeed, her clients are on four continents, in large technological organizations and among creative entrepreneurs. Since 2004, Nadine has also trained hundreds of new coaches, and in 2016, she shifted her focus to help credentialed coaches grow. Before becoming a coach, Nadine built a strong expertise in systems engineering and project management on large high-tech multi-organization projects. An active business woman, Nadine also contributes to her community as a Scout leader since 2008. She spent three years as the Treasurer on the board of Le District des Scouts de l’Outaouais. Nadine was recently elected to be on the board of the local Project Management Institute chapter (PMI OVOC).

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Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of www.mkbconseil.ch a company specialized in leadership development and executive coaching.

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EEC 089 When Sports and Coaching Leaders Combine

Katrina Burrus, PhD, MCC interviews Anna-Marie Watson, a dynamic and performance coach who is working with leaders who yearn for more and desire balance within their life.

What is your professional & personal experience of being a Global Nomadic Leader?

How have you drawn from your experience to support your coaching clients & the wider coaching community?

What are the main themes that you’ve observed coaching Global Nomadic Leaders Expat?

Anna-Marie is a performance coach who draws from NLP, sports psychology, neuroscience, positive psychology and mindfulness theory to craft industrious and dynamic coaching partnerships with leaders who yearn for more and desire balance within their life. Anna-Marie’s specialty is “walking & talking” where the Great Outdoors inspires facilitates deep level insights, encourages different perspectives and ultimately optimises performance. She integrates Analytic-Network (http://www.analyticnetwork.com) and mBraining (http://www.mbraining.com) methodologies to unlock and unleash transformational change. 

Anna-Marie has been at the forefront of leadership and personal development for over 16 years working with high performing leaders and teams across four continents. Anna-Marie’s core values of growth, balance and energy are reflected in her business Reach for More, where improving yourself is an all-round experience. 

For more information on Anna-Marie’s performance coaching services, visit www.rfmcoaching.com

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EEC 088 Which Leaders to Develop and How?

Why is leadership important now?
Who is a leader? 
Where do we find them?
How do we develop a Leader?
Is there an ideal Leadership style?

 Orlando Clua is CEO of Oclua Consulting Group.  He has been working for 35 years in the field of Executive Development.  He has a degree in psychology from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. He is an Honorary Master Coach by Interamerican Society of Coaching, an Academic Coordinator of Human Capital Development at Anahuac University and has written 12 books in the field of Leadership Management and Organizational Development

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Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of www.mkbconseil.ch a company specialized in leadership development and executive coaching.

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EEC 087 Creating a Successful Digital Magazine for Entrepreneurs
 
Nathan is the Publisher & Editor of Foundr Magazine, a digital magazine for young entrepreneurs on the App Store & Google Play store. 
 
What gave you the idea of creating a digital magazine for young entrepreneur?
What made you successful? Is it the market ? Did you feel there was a demand for such a magazine?
You approached a lot of prestigious people that are difficult to reach. What was your strategy? How did you approach them?
What are your futur plans ? What is your next step?
Do you coach? 
How many times do you blog a week?
How old are you? How many people are working for you?
What do speaking gigs bring you?
How did you leverage the last Tropical Think Tank?
What tip would you give to entrepreneurs to succeed? 
 
Nathan launched Foundr in March 2013 from his bedroom and in a small period of time it has become a top 10 ranked 'Business & Investing Magazine' on the app store. As publisher of Foundr Nathan was a runner up for Publisher of the Year for 2015 in the Digital Magazine awards. He has had the pleasure of interviewing some of the most accomplished entrepreneurs around the world namely Sir Richard Branson, Arianna Huffington, Tim Ferriss, Barbara Corcoran, Tony Robbins,
Seth Godin and much more.
Direct download: EEC_087_Creating_a_successful_Digital_Magazine_for_Entrepreneurs.mp3
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Katrina Burrus, PhD, MCC asks Matthew Kimberley the following questions:
 
Why do you feel so strongly about “businesses being about people and not “stakeholders”
 
What do you feel is your largest hurdle when working with leadership?
 
On your website you said “It's my mission in life to help you fall in love with selling.”  Can you explain that a little more?
 
Who is Matthew Kimberley?
Matthew Kimberley is the creator of Professional Persuasion and author of the self-help classic, How To Get A Grip. He is former head of the Book Yourself Solid® School of Coach Training.
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How to Lead Teams to Create Awesome Experiences on Purpose

Katrina Burrus taps into Phil's incredible experience organising a huge conference called Social Media Marketing World in San Diego. Katrina asks Phil the following questions:

  • How do you inspire creativity in an organization?
  • How do you leave room for creative work while managing a large team?
  • How do you purposefully plan events?
  • How do you lead a team to be customer service focused who has not worked together prior to your event?

Who is Phil Mershon

Phil Mershon is the director of events for Social Media Examiner. He brings over 25 years experience in leading customized events, mission-driven campaigns and creative communication strategies. He now leads the popular events Social Media Success Summit and Social Media Marketing World. He is also a jazz saxophonist, worship leader and lover of puns.Want to connect with Phil:

Email: phil@socialmediaexaminer.com,

Twitter: @phil_mershon, LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/philmershon

Direct download: EEC_084_How_to_Lead_Teams_to_Create_Awesome_Experiences_on_Purpose.mp3
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EEC 083 Creating Moments of Meeting in Coaching

Your host Katrina Burrus, PhD interviews David Drake to find out what he thinks are the biggest challenge in developing leaders at the moment? (speak to integrative development).

What are you working on these days? (speak to attachment theory).

What are “moments of meeting” and why do they matter in leadership?

You are most known as the founder of the field of narrative coaching. How did you become interested in people and their stories?

Both Katrina Burrus, PhD and David Drake earned their PhD in Human and Organizational Development from Fielding Graduate University in California. David has been an adjunct faculty member teaching management and leadership for three universities and lectured at over 20 others around the world. David serves on the Senior Advisory Board for Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice. He is the author of over 50 publications on narratives and coaching and editor of The Philosophy and Practice of Coaching (2008, Jossey-Bass). He is the author of Narrative Coaching: Bringing New Stories to Life (CNC Press, 2015) and the co-editor of SAGE Handbook of Coaching (Sage, 2016). He is a Thought Leader for the Institute of Coaching affiliated with Harvard Medical School.

Direct download: EEC_083_Creating_Moments_of_Meeting_in_Coaching.mp3
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Your host Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Scott Friedman who is a Certified Speaking Professional, and former President of the National Speakers Association (NSA), is the author of Celebrate! Lessons Learned from the World’s Most Admired Organizations, Happily Ever Laughter, Using Humor For A Change and A Celebration A Day – 365 ways to a Happier, Healthier Workplace.

For over 30 years Scott has traveled the globe speaking on  employee engagement customer experience and using humor/celebration as a strategic tool.

Scott founded “Together We Can Change the World,” twcctw.org - a non-profit organization, serving orphans and less fortunate women in Southeast Asia.

Katrina asks Scott what is the celebration mentality? 

2. What is the greatest gift of starting, "Together we Can Change the World?"

3. In your 30 years of speaking professionally, what advice would you give to those wanting to truly make a connection with their audience?

4. Who is responsible for keeping employees engaged?

5. How do you define success?

Direct download: EEC_082_Turn_on_Your_GPS_with_Scott_Friedman.mp3
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Your host Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Scott Friedman who is a Certified Speaking Professional, and former President of the National Speakers Association (NSA), is the author of Celebrate! Lessons Learned from the World’s Most Admired Organizations, Happily Ever Laughter, Using Humor For A Change and A Celebration A Day – 365 ways to a Happier, Healthier Workplace.

For over 30 years Scott has traveled the globe speaking on  employee engagement customer experience and using humor/celebration as a strategic tool.

Scott founded “Together We Can Change the World,” twcctw.org - a non-profit organization, serving orphans and less fortunate women in Southeast Asia.

Katrina asks Scott what is the celebration mentality? 

2. What is the greatest gift of starting, "Together we Can Change the World?"

3. In your 30 years of speaking professionally, what advice would you give to those wanting to truly make a connection with their audience?

4. Who is responsible for keeping employees engaged?

5. How do you define success?

Direct download: EEC_082_Turn_on_Your_GPS_with_Scott_Friedman.mp3
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Your host, Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC speaks about Coaching Global Nomadic Leaders, the rate of failures with expatriations, what specific issues Global Nomadic Leaders compared to Expatriates with one culture identity, What specific knowledge, tips and strategies do you need to know when coaching these profiles.

Who is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC

Dr. Burrus has a proven track record in coaching numerous international leaders including Nestle, Novartis, United Bank of Switzerland, CERN, UNAIDS, United Nations, International Labor Organization and the World Trade Organization. Her coaching career has taken her to Europe, Asia and the United States, and she is recognized for her distinctive capabilities with leaders from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds.

As the founder of MKB Conseil & Coaching, Dr. Burrus is affiliated with a network of international experts and scholar-practitioners. MKB Conseil & Coaching specializes in coaching international and highly mobile leaders, including brilliant and abrasive leaders.

Dr. Burrus teaches leadership and post graduate courses at various universities and has created a ground-breaking thought leadership workshop titled Global Nomadic Leadership: Succeeding in a World without Borders. She also teaches Executive Coaching and was part of the International Coach Federation (ICF) credentialing committee. Dr. Burrus is the first ICF Master Certified Coach in Switzerland, founder and Board Member of ICF Switzerland and served on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Coaching in Organizations. She was a Start-Up coach for the Swiss Government and the founder of the Global Nomadic Leadership Institute. Dr. Burrus is the author of Global Nomadic Leaders: How to Identify, Attract and Retain Them and When the Visionary Leader is Blinded.
Contact her at mkburrus@gmail.com with your questions.

Direct download: EEC_081_Coaching_Global_Nomadic_Leaders.mp3
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How to Coach with Noble Purpose?

What is Coaching with Noble Purpose?

Why does Noble Purpose work?

In your new book Leading with Noble Purpose, you talk about backstory. Why does the leader's backstory matter?

How do you operationalize theses ideas if you're a big company? If you're a middle manager? Or if you're a solo prenuer?

How is Lisa Earle McLeod

Lisa is one of the foremost authorities on sales, leadership and emotional engagement. Here best-selling book, Selling with Noble Purpose introduced the idea of Noble Purpose in business. Her research has documented how organizations with a purpose bigger than money actually make more money, and they experience greater customer and employee retention.

Lisa is a former Procter & Gamble Sales trainer, she now runs her own consulting firm, McLeod & More, Inc. Her firm’s clients include Hootsuite, Roche, Volvo, and Dave & Busters. Lisa is also a prolific writer; she is the author of 5 books

and thousands of articles. She is the sales leadership expert for Forbes.com and has appeared on the Today show and the NBC Nightly News.

Her newest book, Leading with Noble Purpose: How to Create a Tribe of True Believers has been called a breakthrough book that is transforming the way leadership it conducted at every level of organizations.

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Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of www.mkbconseil.ch.

Direct download: EEC_080_How_to_Coach_with_Noble_Purpose.mp3
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Your host Katrina Burrus, PhD, MCC interviews the unique Larry Winget
 
He is the pit-bull of personal development and personal responsibility. He tells us the Cold, Hard, Ugly Truth about Success.
 
Larry Winget is a bestselling author, television personality, social commentator and internationally acclaimed speaker.
 
His newest book, Grow A Pair: How To Stop Being a Victim and Take Back Your Life, Your Business and Your Sanity is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller. He has also written five additional New York Times/Wall Street Journal bestselling books that have been translated into over 20 languages including Shut Up, Stop Whining and Get A Life; You’re Broke Because You Want To Be; It’s Called Work For A Reason; People Are Idiots And I Can Prove It; and Your Kids Are Your Own Fault.
Larry has starred in his own television series on A&E, two PBS specials and two CNBC specials.  He has appeared on Dr. Phil, The Today Show, Tool Academy, The Big Idea, Larry King, and in three national television commercials. Larry is a regular contributor on many national television news shows on the topics of success, business, personal finance, and parenting.  He is also a member of the Speaker Hall Of Fame and is the trademarked Pitbull of Personal Development®.

 

Direct download: EEC_079_The_Cold_Hard_Ugly_Truth_about_Success.mp3
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Dr. Katrina Burrus interviews Kathryn Bryant and asks her:

Why is change hard?

Why do we all need 'changeability?

How did you come to start Brilliant Living HQ 

What is the upside of change?

Who is Kathryn Bryant

 Kathryn Bryant is co-founder of BrilliantLivingHQ.com, promoting mind management to help people have their best life and business. She is co-host of the award winning ‘Changeability Podcast listened to in 164 countries, and best-selling Amazon author of ‘Changeability: Manage your Mind – Change your Life’ – a framework of techniques for making changes in life. Kathryn’s newest project is ‘Podcast Divas’ aimed at inspiring and educating more women to become podcasters. 

Prior to this Kathryn spent 10 years in non-departmental government agencies working on 14-19 education and funding policy. Roles included Young People’s Learning Director for the East of England at the Learning and Skills Council, and Learner Services Director for the National Apprenticeship Service.  This followed 4 years as a research fellow pioneering online tutoring and helping business owners understand new technology. Kathryn previously worked in hospitality and pub management and had businesses in retail, sports and property management.

 

Direct download: EEC_078_What_is_Changeability_and_do_you_need_it.mp3
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Accelerating Your Impact as an Executive, Team and Systems Coach.

Your host, Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Dr. Krister Lowe and asks him about his interest in team coaching and how it relates to his executive coaching practice?

Katrina asks Krister what is he excited about in his coaching work now? What does he think is unique or a differentiator about his approach to coaching?

Krister Lowe, Ph.D. is an Organizational Psychologist, Leadership & Team Coach, and Host of The Team Coaching Zone Podcast

Direct download: EEC_077_Accelerating_Your_Impact_as_an_Executive_Team_and_Systems_Coach.mp3
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Be a Powerhouse: Own It, Express It, Cash in On It.

Your host, Katrina Burrus interviews Janet Zaretsky on just how to do that. Katrina asks her, 

"What is the most common thing you see that has people undervalue themselves?" 

"How can someone who may suffer from a lack of confidence gain confidence easily?" 

"Do you have to be a certain type of person or personality to be a leader or can anyone be a leader?"

"How does this relate to having a higher income?"

Who is Janet Zaretsky:

Janet Zaretsky is a Registered Nurse, a Certified Professional Behavior and Motivators Analyst, an international speaker, trainer, founder of The Zenith Business, graduate of Coach U, International Coach Federation member, former senior program leader for Landmark Worldwide and master business success coach and strategist.  

Janet’s specialty is working with business owners and career professionals to own their power and brilliance and exponentially increase their income. Janet has led programs and coached over 31,000 people in the past 20 years. You can find more information at www.thezenithbusiness.com

This podcast has been sponsored by www.mkbconseil.ch who delivers customized leadership programs and webinars on, "Becoming a Thoughtleader and Monetize it", "Coaching Brilliant and Abrasive Leaders" and "Coaching Global Leaders in a Transition of After a Promotion."

 

 

Direct download: EEC_076_Be_a_Powerhouse-_Cash_in_on_It.mp3
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How to Make Money with Free Publicity. Katrina Burrus interviews Josh Elledge.

Why should executives and entrepreneurs alike focus on being more PR savvy?
What are the first steps to creating more publicity for ourselves?
What is the best way to connect with journalists, producers and other influencers?
Shouldn't busy business owners just hire out their PR help?

Who is Josh Elledge

Josh Elledge is on a mission to help entrepreneurs attract the perfect audiences!
He’s the Founder and Chief Executive Angel of SavingsAngel.com®, and is one of the nation’s leading experts on consumer savings. 
Josh Elledge is a dynamic public speaker, the host of a very popular consumer savings podcast, a weekly syndicated columnist for eight newspapers (with more than 1.1 million readers), on a number of radio stations, and regularly appears on more than 50 TV stations across the country.
 
All told, Josh has appeared on TV or radio more than 1000 times.
Josh Elledge is the founder of upendPR.com a groundbreaking service designed to inspire and provide a road map for entrepreneurs who want to dramatically increase their own sales by attracting the perfect audiences without the typical expense associated with a PR firm.
 
Josh lives in Orlando, FL and is a US Navy veteran,  a dad of 3 awesome kids, a self-proclaimed fitness geek, and performs improv comedy.
 
 
upendPR.com
SavingsAngel.com
@JoshElledge
 
Direct download: EEC_075_How_to_Make_Money_with_Free_Publicity.mp3
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Dr. Katrina Burrus questions Dr. Lise Janelle 

You are a heart-centered success coach. What is the essence of Heart-Centered Success?
How do we know if we’re disconnected from our heart? 
What do our hearts want us to know?
What gets in the way of us listening to our hearts and acting on our dreams and aspirations?
What can we do to reconnect to our hearts and what are the benefits?
Why do you think there is so much dysfunction in the world right now? We must be really disconnected from our hearts, right?

Dr. Lise Janelle is a heart-centered success coach, helping people reconnect to their heart so they can live happy, grateful lives filled with love, inspiration and success. With a background as a holistic chiropractor, Lise has developed and worked with leading-edge mind/body tools that create quick and deep transformations from the inside out. Over the past 25 years, she has helped thousands of professionals, entrepreneurs, executives, artists and many others find and dissolve beliefs that are holding them back so they can unfold their greatest future. She is the author of two books, Conversation with the Heartand You Are Loved.

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Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of www.mkbconseil.ch.

Direct download: EEC_074_How_to_Acheive_Heart-Centered_Success.mp3
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Why Leaders Need Coaching Skills

Dr Katrina Burrus, MCC questions Lori Shook, M.Sc, CPCC, MCC :
How do coaching skills help leaders lead others?
What’s the connection between coaching skills and emotional intelligence?
How can leaders integrate coaching into their leadership style?
How does neuroscience help leaders apply coaching skills?
What is your experience with training leaders to coach?

Who is Lori Shook?

Trainer, coach, speaker, author

Professional Coach since 1997 and a Master Certified Coach (MCC) since 2001, Lori has coached small business owners, managers and executives around the world. She has worked with people from a variety of organisations including IBM, Capgemini, UN, Siemens and Johnson& Johnson.

Since 1998, Lori has also been training coaches and training leaders to use coaching skills. She has served on faculty at The Coaches Training Institute, Performance Consultants International and CRRGlobal.

Consistent with Lori’s background in science and engineering, her approach to coaching is practical and pragmatic: she insists that instead of simple problem solving, coaching is many times more productive when the focus is on enriching the client’s internal world so they can reach their stated goals with more clarity of purpose and less self-interference. Recent findings from neuroscience make this approach straightforward and accessible for clients.

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Direct download: EEC_073_Why_Leaders_Need_Coaching_Skills.mp3
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Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC asks John Lazar, MCC, “What do you uniquely bring to the coaching you do? How have you contributed to the development of the field and its professionalism? What do you see as concerns to increasingly address through coaching? What would you want any coach to consider as a way of doing their best work?”

John B. Lazar, MA, MCC has been a performance consultant and coach since 1983, including twenty-one years as an executive coach to CEOs and Presidents, business owners, executives, and senior managers through his company John B. Lazar & Associates, Inc.

He works with individual leaders and their teams, altering their perspectives, skill sets, and performance to produce socially and emotionally intelligent leadership and management, breakthrough execution and business results.

In addition to his leadership and executive coaching, he consults to companies on issues of leadership and management practices, communications, evaluation, executive team alignment, culture-strategy fit, and organizational change.

Subscribe to the podcast @ www.mkbconseil.ch

Direct download: EEC_072_The_Arc_of_Executive_Coaching.mp3
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Katrina Burrus interviews Lisa Bloom on the following questions:
 
What is the biggest challenge for entrepreneurs that you come across? 
How did you get started? 
What got you into Storytelling in Coaching?
What is Story Coaching?
We’ve heard you speak about the inner and outer story – what do you mean and why is it important in coaching?
 
How does your personal story matter to your business growth
So you are the Story Coach – can anyone do it?Lisa Bloom, founder of Story Coach trains coaches to use storytelling as a powerful approach to impact their clients and grow their business. She helps entrepreneurs & business owners find confidence, attract ideal clients and make more money with their success story and she works with organizations developing Transformational Story Leaders and creative yet resilient cultures.
Direct download: EEC_071_The_Power_of_Storytelling_to_Attract_Ideal_Clients.mp3
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Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Dr. Annabelle Nelson on The Learning Wheel using Archetypes Imagery and the Spiritual Self.

Annabelle has a lifelong passion for understanding how humans learn, so that programs can match these natural tendencies and can help humans become healthy emotionally and spiritually.  That pursuit has led Nelson to seek authenticity in her own awareness and contact the healing and spiritual force within. She has practiced yoga, meditation, imagery, and storytelling, all in her quest to allow the spirit within to be unleashed to move into health and happiness. Nelson holds a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas in Developmental and Child Psychology, is a Professor at the Fielding Graduate University and is the founder of the WHEEL Council, Wholistic, Health, Education and Empowerment for  Life. She was also a Fullbright scholar to India. She is an author, storyteller, teacher, and program developer. Check her latest book, “Living the Wheel."

Direct download: EEC_070_The_Learning_Wheel_with_Archetypes_Imagery__the_Spiritual-Self.mp3
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How Coaching Mexico TV Show Started?

Katrina Burrus interviews Luis Fernando Gonzales on How he created and sustained a Coaching TV show in Mexico.

Find out the trends and opportunities in Mexico and how Luis started from scratch a TV Show on coaching.

Director of Blog & Tv Coaching México . The firts espanish tv program of Coaching 

Executive Coaching & Consultant. Several certifications

Author of "Antologia del Coaching". Interview at leaderships, writers & schools. 

University Professor: UNAM, ANAHUAC, UIA, UVM

Speaker of business topics

 

Direct download: EEC_068_How_Coaching_Mexico_TV_Show_Started.mp3
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Enhancing Employee Engagement Through Remarkable Communication by Pamela Jett. Katrina asks Pamela why she believes that words matter.  Tell me more about that?

Why ought leaders, in particular, be intentional with the words they choose?

What are some of the most powerful words to choose and to lose?

What can make it difficult to communicate effectively as a leader?

Who is Pamela Jett?

As an internationally recognized communication skills expert, professional speaker and author, Pamela Jett works with professionals to teach them to better understand that "Words Matter" when we are looking to achieve results, make an impact and improve effectiveness. Pamela is a true innovator who takes people beyond basic theory and strategy to an unparalleled level of application.

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Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of www.mkbconseil.ch.


EEC 067-Is Trickle Down Transformation Broken?

What is 'Trickle Down Transformation' and how does it affect organizations and leaders? 

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Jonathan Raymond who explains in this episode:

What steps should leaders take to avoid falling into the 'traps' of accountability that prevent employees from taking personal accountability for their role? 
 In your new book, Good Authority, you talk about how to become the leader your team is waiting for. What do you mean by that? 
In Good Authority, you talk about "The right question isn’t 'How do I get my people to engage?' The right question is: 'How can I get better at engaging with them?'" How should leaders get better at endgaging with their team? 
 
Jonathan loves people and ideas — but what he loves the most is helping people take their ideas and make them fly. That philosophy has led him to a 20-year career doing business development in some very different industries.
 
As the CEO of a global coaching business (EMyth), he led a multi-year transformation of the culture and brand. Jonathan cofounded a renewable energy company and a non-profit that taught meditation and yoga to at-risk youth. Those roles and his personal journey drove Jonathan to launch refound — to share the best of what he's learned in a way people can use.
 
Jonathan lives in Ashland, Oregon with his wife Aleks, his daughter Livia, and the laziest dog in the world. You can learn more about working with Jonathan here or by downloading this PDF.
 
Each episode of the Excellent Executive Coaching podcast provides case studies and examples of various coaching styles and will provide tips, strategies and resources that can resolve issues. Subscribe today to learn about excellent executive coaching with your host Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC.
 
 
Direct download: EEC_067-Is_Trickle_Down_Transformation_Broken.mp3
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EEC 066-Public Relations Does Not Have to Be Difficult

Questions:

  1. How would you define PR?
  2. What should someone do “Today” to get prepared with their PR?
  3. What is SoulFul PR?
  4. What training do you have available to help someone get started in PR?

A: PR is really just about telling stories.

-But where most people go wrong is this: they pitch stories they want to tell rather than stories people want to hear.

-And here’s another thing: the stories people want to hear are often the ones you least want to tell. Which can mean making yourself vulnerable: to other peoples’ opinions and possibly even their criticism.

B: Three things you should do TODAY to get prepared.

1.Create a media calendar (‘on diary’)

2.Set up news alerts (‘off diary’)

3.Get some training

C: She believes every business owner can and should do their own PR

She explains it through her SoulFul PR and in her newly released book, “Your Press Release is Breaking my Heart”

The three principles that underpin Soulful PR (and everything I do in my work) are:

  1. Service
  2. Sincerity
  3. Simplicity

TRAINING: Invest in Yourself

  1. In person
  2. On Line
  3. Tailored For You

Check out Janet Murray 

Direct download: EEC_066-_Public_Relations_Does_Not_Have_to_Be_Difficult.mp3
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This Excellent Executive Coaching episode is for coaches, HR and Managers who want to excel at executive coaching.  More importantly, Myles Downey explains the danger of being servants to HR and helping leaders and manager to comply to get their next bonus. Myles explains how he got out of this trap as well as answered the following questions by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC.

  • What is the current state of the executive coaching market?
  • What is different about the world in the 21st Century? …
  • And what are the implications for coaching?
  • If someone was to take up a career as an executive coach today - what advice might you give them?
  • You published Modern Effective Coaching a year ago - how is this different from your earlier book Effective Coaching?
  • How do you maintain an edge and keep learning as an executive coach
  • Why do you practice as an executive coach?

Who is Myles Downey?

Myles Downey is a writer, speaker, consultant, innovator and is widely regarded as one of the leading coaches in the UK and Europe.  He founded The School of Coaching in 1996 and then The School of Coaching International in 2015 to bring the best coaching training to wider global audience.  He created the first and only automated coaching system, Enable, in 2014 designed to offer high quality coaching to the many, affordably.  He has written Effective Coaching, which sold 30,000 copies and was considered a seminal work on coaching, and published ‘Effective Modern Coaching’ in 2014.  From 2013 to 2015 he lead the ‘Enabling Genius Research Project’ with an international team resulting in ‘Enabling Genius – a mindset for the 21st Century’ published in March 2016.  The project is an on-going exploration of what it takes to maximize performance.

Direct download: EEC_065-_How_Not_to_be_Servants_to_HR.mp3
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Interview of Dr. Elena Espinal, MCC by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC gives a fascinating intervew about crafting the future based on her recent book. She was asked the following questions:

  1. You have recently published a book about Future Design called, "Crafting the Future.” What are the key messages in the book?
  2. What is the relationship between coaching and understanding the future?
  3. We also know your work with Diversity and Inclusion. Tell us more.

Who is Dr. Elena Espinal?

Dr. Elena Espinal  (Ph.D.)  is a ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC).  She has twenty nine  years of experience in leadership development training and coaching, facilitation, strategic planning, and team building services.  

She was born in Argentina, moved to Mexico in 1998, leaving behind the foundation of the first School of Coaching acknowledged by the Secretary of Education and a Company; Team Power (México) dedicated to prepare high performance teams. She has worked with people from different cultures (Indigenous, and people of different social and cultural backgrounds). Elena has worked in more than 30 countries of all continents with individuals and organizations, especially Europe, Kenya and Tanzania, Israel, India, China. 

She presented a conference at TED in México  in 2012, and was encharged of coaching all the conferencists of TEDx DF for 2 years. She presented her work almost in all the continents and did it also in various ICF Meetings.

She has been honored by the Argentine Association of Coaching (AAPC) as a Master Coach and as Honorific Member with Julio Olalla, Fernando Flores and Jim Selman.

Direct download: EEC_064-_Coaching_and_Crafting_the_Future.mp3
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Who is Garry Schleifer?

Garry is a seasoned businessman bringing over 26 years experience to his coaching. His “walk the talk” credentials draw from experience as visionary behind several multimillion-dollar corporations.

Applying an approach of “Ruthless Compassion” when helping his business owner clients. 
Challenging clients with rigorous goals, an innate sensitivity, good humour and non-judgment.

He earned his coach credentials at Coaches Training Institute, Certified Mentor Coach certificate from inviteCHANGE, and PCC from International Coach Federation (ICF).

The owner and publisher of choice, the magazine of professional coaching, (www.choice-online.com) Past President of Toronto ICF Chapter, Vice President ICF Global Board and served on several, community-based boards.

The interview is about how Garry Schleifer built his business as CEO of Choice Magazine, the reference magazine for coaching. Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC asks Garry the following questions:

  • Garry you've been a leader before, and while, being a coach. What lessons did you learn and what advice can you share from being on both sides of that fence?
  • What have you done, and are you doing to develop yourself as a leader?
  • Have you had any epiphanies lately?
  • Tell us about "choice, the magazine of professional coaching", how that came about and what value does it have for our listeners?
  • What is your advice to a younger version of yourself?
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