The Third Wave with Fritz
By Michael Fritzius
On this show we unpack what got each guest started, who they serve and their desired future state. After the show, we share a killer strategy with the guest about how to build a podcast that does the above.
Listen in--and if you'd like to be a guest, the mic is open! Stop by podcastify.me and click "Guest on Our Podcast"!
The Third Wave with FritzMar 17, 2023
Think Happy Thoughts, with Janet Martin
We have Janet Martin as a live guest this week on The Third Wave. Janet is a very good friend of mine and fellow podcaster, who is also a public speaker and coach.
Besides being an expert on vision boards and helping people transform their lives, Janet has a fascinating philosophy: think happy thoughts. When faced with a difficult time or thinking about life, she says “shhh” to all those negative thoughts to only leave space for happy and positive ones.
(This has been one of the few episodes I’ve been able to record live with the guest in front of me, and I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as Janet and I had fun recording it!)
Find Janet on social media:
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aspire2inspirejanetmartin/
- Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jrmartin
Overcoming Overwhelm, with Angie Monko
This week's guest week is the fantastic Angie Monko, a transformational life coach who mainly helps women be more productive.
According to Angie, the “not enough-ness” is very damaging. Her practice focuses on helping women be more kind to themselves. By doing this, they can produce more in their lives with less effort. In this era where the imposter syndrome is at its peak, it’s important to remind ourselves that we’re doing all we can and ARE more than enough.
Find Angie on social media:
- Website: https://harmonyharbor.com/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harmonyharbor
Building a Community of Unstoppable Women, with Lucia Dimarco
On this week’s episode of The Third Wave, we warmly welcome Lucia Di Marco to the show. Her company provides personal and professional coaching for women.
Lucia had always been interested in education, especially in how to develop individualized thinking. She created the “Be Extraordinary Program,” which helps women understand what’s holding them back and get rid of it by creating daily habits that can change and sustain their lives.
Find Lucia on social media:
- Website: https://luciadimarco.com/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucia-di-marco-a260201b2/
The White Collar Savage, with Branden Coluccio
Welcome back to The Third Wave! This week, we welcome Branden Coluccion to the show.
Many entrepreneurs end up building their businesses but mostly get stuck in this dynamic of having to work very hard for no reason. So, instead of having an asset, they have a high-paying job. That’s where Brandon comes in: he helps entrepreneurs actually grow their businesses into assets they can make the most of, instead of just becoming slaves of their startups. It’s not just about making money on our own; we need to know how to balance our work life with our personal life!
Find Branden on social media!
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whitecollarsavage/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandencoluccio/
Learn to Surf the Linkedin Wave, with Petra Fisher
LinkedIn is a very important tool for business; there is no denying that. But being able to make the most out of the platform is not something everyone knows how to do.
Petra Fisher has learned how and now helps her clients become visible on Linkedin and get their connections to be fans and ambassadors of their businesses.
She started her business as a side hustle but soon realized there was potential in the idea, and after overcoming some challenges, she is ready to tell us her story in this episode.
Find Petra on social media:
- Website: http://petrafisher.com/checklist
- Linkedin: http://linkedin.com/in/petrafisher (mention you heard her on the podcast!)
Learning to Love Being Alone Again, with Amanda JP Brown
This week’s guest on The Third Wave is the great Amanda JP Brown. She is a life coach who helps people navigate through divorce through journaling, writing, or any other way they can externalize their thoughts.
Amanda has been through a divorce twice, and she knows those are times when it’s challenging to be confident. She helps people build their confidence and self-esteem, build a more authentic identity, and heal.
Find Amanda on social media:
Website: https://www.amandajpbrown.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amandajpbrown/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@amandajpbrown
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandajpbrown
How Does Living Well Help us Lead Well, with Lexie Dendrinelis
This week on The Third Wave, we welcome Lexie Dendrinelis to the podcast! She’s a health coach who dedicates helping people in management roles to lead better by improving some personal aspects of their lives.
She was always involved in the health business, but once she had the opportunity to work with the CEO of a company and she just realized: wellness and leadership are intertwined. She started helping others and now, after a few years, she’s ready to fill us in on her story and her journey!
Find Lexie on social media:
- Website: https://livingwellleadership.com/who-we-are
What to Do When You’re Doing Too Well, with Tanya Dotson-Winckler
This week, our guest is the amazing Tanya Dotson-Winckler. She helps business owners, entrepreneurs and high performers gain back some time for their personal lives.
She was actually doing extremely well, with a bunch of clients, coaching all day long, etc. But running a business requires some resource management, time management, many things besides actually doing what you do.
At some point, close to burnout, she decided it was time to create a program that allowed her to do her things but still set aside some time for herself. And it worked! So she started helping others and sharing her experience. Today, it’s our turn to listen to her story.
Find Tanya on social media:
- Website: https://180timemanagement.com/tanya-dotson-winckler
- Linkedin: https://dk.linkedin.com/in/coachtanyadotson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tanya.dotson.9/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@tanyajdotson
Asking the Real Questions, with Chris Williams
Welcome to a new episode of The Third Wave! Our guest this week is Chris Williams, a particular type of coach who teaches experts how to build high ticket masterminds.
Chris started multiple agencies over the years and eventually started running a digital marketing agency in a very smooth way: traveling a lot, working only a couple hours of work per week, etc. When people started asking him why his business was working so well, he realized that he could sell knowledge and information, so he pivoted to selling how to build masterminds on the whole. He’s got a very interesting story to tell and we thank him for sharing it here with us!
Find Chris on social media:
- Website: http://groupcoachnation.com/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriswilliamshq
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChrisWilliamsGCN/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJw_LEOQhqJc05GmwBoBc8Q
Childhood can be Stressful as Well! With Roxanne Daleo
We are used to the whole notion of parents being like "get over it", to "deal with it", or "at your age I was...", like saying that the children problems aren't important, or even real. Well, they are! Roxanne Daleo specializes in helping young children overcome their anxiety issues and realizing their own self-worth. And don't worry, you'll find this episode interesting even if you're not a kid anymore.
Find Roxanne on social media!
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.roxie444/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roxanne-daleo-bbb4408
- Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/people/Dr-Roxanne-Daleo/100057404741950/
Getting Rid of Nasty Habits, with Roman Mironov
Today on the show, we're welcoming a guest that knows a great deal about a problem that affects more men than what you think. Roman Mironov is an anti-porn coach who helps men get rid of the habit by actually getting to the root of the problem. He has an amazing story to tell and it's an episode that's definitely worth the listen.
Find Roman on social media!
- Website: https://romanmironov.com/
- Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTpjfwxdtmsJ78QiPGMrsOQ
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/be20ofyourself/
Reaching Financial Freedom, with Marlo Higgins
This week on the podcast we welcome Marlo Higgins. She just had 3 simple dreams: having freedom, a 4-day work week, and living in peace.
And she achieved all three.
Marlo is an executive coach who offers customized guidance for CEO’s and business owners who want freedom and peace of mind. Her path has been rough and she has overcome a thousand obstacles but always having his goals in mind. After some dedication and long nights, she’s ready to tell us her story.
Find Marlo on social media:
Website: https://www.marlohiggins.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoachMarloHiggins/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlohiggins
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marlohiggins/
A Cool Tool for Entrepreneurs, with Bruce Sheridan
Our episode today is Bruce Sheridan, who works as a certified EOS implementer and partner. You'd think: "EOS sounds like a software thing, right?". Actually, no. EOS is a system for entrepreneurs, bound to help them with ther projects or small-to-medium sized companies. Bruce answers some cool questions this episode, such as how are some people able to work 90 hours a week and stay focused (I definitely needed an answer for that one).
Find Bruce on social media!
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucesheridan
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@brucesheridan3833
Don't be Afraid of Transitions! with Kim Carr
We are often afraid to quit a job we don't like due to the fear of that transition period. Kim Carr has embraced that transition and found peace and freedom. In today's episode, Kim tells us her story: how she ended up without a job and decided to make a living out of photography to get by. 12 years later, her work was showed at St. Louis Art Fair and she's dedicating to more projects involving photography. Listen to her amazing story!
Find Kim on the internet:
www.KimCarrPhotography.com
www.HybridHollowProduction.com
www.Patreon.com/KimCarr
Simple Solutions for Life, with Ana Natkins
Welcome to a new episode of The Third Wave! Our guest this week is Ana Natkins, founder of Ana’s Simple Solutions. Ana is mom to two children with ADHD. Lovely, brilliant and extremely impulsive kids, which made her realize that she needed to spend more time with them to help them thrive, instead of just dropping them off at daycare.
She was able to stay at home, raising and homeschooling them while continuing to follow her passion for project management and data management. She now helps CEO’s or business owners maintain a healthy work-life balance and wants to train more people in doing what she does. In a nutshell, Ana’s got a great story to tell and we really appreciate her dropping by and sharing it here!
Find Ana on social media:
Website: https://www.anasimplesolutions.com/author/aravestein/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ananatkins
Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfgmx3gzyrKhuVQijRHcHZQ
Mrs. Worldwide - Burnout Coach, with Tess Jewell-Larsen
This week on The Third Wave we give a warm welcome to Tess Jewell-Larsen. She is a mindfulness and burnout coach and dedicates to helping female executives and business owners relieve the physical and mental symptoms of burnout and stress, which are common things in the high stakes entreprenurial world.
Tess tells us about relieving physical and mental discomfort, how to create work-life boundaries and how to manage stress so it doesn’t grow to a huge monster. You won’t wanna miss this one!
Find Tess on social media:
Just Breathe… with Joann Moore
On this week’s episode of The Third Wave, we welcome Joann Moore to the show. Joann specializes in stress relief and living without anxiety after she had a personal experience with anxiety attacks. She has explored the secrets of breathing properly and being calm after anxiety kicks in and she’s now ready to share some of her secrets with us.
Tune in for some basic tips on how to overcome anxiety through some creative breath work!
Find Joann on social media:
Renewing Some Old Habits, with Katie Drew
This week, we give a warm welcome to Katie Drew to The Third Wave, to talk a little bit about life, getting old, and much more!
Katie is a life coach who helps women gain a whole new toolkit and habits. When reaching 40/50, we stop doing more and more things. And that is fine! But it’s important to gain new habits to replace the old ones and still feel active, productive and young. You have some questions about how to navigate mid-life? This episode is gonna do wonders for you!
Find Katie on social media:
- Website: https://healthyconfidentyou.ca/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthyconfidentu/
Pushing Past Social Limitations, with Maria De Zilva
Welcome to a new episode of The Third Wave! Our guest today is Maria De Zilva, a mindset coach who helps women get rid of limitations on their lives. Maria struggled with mental health, depression, anxiety, panic attacks, and dyslexia. All of these social limitations made her believe that she wasn’t enough and she didn't feel like she could achieve her goals. She was once told by a doctor that she had the health of a 75 year old woman. And she was on her 30’s! She pivoted and decided to face those limitations and help other women face them as well. Today, she drops by the podcast to share her amazing story. Find Maria on social media! Linkedin: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maria-de-zilva-484376249
Let’s Have a Talk, with Ty Hoesgen
This one’s for you introverts out there! This week on the podcast we welcome Ty Hoesgen. He’s a communication coach that, once, didn’t enjoyed talking very much.
As a kid, Ty was an introvert, not wanting to build relationships with much people and growing up as a non very talkative person. When entering to the professional world, he struggled a lot as he was working on life insurance, which led to a lot of uncomfortable conversations. And if regular conversations were hard for him, imagine having those intense ones.
However, Ty is very good at talking now and he is ready to share his story with us today. How he overcame his fears and built a business from what he was scared of (very similar to Batman, if you think about it).
Find Ty on social media:
Permission to Fail, with Dimple Shah
This week on the podcast, we welcome Dimple Shah. She’s an enterprise agile coach who began her career on the IT side of business and worked there for over 20 years, but pivoted to an enterprise agile coach.
A mentor of hers saw something that she didn’t see in herself at the time, and she realized we need other people around them giving us feedback that we can’t see for ourselves. Now, she’s making a living out of it and she dropped by The Third Wave to tell us about her story.
Find Dimple on social media:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dimple29
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/ddimple80
The Magic of Telling a Story the Proper Way, with Pam Wilson
Welcome back to a new episode of The Third Wave podcast! On the show today, we welcome Pam Wilson as a guest. She’s a writer and a writing mentor and she just loves telling stories.
Pam has been in and out of the social services world and has put together a program called Write On, which she facilitates in schools, non-profits, etc. Now, besides writing very creative stuff on her own, she helps others write their own books and get published.
Find Pam on social media:
- Website: https://wilsonmentoringwriting.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wilsonwriting/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pam-wilson-115668228
Designing the Marriage You Want, with Justin Burt
This week on the podcast, Justin Burt drops by to talk about marriage. He and his wife Cresta founded a marriage coaching company called Deviation by Design, where they help married couples who are longing for a deep connection, or just trying to learn tools to navigate through marriage when things get hard. In Justin’s words, it’s all about “being intentional about the actions you take in marriage”.
Book a 30-minute call with Justin and Cresta! www.deviationbydesign.com
Visit Justin’s profile on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-burt-3b5533147
13 Steps to Employment with Lynn Martin
This one is for all of you job seekers out there! This week we’re welcoming Lynn Martin to the show.
Lynn had determined 13 steps for people looking for a job, that help them decide quickly if the position is right for them or if they should move on to the next thing. Her mission is to help job seekers save time, put out quality applications and be able to successfully track those applications.
Listen to this episode and save a lot of time and effort when applying for a job!
Find Lynn on social media:
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynn-m-621600260/
- Linktree: https://linktr.ee/pattylynnm
The Holistic Business Coach
This week, we welcome Nicole Wright to the show. Way back in the MySpace days, Nicole was associated with rappers until one day she was approached by an investigator about one of her clients. She thought to herself: "Hey, maybe I should associate myself with other kinds of people".
But when she got out there she realized there were a lot of women in need of a LOT of help leveling up and becoming executives, as they kept getting hired for HR and secretary work. Nicole reinvented what she did and now she's a business consultant and business coach, dedicated to helping women know their worth and find some clarity in their lives.
Find Nicole on social media:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahoneconsulting/
- Website: https://mahoneconsulting.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mahoneconsulting/
Variety is Not a Bad Thing with Jenny Grace Morris
Every Linkedin article or success story tells you that you need to start working on something and then begin specializing so you’ll be a reference and an important person in what you do.
Well, Jenny Grace Morris does something different. She was never interested in just one thing, but instead, she found out that doing various things and combining them led to a new niche. A jack of all trades is a master of none but is often times better than a master of one. She has an amazing story to tell and you won’t wanna miss it!
Find Jenny on social media:
Unmute Your Life
This week on the podcast, we welcome Rachel Druckenmiller, a professional speaker and coach. And you might think, “Why is she different?”. She dedicates herself to actually motivating people with substance and depth, not your typical “love, live, laugh” mantras we see around.
She speaks in groups, organizations, and conferences in many sectors, giving people the courage and confidence to work better.
Find Rachel on social media
- Website: https://unmutedlife.com/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelbdruckenmiller
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unmutedlife
You Don't Have to Apologize for Living
Welcome back to a new episode of The Third Wave with Fritz! This week we have Christopher O’Hearn, a life coach and the founder of Strong Within. Chris helps people focus on opportunity and makes them realize things happen FOR them, not TO them. He currently works with entrepreneurs, people going through breakups, and any person who has forgotten their self-worth.
He has seen some incredible things on his journey and he drops by The Third Wave today to fill us in on those.
Find Christopher on social media:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thechrisohearn/
- Linkedin: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ohearnc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thechrisohearn/
The Good Kinda Crunchy
This week on the show, we have Lizzie Ens. She’s a personal trainer and coach, and we talk about the great lie behind the diet. Diet is a very large industry and it hides some secrets that need to be public knowledge. So she proposes: un-dieting! To free the body from the bad stuff and nourish your body properly. Listen to this episode to find out how to do it!
Find Lizzie on social media:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/undietyourself/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizzie-ens-58708b122
- Website: https://www.lizzieens.com/
Live That Fearless Life
Today on The Third Wave, we give a warm welcome to Janine Bolon. She has been in radio since 1982 and was one of the first adopters of the audio blogging.
After spending a few years as a college professor and creating content on Youtube, she made the transition to podcasting. Now she dedicates herself to white glove broadcasting, serial entrepreneuring, and much more! You won’t regret listening to her story.
Find Janine on social media:
Old and Busted Hiring Practices? New Hotness
Welcome back to The Third Wave! My guest this week is Kathy Bernard and she helps people surf out the job-hunting wave. A few years back, she found herself without work and people were giving her all kinds of (wrong) advice to get back on track. And she said stop it! She began investigating and studying what recruiters look for, how to really sell yourself on an interview, etc. Now, she’s a career coach, helping people figure out what they want to do, what job they want, and other important decisions.
Find Kathy on social media:
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathybernard
- Website: https://wiseru.com/
The Poop on Cold PItches
This week on the show, we’re giving a warm welcome to Dan Mott. He is a longtime friend of mine and the owner of Six3Media, a marketing and content company. He has a cool and funny story: at some point in the past, he quit his job because he hated sales, so he started Six3Media. But then, he realized he still needed to do sales! He found the way and now he uses his own no-pitch sales method that he uses on LinkedIn and social selling. Find Dan on social media: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-mott Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamdmott Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamdmott/
Focusing on The Human Side, with Magnus Vestin
Magnus Vestin started out his agile coaching practice nearly 2 years ago, but dedicates to helping people be more human, more three-dimensional at work. As he says, we need to cultivate our “beingness and our connectedness”.
Find Magnus on social media:
Linkedin: se.linkedin.com/in/magnus-vestin
On Intention
This week’s guest is very good at something very cool. Kim Lebbing started out as a health coach several years ago but has evolved into helping people find intention and meaning in their lives by improving their mindset. By improving the way of life of so many people, she has also specialized and now helps more people at once: the ones that aren’t happy with where they are, the ones that aren't happy with how fast they're moving, and the ones that have had success before but haven't had that level ever again. Find Kim on social media: Website: https://kimberlylebbing.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoachKimLebbing/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlylebbing
Company is Stronger Than Will
Coach Rahti has developed her practice after decades of all kinds of influences--theater, comedy, mindfulness, yoga--and realizing that helping people overcome the "starting but can't finish" that tends to hit some entrepreneurs who society would consider neurodivergent.
She knows the value of surrounding yourself with the right people. "Company is Stronger Than Will" is the drumbeat that you hear throughout her practice and personality, and she helps people learn who to surround themselves with as well.
Find out more at creativecallingcoaching.com where you can find all things Coach Rahti, and be sure to subscribe for her FREE gift: 3 Steps to Decision Making. Enjoy the listen.
Systematic Bookifying
This week on the Third Wave, we welcome John Feldman. He started coaching people on how to actually start writing their books because, let’s face it, everyone has an idea for a book, but only a few (8% of the people who think about it, actually) end up writing their first draft and then keep working on it until they have a finished book. John helps that percentage go up! Find John on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnFeldmanAuthor/ Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/John-Feldman/e/B00JG75SCI
Welcome to the Dojo!
If you're in the tech or software space at all, you might have heard about Agile Coaching. It's the style of coaching that focuses on blending systems, visibility, programming styles and dashboards to get software released faster and at higher quality. Unfortunately, Agile Coaching has been so blended and adjusted by every company's idea of what Agile is, that not many of these companies actually do it right (if at all).
Enter: Dojo Coaching.
Dojo Coaching is a hands-on way to solve the coding challenges that companies often have, but it also focuses on the person as a whole. And this is great, because the younger Generation Z workforce cares less about how much money they make, and a lot more about how they feel about where they work. When a company invests in this kind of coaching, it results in massive retention of your development team.
Jess "Dojo" Brock is the real deal. Listen in and learn more.
Welcome to the Dojo!
Making Shepherds
Matthew Brackett and I are in the Business Leaders Networking group together, and today I got to learn a lot about his background. It turns out that after a 30-year span in ministry as a Chaplain, he left the ministry to eventually use his skills to help people lead from the heart. As you might know, true leadership comes not from a, "Do as I say, not as I do," mindset, but one where you become the kind of person that people want to follow. People who truly follow someone do so because that person is trustworthy and respected. There's a lot in the leadership space that people assume is known just because someone's in that position. But that's not True. And Matthew helps people to truly lead. We got into some faith topics so weren't able to get all the questions--so stay tuned for Part 2 happening in the future! For now, though, enjoy the listen. And find Matthew at brackettalliance.com, and on LinkedIn and Instagram. And check out his Results Accelerator and Couples Workshops!
From Iconic CEO to Iconic Business Hub
Awesome chat with Carlos Adell, who pivoted from being a holistic business coach to building platforms that help entrepreneurs scale in record time. For the people who, like him, just don't want to fool around with coordinating multiple pieces of software and managing all the things, he's got a plug-and-play platform that replaces all of the common tools that most entrepreneurs use when they're first starting out. Really enjoyed talking with Carlos and am looking forward to learning more from him in the years to come. Stop by ibusinesshub.us to find out more!
You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling (At Work), with Diana Alt
We had a great conversation which took us a little different direction than normal, but we covered a lot about the love language of different kinds of content, and also mindsets about job seeking in general. You won't wanna miss this one!
You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling (At Work), with Diana Alt
We had a great conversation which took us a little different direction than normal, but we covered a lot about the love language of different kinds of content, and also mindsets about job seeking in general. You won't wanna miss this one!
Leveling Up the F.A.S.T. Way
I often joke with guests that I never know what kind of conversation we’ll have when I hit the Record button, but Ken Golde is amazing to talk to. This guy has got focus and is a fast mover (pun totally intended). We’re releasing this episode earlier than normal because THIS FRIDAY he has a course launching here – if you’re interested in leveling up your leadership skills, take the time to go through the course. You won’t regret it.
At Your DeskSide
Victor and I finally got to meet after I was sick for the first attempt at our show. And believe me, this was worth the wait. Turns out that both our backgrounds are pretty similar, and we really hit it off! Victor's focal company, DeskSide, is poised to be the leading provider of not just IT services, but IT partnerships. It's evolving away from the project-based and retainer-based model, and moving toward positioning itself as a powerful partner to come alongside companies at any tech level and handle all that nerdy stuff. And it's an important aspect of business, because the less you have to think about everything else, the more you can focus on what's most important: serving your clients. Victor and I also talked about his book, "Accessing Your True Potential: Four Core Principles To Being The Best Version Of You". A compilation of the key concepts he's learned over a lifetime of reading 300+ books, it's packed full of powerful info, from habit management to sleep patterns, mindfulness, and a ton more. Excited to keep networking with Victor. Listen in now.
Pick Up Kettlebell, Comrade!
Fellow BLN member Cynthia Croissant and I were able to get to know each other on the show, and like a lot of entrepreneurs her journey took her on a really circuitous route. I learned a lot about her, and realized: this gal can probably vertical press me with no problem!
Her fitness coaching program is designed for the everyday person--usually, moms or middle-aged ladies--and is built from the ground up to help them increase strength and flexibility. But the difference is: she does so in a holistic way, including mindset, consistency, nutrition, and habit formation.
She got her specialty certification in Russian Kettlebells and graduated after a grueling process that would leave most people at risk of dropping a kettlebell on their heads. But she's used that strength, character, and high energy to be the best she can be, and to help her clients be the best they can be.
Cynthia's an absolute pleasure to talk with, and I already have some key intros to make.
Goaling For Two
Fellow St. Louisan Christine Martin and I got to talk about how she became a powerful Sales Coach, working for a company that got its start not long after the Civil War ended. She got her start selling educational material but later in life just felt like she could be doing more. Still something in sales but... different. Eventually, she found the world of coaching to be the next step in her career, and she hasn't looked back.
More Human Than Human - Part 2
I first met Jim Marshall on the podcast matching service called Matchmaker, and our company has seen his name pop up many many times for our clients as well. When we first talked about getting on this podcast together, we knew it wouldn't quite be the norm, but after talking with him for an hour, I found out that he's doing some amazingly disruptive things to probably every sector.
Often the problems we have in life come from not knowing where we are in relation to where we could be. But Jim has found there's a very straightforward way to answer both of those questions, across 35 different axes and it's also something that's got a beautiful mathematical pattern to it.
The very nature of being human has to do with finding patterns. Jim is a master of finding patterns in patterns. He's more human than human.
Get the book called Septemics at https://septemics.com
More Human Than Human - Part 1
On this two-part special: I first met Jim Marshall on the podcast matching service called Matchmaker, and our company has seen his name pop up many many times for our clients as well. When we first talked about getting on this podcast together, we knew it wouldn't quite be the norm, but after talking with him for an hour, I found out that he's doing some amazingly disruptive things to probably every sector.
Often the problems we have in life come from not knowing where we are in relation to where we could be. But Jim has found a very straightforward way to answer both of those questions, across 35 different axes, and it's also something that's got a beautiful mathematical pattern to it.
The very nature of being human has to do with finding patterns. Jim is a master of finding patterns in patterns. He's more human than human.
Get the book called Septemics at https://septemics.com
On Getting Unstuck
Justin Jacobs and I have gotten to know each other over the past year, and when we first met he had just started his coaching practice. Today I got the chance to dig deep into what his focus is.
Have you ever felt stuck in a job? Maybe you can feel in your bones that you're not living to your full potential, and although the pay is great you have almost a wanderlust to see what else is out there.
Or maybe you're the victim of an unfortunate reorganization and aren't sure what your next step is. You know you could go back into a similar job at a different place but that doesn't feel right.
Or maybe you're retiring from the military, but after 10, 20, or 30 years, with that being all you know, you're not sure how to integrate back into society.
These are all things Justin helps with.
I definitely enjoy Justin's laid-back tone and attitude about life, and I always feel like I can just open up around the guy. It was hard not to either, and I had to focus on the interview! You'll enjoy it too.
Always Be
Mary D'Amato and I got introduced by an amazing mutual friend, and I knew ahead of time through her energetic emails that we'd be a great fit for this podcast. And wonder of wonders: I was right!
Mary got her start in speaking and training executives. Now though her practice has evolved to take a really holistic view of leadership. There are massive gaps in leadership, particularly in how the younger generation is led--and willing to be led. Her practice helps uncover the gaps that really take place in the heart of people who are trying to lead. The best clients for her are people that are feeling the pain and knowing that their current approach isn't working, and will never work, and also who are willing to make the necessary change.
Mary's tough but soft. You can't go wrong working with her.
Enjoy the listen.
From REACTOR to CREATOR
Ly Smith and I are in a group called Business Leaders Network (BLN), and we got the chance to dig into what it was that got her on the path of becoming a public speaking coach. Unlike most people who have a deep-rooted fear of public speaking, Ly just gravitated toward it. It's almost like she didn't know she was SUPPOSED to be scared of this.
Later in life, her career took her in the direction of being a motivational speaker, encouraging people to "feed the correct wolf" of self-empowerment and positive talk. But when more people were asking her if she would coach them on public speaking, her first thought was to say, "No, I'm not a coach." But a deeply introspective conversation with herself led her to realize: the very tenets she was currently teaching her clients WOULD work if they were applied in this new direction.
The result? She couldn't rebrand fast enough!
Listen in to hear her story about how she got started, and the big goals she has after her huge pivot in August 2022.
After listening, email her at hello@upcyclecoaching.com, reach out to her on Facebook at https://facebook.com/ly.smith.speaker, and join her FREE Facebook group called "Speaking Confidently with Ly"
This is what The Third Wave is all about. Until next time.