Never let a teacher’s opinion about your ability or your performance in school determine your future. This is what JR Rivera's story taught us.
JR’s teachers said he would never amount to anything. But in the years since, this straight "D" student who barely graduated high school has become a businessman living an extraordinary life of limitless possibilities.
Listen in and learn more about the way to success.
Read MoreWe all want to become high performers, people who achieve at levels well above the average. In this episode, Jeremy Slate tells us how to do just that!
Jeremy Slate is the founder of the Create Your Own Life Podcast, which studies the highest performers in the world. He was ranked #1 in iTunes New and #78 in the iTunes top 100. Jeremy’s podcast was named the #1 to listen to by INC Magazine in 2019, as well as being named a Top Influencer by Forbes.
After his success in podcasting, Jeremy and his wife Brielle founded Command Your Brand to help entrepreneurs get their message out by appearing as guests on podcasts.
Read MoreYou can dream about changing your country to the better, influence it and volunteer in it. OR you can make the decision to do it. That’s what Lead to Succeed guest Batsheva Moshe decided to do.
Batsheva is the GM of Wix in Israel, the leading cloud-based website creation and development platform with 220 million users worldwide. She also serves as Chairman of Yozmot Atid - a leading NGO that empowers women from underserved communities to establish small businesses and to become economically independent. Prior, Batsheva managed Poalim HiTech – the banking arm of Bank Hapoalim for startups and high-tech companies.
Batsheva was also CEO of Unistream, one of Israel's most influential and impactful NGOs that narrows the socio-economic gaps by empowering youth and young adults from underprivileged communities to establish startups and integrate into the Hitech industry.
Listen in and learn more about the mindset that entrepreneurs must have.
Read MoreYour age should never be an obstacle to your success. Nor should you ever be inauthentic in how you appear online. That’s what Lead to Succeed guest Cat Philp teaches. In this episode, Cat shares her young entrepreneurship journey accompanied with the power of authenticity in life – especially in work.
Cat, Young Entrepreneur of 2022, is the founder of Pivot Marketing, a social media and personal branding agency. She has been building her personal brand around authenticity and humanized marketing, with over 2M monthly views on LinkedIn and a digital presence of 45k across platforms, she is now travelling the world helping others build their online brands and working to make an impact on the education sector for the better.
Listen in and learn more about the success of young entrepreneurship.
Read MoreYour biggest asset it not your money, or even your business. It’s your time! You can always get more money but your time here on earth is limited. How can you make the most of it? And how can your family business serve as an asset to achieving your financial and fulfillment goals, assuming you even know what they are?
Good news! Lead to Succeed 95 guest Bruce Werner has the answers! Bruce is the Managing director of Kona Advisors LLC. Bruce provides strategic, governance, and owner advisory services to middle market businesses. His range of assignments has included governance, strategy, finance, M&A, workout, succession planning and all facets of family business consulting.
Bruce has the capacity to lead businesses from where they are to where they want to go by helping the owners define what they really, really want.
Listen in and learn more about governance and owner advisory services to middle market businesses.
Read MoreMore women need to have a seat on the table of wealth management and investments. So says Lead to Succeed guest Holly Mazzocca. Holly shares how women offer unique perspective and special gifts to the field of wealth management and investment planning.
Holly is the President, Wealth Advisor and Principal at Bartlett Wealth Management in Cincinnati, OH. As President, Holly builds upon Bartlett’s rich legacy to develop an innovative future. Recent initiatives include a program of services and events for women, called WEinvest™ (Women Empowered to Invest), as well as the launch of a podcast, ESG integration, and family office services.
Listen in and learn more about women and service in wealth management.
Read MoreA mastermind group creates a safe environment for members. Peers will encourage you to see your superpowers and help you by pointing at your blind spots, all so you can evolve.
This episode features Aaron Walker, businessman and life coach, founder of more than dozens of companies over the past 41 years. Aaron attributes much of his success to having surrounded himself with his mastermind counterparts.
When he first went to a mastermind group, Aaron didn’t want to share his story, he didn’t want the others to know his life’s issues, but it turned out that others were more screwed up than he was!
Read MoreVeterans generally struggle aligning their skillsets with the required credentials when transitioning back into the “civilian” world. Therefore, providing opportunities and trainings to help them navigate their credentials is important.
In this episode, Paul Huszar shares his experience working with veterans and the importance of creating an avenue for them. Paul is the CEO of VetCor, a restoration company focused on creating employment opportunities for veterans. He is also the CEO of Team VetCor which focuses on creating business ownership opportunities for veterans and their families through franchising VetCor.
As a retired officer himself, Paul graduated from West Point then served 23 years on active duty including four tours in Iraq. He commanded a 1,000+ Soldier and Airmen and last served as the Dean of the Army’s Engineer School. His passion is creating sustainable and meaningful employment opportunities, now business ownership opportunities for our nation’s heroes.
Listen in and learn the importance of creating opportunities for veterans.
Read MoreFinding success in a field that is mostly dominated by men does not come easy.
What difference does it make when one surrounds herself with motivating people and focuses more on encouraging words?
Lead to Succeed 85 featuring Colonel Nicole Malachowski shows how words are infinitely powerful in making or breaking someone’s dream. Having transitioned from being a fighter pilot to being an entrepreneur, she also shares her journey as well as the challenges she faced.
Read MoreWise investments, in technology and in people, can greatly optimize a company’s success. Entrepreneur and influencer Hillel Fuld discusses this relationship between tech-savviness and people development in this Lead to Succeed Episode.
Named Israel’s top marketer, Hillel is a tech journalist, startup marketer, and technology expert. Hillel works with technology companies and accompanies them from idea to revenue. He also works with many leading tech brands as an influencer, including Google, Oracle, Huawei, and many more.
Hillel was recently named the 7th most influential tech blogger on the Internet, and among the top 100 most influential social media personalities across the globe.
Listen in and learn how technology optimizes success.
Read MoreDeveloping a good reading habit is important for children and adults alike. Not only does it improve one’s communication skills, but it also serves as a catalyst in becoming an effective leader.
This episode, which features Dr. Danny Brassell, delves into the profound relationship between reading and leading. Danny, who is an educator, an advocate for reading, and a leader, believes that effective leaders are always good readers.
Danny has spoken to over 3,500 audiences worldwide and authored 16 books, including his latest, “Leadership Begins with Motivation”. He is the co-founder of www.theREADINGhabit.com, the world’s top reading engagement program.
Listen in and learn how good readers make good leaders.
Read MoreCommercial mortgage brokerage firms have been on the rise for quite some time now. With more individuals seeking to improve their businesses and maximize future investments, brokers have become the go-to experts when it comes to leveraging their transactions. More interestingly, the use of technology and data gathering to keep pace with recent costumer trends is slowly becoming more common today. This poses an important point of discussion on the intersection of leadership and the commercial mortgage brokerage landscape.
This episode features Ira Zlotowitz. Ira is the president and co-founder of Eastern Union, one of the America’s largest and leading commercial mortgage brokerage firms. Established 20 years ago, Eastern Union now employs over 125 real estate professionals and closes an average of $5 billion in transactions annually. Ira won national acclaim when listed on Crain’s NY Business’s “Forty Under 40.” He is known as a visionary and innovative leader utilizing technology and data to best serve his clients. Exemplary in business and in philanthropy alike, Ira supports charities and is focused on helping others achieve business success too.
Listen in and learn how to better excel in your field.
Read MoreHave you been thinking of authoring a book, but have no idea where to begin? Then this episode is for you.
Roger Brooks is a three-time best-selling author, podcaster, and personal development coach specializing in helping people write their first book.
When Roger was young, one thing that stood out in his life was his passion for writing. His teachers noticed it and encouraged him to pursue that talent. Also, his aunt, who was a writer, kept pushing him to explore his talent.
Besides writing books and helping people write their first books, Roger hosts a show called American Real. The podcast gives him room to meet many high-quality people. In this episode, Roger shares how to make connections and nurture relationships with the possibility of a future connection.
Listen and learn from Roger Brooks.
Read MoreAs a leader, your primary purpose is to serve. In this episode, I have the pleasure of hosting Naftali Tessler on the show. He’s the chief of staff at Hamaspik of Kings County. He has a strong passion for activism, success, creating an environment of team collaboration, and is very influential in motivating people to do their utmost in service to others. Also, he is dedicated to teaching leaders how to scale and grow.
According to Naftali, he learned leadership through giving from his family. There was never a day they had a meal without sharing with the less fortunate. In this episode, Naftali will be sharing his leadership journey, soft skills that every leader should possess, how to impact as a leader, among other exciting topics around leadership.
Read MoreDo you agree with Jason Feffer when he says, “Do not make your passion your profession?”
According to Jason, if you take your passion and make it your profession, you will spoil both. In this episode, Jason shares his entrepreneurship journey, nuggets of wisdom that he has learned along the way, and some mistakes that he made in his journey that we can all learn from.
Jason Feffer serves as a board member and trusted advisor to multiple technology-based businesses after growing and exiting three online start-ups. He founded SodaHead in 2006, which operated numerous business lines, including digital advertising and SaaS solutions for media companies.
Jason launched MySpace in 2003 and served as the Vice President of Operations and on the executive committee. Jason oversaw the day-to-day and strategic execution of advertising, revenue reporting, safety, policy enforcement, government relations and managed over 300 FTEs. Jason helped grow the company to 100M users and transitioning it to News Corp after its sale for $580M.
Are you ready to get challenged and motivated by Jason? Listen to this episode.
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