Posts tagged entrepreneurship
From MD to CEO with Dr. Jonathan Baktari: Lead to Succeed 112

Excelling as a professional does not preclude you from succeeding at entrepreneurship. That’s what we learned from Lead to Succeed guest Dr. Jonathan Baktari.

Jonathan is the CEO at both e7 Health and US Drug Test Centers and the host of Baktari MD. e7 health is a preventative health and wellness company that has been called the “the Uber of preventive medicine” and was named the Best Technology Company in the Healthcare Space in 2019. 

US Drug Test Centers is a nationwide network of over 20,000 testing centers in the US and is revolutionizing drug and alcohol testing across the nation.

A former triple board-certified physician with specialties in internal medicine, pulmonary and critical care medicine, being a healthcare CEO is only the latest chapter in Dr. Baktari’s life mission to help others by making integrative preventative medicine available to everyone.

Listen in and learn more about how to become a better leader.

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Apple or Bust with Brian Burke: Lead to Succeed 92

If you had a passion for something and everyone around you was discouraging you against pursuing it, would you still follow it?

Today I have Brian Burke joining me on the show. He is commonly known as the Mac Man. Brian started his entrepreneurship journey at the tender age of ten. He was selling jewelry, and he wasn’t worried about anything anyone said about him.

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Purpose and Passion with Leah DeVon: Lead to Succeed 87

Passion-driven dreams often don’t come easily. Most of the times, one must set it aside in order to pursue a more stable living and just comeback to it later on.

Sometimes, however, passion and purpose can go together. Lead To Succeed 87 with Leah DeVon explores how these two important concepts overlap.

Leah, who believes that navigating wisely between what you love and what you do for a living, is the Executive Producer and Host of Indie Style, a TV show that reaches and international audience.

As an independent recording artist and entrepreneur, Leah is dedicated to creating a positive show that gives successful entrepreneurs an opportunity to shine. She has successfully carved out a unique niche for herself as an independent recording artist opening for musical acts like Earth, Wind and Fire, Chaka Khan, Destiny's Child, and the Backstreet Boys just to name a few. Leah's impact reaches even further than the world of entertainment. As an educator for over 15 years, Leah has enhanced the lives of thousands of children through her teaching both in the classroom and online. She also writes and designs curricula for online English Language Arts Program.

Listen in and learn how to navigate your purpose and passion.

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The Power of Words with Nicole Malachowski: Lead to Succeed 85

Finding 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.

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Simplifying Success with Hillel Fuld: Lead to Succeed 83

Wise 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.

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From Mess to Message with Genecia Alluora: Lead to Succeed 79

Today's business world is dominated by men. Oftentimes, this creates challenges for female entrepreneurs. However, with proper support and guidance, women can pursue their entrepreneurial dreams and achieve true success. This underscores the importance of seeking the right connections through coaching or mentorship. In this episode, Genecia Alluora probes into the intricacies of connections and female entrepreneurship. Genecia is the founder of Soul Rich Woman, the #1 female entrepreneur network that connects 200,000 women across Southeast Asia. The network provides mentorship to female entrepreneurs, supporting them in establishing and growing successful online businesses. Genecia’s passion and belief in women, combined with her own personal example as an award-winning business star, former Miss Universe of Singapore, and former owner of a café retail chain, empowers thousands of women to embrace their female strengths and to pursue their business dreams. Listen in to learn how to build your brand and change the world!

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Scale Your Leadership with Naftali Tessler: Lead to Succeed 70

As 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.

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Don’t Make Your Passion Your Profession with Jason Feffer: Lead to Succeed 69

Do 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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Becoming More Productive with Susan Sly: Lead to Succeed 68

Productivity is one of the challenges that entrepreneurs experience in different stages of their entrepreneurial journey. In this episode, I have Susan Sly joining me on the show to talk about productivity.

Susan Sly is an entrepreneur, bestselling author and tech investor. Also, she specializes in teaching productivity to early-stage entrepreneurs. Susan has appeared on CNN, CNBC, Fox, lifetime and more. She’s a mother of five and resides in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Susan will share some fantastic nuggets of wisdom on productivity, teach us how to prioritize, and share some of her life stories with us. According to Susan, the best investment you can make is investing on your health. What are you doing for your health?

Are you ready to take your productivity to the next level? Listen to this episode.

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Fire Up Your Leadership Success with John Lee Dumas: Lead to Succeed 63

What does a superbly successful leader’s mindset and morning routine look like? Get tips and strategies that will fire up your leadership success from John Lee Dumas, founder and host of Entrepreneurs on Fire, a premier podcast that features entrepreneurs daily. Listen in as John Lee shares his philosophy on taking full responsibility for mistakes, praising your team for successes, prioritizing excellent self-care, and maximizing during the current health crisis.

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Become Irresistible with Brian Wallace: Lead to Succeed 48

Brian Wallace is the Founder and President of NowSourcing, an industry leading infographic design agency based in Louisville, KY and Cincinnati, OH which works with companies that range from startups to Fortune 500s. Brian also runs #LinkedInLocal events nationwide, hosts the Next Action Podcast, and has been named a Google Small Business Advisor for 2016-present.

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