Dr. Nicole Rankine, affectionately known as “Dr. Nic” is the CEO of the COLE Academy of Personal Growth. As a certified John Maxwell Team speaker, teacher, and coach, Dr. Nic helps leaders and student become better leaders of others but most importantly themselves. Dr. Nic has trained leaders and students throughout the US and around the world including Costa Rica, Kenya, South Africa, and China. Dr. Nic is one of the most engaging trainers and coaches around. She truly has a sincere passion for helping people get to their next level both personally and professionally.
BILL FLYNN has more than thirty years of experience working for and advising hundreds of companies, including startups, where he has a long track record of success. After working for ten different high-tech startups in different market segments such as speech recognition, e-commerce, and affiliate marketing where he was a VP of Sales eight times, twice a CMO and once a GM of a division of a $100MM IT services company, he pivoted to becoming a business growth coach. Prior to, he had five successful outcomes, two IPOs, and seven acquisitions, including a turnaround during the 2008 financial crisis.
Bill is a multi-certified growth coach, has a Certificate with Distinction – Foundations of NeuroLeadership, is a Certified Predictive Index Partner, author and international speaker. Bill’s best-selling book – Further, Faster – The Vital Few Steps that Take the Guesswork out of Growth continues to garner a 5-Star rating.
Bill is a multi-certified growth coach, has a Certificate with Distinction – Foundations of NeuroLeadership, is a Certified Predictive Index Partner, author and international speaker. Bill’s best-selling book – Further, Faster – The Vital Few Steps that Take the Guesswork out of Growth continues to garner a 5-Star rating.
Bestselling author, keynote speaker, workplace expert, and resilience researcher Adam Markel inspires leaders to master the challenges of massive disruption in his new book, “Change Proof: Leveraging the Power of Uncertainty to Build Long-Term Resilience” (McGraw-Hill, Feb. 22, 2022).
Adam is the author of the #1 Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, and Publisher’s Weekly bestseller, “Pivot: The Art & Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life.”
Adam is also the CEO of More Love Media.
In this episode of CEO Chat Podcast + I AM CEO Podcast, host Gresham Harkless interviews Diane Conklin, an internationally known author, entrepreneur, coach, consultant, speaker, copywriter, marketing and business growth strategist, and implementation specialist. Diane is a direct-response marketing expert who specializes in helping business owners achieve rapid, strategic, and leveraged business growth through Complete Marketing Systems.
Throughout the interview, Diane shares her expertise and insights on direct response marketing, providing valuable strategies and tactics that can help businesses grow. She discusses the importance of creating complete marketing systems that drive results and maximize return on investment. Diane's innovative marketing strategies and campaigns have earned her the title of Glazer-Kennedy Marketer of the Year.
Listeners can learn more about Diane and her work on her website, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts, where she shares further valuable content and resources related to marketing and business growth.
Overall, this episode offers practical advice and strategies from a leading direct response marketing expert, making it a valuable listen for entrepreneurs looking to grow their businesses and achieve rapid and strategic growth through effective marketing systems.
Throughout the interview, Diane shares her expertise and insights on direct response marketing, providing valuable strategies and tactics that can help businesses grow. She discusses the importance of creating complete marketing systems that drive results and maximize return on investment. Diane's innovative marketing strategies and campaigns have earned her the title of Glazer-Kennedy Marketer of the Year.
Listeners can learn more about Diane and her work on her website, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts, where she shares further valuable content and resources related to marketing and business growth.
Overall, this episode offers practical advice and strategies from a leading direct response marketing expert, making it a valuable listen for entrepreneurs looking to grow their businesses and achieve rapid and strategic growth through effective marketing systems.
Cathy Sexton, Productivity and Profit Specialist, Speaker, Author, TV Host, and Coach, helps individuals and organizations increase productivity and profits. Delivering high-impact principles through speaking, coaching, training and special resources, Cathy empowers people to achieve their personal and business goals, make the profit they desire, and still have time for family and friends.
Dolores Hirschmann, ACC, CPCC, is an internationally recognized strategist, coach, speaker, and founder of Masters in Clarity, a coaching practice that helps clients clarify their idea worth sharing and implement business growth systems. As a speaker coach, Dolores leverages the TED speaking platform to turn successful professionals into thought leaders in their field.
Ceola J. is passionate about encouraging and inspiring women to seek and reach their God-given purpose and to live their best lives now! She is the published author of "I Know It Was the Blood: A Story of Overcoming. She is the founder and CEO of CJ Productions, LLC, a faith-based company dedicated to producing projects that create, inspire, and empower through performing arts. Ceola has written & producted five stage plays under the production company. Ceola is also a motivational speaker, and the founder of Sisters Celebrating Each Other, Inc. a nonprofit benefiting single women and single mothers. Look for new books, CD series and stage plays coming soon from Ceola J.
Casandra Austin-McDonald is from Springfield, IL. She is a speaker, poet, life coach and the author of Unclothed Memoir of a Naked Soul. Casandra founded the self-esteem empowerment movement, Be Pretty Inside, Inc; is the founder and CEO of the Live Greater Institute; and also the host of the Grow Thru It podcast. Casandra has a son in high school, a bonus son in junior high school, and is a wife to the love of her life. Casandra can be found on all social media platforms.
Entrepreneur, Speaker and Artist, Chris is the founder of Piccles - a collaborative drawing experience to amplify creative expression. Winner of the MIT Creative Arts and the Hacking Health competitions, he can be found running workshops, running companies, or running through the woods in his free time.
Beth established SmartMouth in Salt Lake City in 2005 to offer Speaker Coaching, Presentation Skills Training, Media Readiness™ Training, and related services. Beth is the author of the award-winning book "Jock Talk: 5 Communication Principles for Leaders as Exemplified by Legends of the Sports World." She is also the creator of the iOS app, SmartMouth Public Speaking Toolkit, and a suite of Communication and Presentation Skills courses offered online through OpenSesame.com and GO1.com. Beth has lectured and taught at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, the University of Utah, and New York University. In 2015, Beth was one of Utah Business Magazine’s "30 Women to Watch.” She has been featured in Forbes, Harvard Business Review, the BBC, The Wall Street Journal and is a regular contributor to Forbes.com.
