The diary of BNI Presidents & Director consultants Chris Grimes and Dave Kelly. This is an unofficial podcast that gives you an insight into the global organisation that is BNI and the amazing stories of how business owners support each other while helping them generate business. This podcast will go someway to dispelling many of people myths about BNI and help you understand what goes on it running a chapter.
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Connecting you to the most amazing and inspiring people in the world today and how each of them is taking their life, their business and their passions to the next level — by Thriving each and every day.
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1015: Kelli Thompson - "Closing the Confidence Gap"
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In this episode of Thrive Loud with Lou Diamond Lou dishes out a fantabulous conversation with award-winning leadership coach and keynote speaker Kelli Thompson. From her banking days to leading with confidence, Kelli spills the beans on how women can conquer the confidence-killing systems of today's workplace. Kelli’s amazing book “Closing the Con…
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1014: Guy Rubin - "Insights into Data-Driven Success and Revenue Intelligence"
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In this episode of "Thrive Loud with Lou Diamond," host Lou Diamond sits down with Guy Rubin, founder of Ebsta, a leading revenue intelligence platform for Salesforce and HubSpot customers. Guy shares his journey from his passion for sales and data to founding a company that helps B2B organizations clean up their CRM data and improve their sales fo…
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1013: Will Grimes - "Mile High Connecting & Thriving"
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In this episode Lou brings on the dynamic and inspiring Will Grimes — a former Marine turned real estate powerhouse. Will shares his captivating journey from military life to mastering the real estate market, emphasizing the importance of skill sets, genuine value, and continuous progression. 🌍 Tune in as Will opens up about the challenges and rewa…
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1012: Dov Baron: "The Science of Leadership"
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The incredible Dov Baron takes a deep dive into his transformative insights on creating cultures of belonging, his personal passions, and the power of learning from diverse perspectives. 🔑 **Key Moments from this Episode** - **Creating Cultures of Belonging**: Dov Baron emphasizes the importance of genuinely understanding and consulting with your t…
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1011: Anna Ditchburn - "From Trauma to Triumph"
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Anna Ditchburn shares her remarkable journey of overcoming trauma and helping others find freedom and happiness within themselves. In this deeply moving episode, Anna Ditchburn opens up about her painful past and incredible journey toward healing and empowerment. Overcoming childhood sexual abuse, Anna has transformed her pain into a passion for he…
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Dr. Robin Hills is a business psychologist and the director of ‘E i 4 Change’. A company specializing in emotional intelligence for change in educational training, coaching, and personal development - focused around emotional intelligence, positive psychology, and neuroscience. Awarded “International Impact Company of the Year” - Award Winner by Do…
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1009: Summer McStravick - "Flow Dreaming"
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In this episode the remarkable Summer McStravick, the accidental pioneer of the groundbreaking technique known as flow dreaming. 🔮 **What is Flow Dreaming?** Flow dreaming is an energetic emotional technique that Summer conceived over 20 years ago. It's rooted in psychology and quantum principles and designed to help you create an emotional energet…
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1008: Mike Robbins - "“Building Thriving Teams and Company Culture”
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Mike Robbins is a sought-after keynote speaker, author, and leadership expert known for captivating audiences with his insights on team performance and company culture. His five books, including his latest, We’re All in This Together, have made him a leading voice in the field, while his dynamic and engaging approach have earned him accolades from …
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1007: Thane Marcus Ringler - "Elevating Leaders"
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Welcome to another exciting episode of Thrive Loud with Lou Diamond! Today, we reconnect with Thane Ringler, a former professional golfer turned executive coach and founder of Appello Partners. Thane's journey from the greens to the boardroom is nothing short of inspiring. He now dedicates his life to unlocking the potential in others through leade…
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Chris and Dave Sinkinson are SaaS entrepreneurs behind one of the most inspiring startup success stories out there. Join us as we dive deep into their incredible journey, from bootstrapping a campus security app to selling their multimillion-dollar business. Their experience culminates in the launch of "StartUp Different" – a podcast and a platform…
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Molly McGrath is a seasoned expert in coaching, consulting, and directing presidents and founders of national organizations, along with over 4,500 law firms. Her focus lies in executive level leadership, continuous improvement, and team empowerment initiatives. She is the host of the "Higher and Empower" podcast and the author of the compelling boo…
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1004: Dawid Sobieski - "From Animation to Engagement"
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We are excited to share our latest podcast episode featuring a truly inspiring innovator, Dawid Sobieski, the founder of Plumcat Studio. In this episode, Dawid takes us on a journey from humble beginnings to becoming a remote work expert and entrepreneur, shaping the future of software content experiences. During the insightful conversation, Dawid …
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From humble beginnings from a small village in Indonesia Dona Amelia grew up desperately impoverished, which has shaped her into an incredible thriving human. She became an actress, singer, TV presenter, DJ, and co-founder of EGN Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia where she recently became LinkedIn's top voice and received The Asia Empowerment Conn…
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Stephanie Banks is a highly sought-after intuitive channel, mentor and guide who helps people connect on the soul level. She channels from the perspective of any soul currently on the planet, souls on the other side, purely non-physical beings such as spirit guides, as well as trees, animals, and Gaia. Connection and communication are the common th…
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1001: Jamie Crosbie - "Liar, Liar, Life on Fire"
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Jamie Crosbie is the CEO and Founder of ProActivate, a certified peak performance mindset speaker and a 3rd time guest on Thrive LouD. While Jamie is always lighting up the rooms she enters - this Fall you’ll get a chance to hear her TedX talk titled “Liar, Liar, Life on Fire: Break Through the Lies We Tell Ourselves. Listen in to get a sneak peak …
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For the 1000th episosde of Thrive LouD, Lou wanted to bring back guests that embodied and represented some of the 5 most popular themes covered over the hundreds of episodes of Thrive LouD. And those themes would be: Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Coaching, Connecting & Podcasting. To best do that he brought back two incredible individuals: Leadersh…
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999: Alessia Citro - "Higher Self Habits"
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Alessia Citro is a corporate dropout who traded her lucrative career at tech giants Google and Salesforce for a life of meaningful entrepreneurship. Today, she’s a real estate investor and serial entrepreneur, She developed a method that is part of book (JUST OUT) : Higher Self Habits: The Scientific, Strategic, and Spiritual Framework to Get Out of…
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998: Yamundow Camara - "Building Wealth Redefined"
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Yamu Camara, a CDC Data Scientist and real estate enthusiast whose journey from humble beginnings to entrepreneurial success is nothing short of inspiring. An orphan from a small village in West Africa she defied the odds, excelling academically and earning Scholarships, opening doors to a journey with amazing opportunities. From the purchase of on…
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JJ Flizanes is an Empowerment Strategist and the creator of the Empowering Minds Network. JJ Flizanes works with conscious, spiritual truth seekers who want to remove emotional blocks to success. She helps people identify sabotaging patterns and transmute struggle into joy. Through a series of clarifying exercises, she is able to curate a personali…
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Mark Levy is the founder of Levy Innovation, a positioning and strategy firm that helps organizations and thought leaders differentiate by using, what he calls, a Big Sexy Idea. The ideas he and his clients have created are known worldwide by hundreds of millions of people. He’s an amazing speaker, writer, marketer and above all else a wonderful hu…
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995: Amilya Antonetti - "Designing Genius"
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Amilya Antonetti is one of the most sought after Human Behavior & Strategic Advisor experts in the world. She has appeared as a regular business and behavior expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Steve Harvey Show & Dr. Phil. She has built or advised on over $2 Billion in sales with high profile clients such as Steve Harvey, Mike Tyson, Listerine Strip…
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994: Krystal + Dedric Polite - "BE POLITE"
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Krystal & Dedric Polite are a powerhouse couple currently taking the Internet and TV by storm. They are dynamic entrepreneurs who are the founders of Polite Wealth Portal and BePoliteProperties, they have been attracting audiences nationwide with their hit TV show 50/50 Flip on Hulu and A&E, Their proven ability to elevate and incorporate real-life…
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Rick Denley is the best selling author of Reinvent Yourself, an actor on TV shows Top Million Dollar Agent and Canada Reno's. His philanthropy comes from being an undefeated amateur boxer, raising funds and awareness for cancer research. With 25+ years of leadership and coaching experience, some while heading multinational corporations, Rick is reg…
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Tom Schin is an Engagement Engineer who helps people & businesses with employee engagement, leadership development, company culture, people strategy and recruiting His company Build Better Culture does exactly that Learn all about him in this fun episode of Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***…
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991: Michelle Glogovac - “The Podcast Matchmaker™”
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Michelle Glogovac is THE Podcast Matchmaker™, a podcast publicist and host of the award winning podcast, My Simplified Life. She works with entrepreneurs, authors, and experts hone their storytelling abilities, grow their businesses, and elevate themselves as thought leaders. Her first book, How To Get On Podcasts (McGraw Hill) debuts in January 20…
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990: Cayley Tullman - "Let Music Fill My World"
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As President of the Tullman Family Office, Cayley Tullman determines philanthropic, political, business, and social impact investments. She works directly with senior business leaders and political officials to develop creative, scalable solutions to tackle our nation’s most pervasive problems in the economic, education, public health, and security…
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Darryll Stinson helps leaders live and lead from their highest self. As a former Division 1 athlete, Darryll overcame multiple suicide attempts to become a best-selling author, short-film producer, 2xTEDx speaker, and co-founder of Seeding Greatness, a movement of leaders restoring the planet and helping humanity to heal through their stories and t…
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988: Porsché Mysticque Steele - "Through Storytelling"
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Porsché Mysticque Steele is an independent publishing expert, TEDx Speaker, and CEO of MysticqueRose Publishing Services, helps business owners across the globe combine their wisdom and story to publish a highly impactful book that generates more income and influence while elevating them into thought leadership. Porsché connects with Lou and share…
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Jason Wojo, a self-made multi-millionaire with a net worth of $4 million thriving in the ad space currently at the age of 26, is the mastermind behind scaling 1,320+ businesses to 6 figures, and 58 businesses to 7/8 figures. His clients success came down to helping them solve 4 key parts in their business that results in Jason recently surpassing $…
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Joe Weston is a prolific writer and the author of two groundbreaking books. Mastering Respectful Confrontation: A Guide to Personal Freedom and Empowered, Collaborative Engagement (2012) has sold well worldwide to individuals, corporations, government agencies and humanitarian organizations. It continues to catch peoples’ attention when looking for…
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985: Justin Buonomo - "Journey to Financial Freedom"
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Justin Buonomo and his wife achieved financial freedom largely from scaling their company Journey to Financial Freedom to a 7-figure company in only the second year of business. He teaches intentional live lessons packed with expert level content but easy enough to apply for anyone in attendance. Justin helps business owners heal their relationship…
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984: Oz Akgun - "Unparalleled Convenience"
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Oz Akgun is a visionary leader in the luxury transportation industry, driven by his passion for hospitality and commitment to exceeding client expectations. At an early age he launched launched Limo Miami, a company dedicated to delivering unparalleled hospitality and service excellence. His unwavering dedication has transformed Limo Miami into one…
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Dan Tocchini III is a business and social entrepreneur, a published author, a master trainer, executive coach, leadership whisperer and culture development specialist. He is the Founder and Senior Partner at Take New Ground where he champions founders & executives to scale their organizations. Dan shares his wisdom on Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond. …
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When companies need to inspire, engage, and develop their people while at the same time delivering stellar results in today’s hyper-competitive and complex business environment, they call URS KOENIG. His message of Radical Humility in leadership draws on his world-spanning career growing leaders on four continents. Urs’ research-backed Radical Humi…
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981: Bethany Ayers - "The Operations Room"
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Bethany Ayers is a seasoned Chief Operating Officer and has helped raise over $200m from top funds - Softbank, Bessemer, TCV, MCC, Notion and Oxx. She’s built the GTM engines at Peak AI, NewVoiceMedia and Codilty. She now sits on the boards of AI companies ToffeeAM and DeepOpinion. She’s a seasoned scale-up executive and strategic powerhouse. She’s…
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Josiah (JJ) Harling has devoted his life to helping shepherd others towards the good works they’ve been designed for. He serves as the co-founder and President of Compel Global, a nonprofit organization that helps people connect with opportunities for world impact – from digging wells to planting churches, medical volunteers, and theological educat…
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979: Dave Wolcott - "Pantheon Investments"
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Dave Wolcott started his career serving the country as a Captain in the Marine Corps. In 2000, he and his wife won the baby lottery having triplets which inspired him to challenge the traditional financial planning advice of Wall Street. He then started an obsessive journey to understand how the top one percent were building their wealth. A serial …
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978: Owen Sammarone - "Unleash the Knowledge"
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Owen Sammarone is a former D1 Basketball Conference Champion, entrepreneur, online business builder, book reader and book marketer, social media growth expert and lifelong learner. He is the host of The Daily Author and the founder of Unleash the Knowledge where he’s connecting authors to listeners to readers across the globe. His unique marketing …
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Jill Lublin is a 25+ year Media Magnet. She is a world-renowned publicity expert, international speaker and 4x Best Selling author. Jill has made thousands of stage appearances alongside celebrities such as Tony Robbins, Jack Canfield and Barbara Corcoran, to name a few. She has worked with over 100,000 clients implementing her signature formula fo…
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976: Paul M. Caffrey - "THE WORK BEFORE THE WORK"
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Paul M. Caffrey is a master of the sales craft. An elite sales professional that focuses on preparation to help sales people prospect better, sell more and get promoted faster. He is the lead author of “The Work Before the Work” - which shares the hidden habits that elite sales professionals use to outperform the competition. Paul and Lou talk shop…
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975: Ryan Lavarnway - "Baseball and Belonging"
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Retired Major League Baseball catcher and baseball Olympian, Ryan Lavarnway played for eight MLB teams over his 10-year career, winning a World Series with the Boston Red Sox in 2013. Beyond the diamond, Ryan has transitioned into diverse roles, serving as a television broadcaster, leadership consultant and motivational speaker. He recently launche…
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974: Coach JV - "Freedom Asset Management"
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Coach JV (John Vasquez) is the founder and operator of Freedom Asset Management Company which specializes in scaling businesses to their highest potential and co-founded a company called Merlin which is a revolutionary crypto tracker that will change the industry. Besides being owner of 7+ companies thus far, he is an author of two books, a top pod…
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973: Lauren Magers - "The Happy Life System"
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Lauren Magers, a visionary Thought Leader and creator of the Happy Life System, leads the charge for family empowerment and transformation, bringing life-changing magic to homes worldwide. Her mission? Equipping children, parents, and families with the keys to unlock their happiness and live successful lives. Through her groundbreaking, gamified ap…
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972: Marc Polymeropoulos - "Clarity in Crisis"
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Marc Polymeropoulos worked for 26 years at the CIA before retiring in July 2019 at the Senior Intelligence Service level. He was one of CIA’s most highly decorated operations officers who served in multiple field assignments for the U.S. government. He is the recipient of the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal, the Intelligence Commendation Me…
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Mary Seats, widely recognized as Mz Skittlez, a force to be reckoned with in the business world. Her journey is nothing short of a rollercoaster, marked by triumphs and setbacks that have shaped her into the indomitable business owner she is today. Mz Skittlez came on the scene with the rise and fall of Cupcake Mafia, a multimillion-dollar clothing…
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Ramon Ray is unapologetically positive and high-energy. He's an in-demand motivational speaker and event host; and a leading expert on personal branding and small business growth. Ramon is a serial entrepreneur who has started 5 businesses and sold 3 of them. Ramon is also the publisher of ZoneofGenius.com and he is pulling together an incredible e…
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For the past 20 years Kim Daly has been helping entrepreneurs, investors, and stuck 9-5 professionals take control of their lives and step out of the corporate cycle by investing intelligently in the franchise businesses and become "franchisepreneurs." She is One of America’s Top Franchise Consultants, Author, Speaker, Thought Leader, Franchising E…
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968: Scott Beebe - "Let Your Business Burn"
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Scott Beebe works with business owners and their key leaders building systems, process, and purpose using the Business On Purpose Roadmap to liberate businesses from the chaos of working IN their business and help them get their lives back. Scott has worked as a legal drug-salesman for Pfizer selling Lipitor, Viagra, and other well-known products. …
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967: Cindy Capone - "Helping Businesses Grow"
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Cindy Capone has a knack for uncovering top-tier talent in the most innovative corners of the business world. Specializing in executive recruitment for high-growth, game-changing companies, Cindy brings a fresh perspective to the table. Whether it's matching the perfect C-suite leader with a startup poised for greatness or helping established firms…
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Stuart Goffman is an entrepreneur in podcast technology and socially impactful media. He is CEO and founder of Picked Cherries, a social podcasting platform that provides a shared experience and the best listening experience for the podcast listeners. Listeners can listen to full episodes of their favorite podcasts and then easily share ‘picked che…
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