Welcome to Secrets of Success Podcast™. I’m Dr. Ken Keis, and for over 32 years I have been helping organizations reach their greatest potential. As an expert in professional development and performance, my passion is to help others to live, lead and work On Purpose! My guests are change-makers, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and experts at the top of their industries who share their thought-provoking stories and transparent insights on how they became successful! We focus on leadership, he ...
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Don't Wait For Your Wake Up Call | Melissa Deally Interviews Ken
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In this episode Ken is interviewed by Integrative Health Practitioner and Coach Melissa Deally. Join them as they talk about Ken's Stress indicator Assessment Tool, which gives us clear insight into the 5 main areas of our life showing where our stresses are coming from, so that we can then choose to do something about it! When we understand what i…
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Expert Advice From a Hostage Negotiator | Chris Voss
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In this episode I’ve had the privilege of interviewing negotiations expert and former FBI agent- Chris Voss. Chris is considered one of the top authorities in business, negotiation, and communication skills . In this episode, he takes us through key communication tips and strategies to help us listen, communicate and negotiate better! About the Gue…
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Strategies, Tips and Secrets of Effective Leadership | Jim Kouzes
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Jim Kouzes is a New York Times best-selling author and one of the top experts of leadership in the world. He and Barry Posner have collaborated over the last 35 years to train leaders and analyze how individuals can inspire and lead transformation within a group. After the recent recession in the United States, many people have become cynical and u…
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Your Life and Journey Matter: Creating a Life of Success and Significance | David Wood
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Today, fellow coach and author David Wood shares his incredible story of travelling around the world while fulfilling his calling as a life coach. David started as an accountant who decided to leave this profession to help others find and live this purpose. At the end of the interview, he mentions that he shared parts of his journey that he had nev…
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The Authority Guide to Emotional Intelligence | Robin Hills
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Today, fellow coach, author, and emotional intelligence expert Robin Hills shares his expertise on emotional intelligence (EI) and emotional resilience. We quickly discover that being intellectually intelligent does not equate to being emotionally intelligent. Starting with a degree in Biology, he shifted into a sales profession in the medical fiel…
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The Secret to Winning is Helping Others Win | Dr. Marshall Goldsmith
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World-renowned business educator, executive coach, and author, Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, joins Ken in a fun and lively conversation, sharing valuable wisdom, methods, and practices honed from over 40 years in the Leadership industry. Rated the World’s #1 Leadership Thinker and the World’s #1 Executive Coach, Dr. Goldsmith brings a wealth of knowledge…
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Leading with Values and Skills | Dr Lori Schena
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Today, fellow leadership expert Dr. Lori Baker-Schena shares her expertise on personal and organizational leadership. She also shares her personal story and journey from losing her mother to cancer when she was just 12 to losing both her siblings more recently. When you think about successful leaders and the traits they exhibit, what comes to mind?…
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Winning Money and Financial Mindset | Chad Willardson
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Today guest is bestselling author and financial expert Chad Willardson. Chad’s first book, Stress-Free Money: Overcome These Seven Obstacles to Find Financial Freedom, became an Amazon #1 bestseller. He is now in the final stages of his next book, Smart Not Spoiled to help train kids on financial matters before they leave school. Having five kids o…
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What a Time to Be Alive! | Austin Laudenslager
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Today's guest is digital nomad Austin Laudenslager. No, digital nomad is not a description we use often, but it certainly applies to Austin. Austin, an engineer, found himself trapped and burnt out with the obligations of his work as a project manager and engineer. So he quit his job, sold everything and transitioned into his new life of doing only…
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How to Accelerate Your Success | Tristan Bond
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Fellow business coach and author of Practice Acceleration, Tristan Bond, is our guest today. His story is fascinating, starting as a physiotherapist to becoming a marketing expert to running an international business coaching firm. It is obvious his passion is helping fellow entrepreneurs and business owners succeed and scale their business. Trista…
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5 Steps to Transform and Upgrade Your Life! | Rusty Gaillard
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Today’s guest is fellow coach, Rusty Gaillard, founder of Silicon Valley Dream Builders. Rusty was working with Apple as one of the international financial directors and realized that “success,” as the world defined it, was not everything; in fact, it was contributing to his unhappy, unfulfilling life. So, with some fortitude, he launched his own c…
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Begin with the End in Mind | Ashley Micciche
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Today’s guest is fellow podcast host, Ashely Micciche, now with over 800 shows. She got into the finance industry at a young age and has a passion to help others realize their dreams. Ashley recognizes that many of those dreams require resources (money) to fulfill. Money is not negative, but rather a tool that is needed in an economic society. To f…
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Fellow podcast host and talent coach, Eric Shepherd, is our guest today. Eric was one of the very first people who used technology to create a virtual work team back in the 90s. He moved from the UK to help with ADSL technology to launching his own consulting firm. Eric shares his 12 Steps system to transforming talent so that individuals, teams an…
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Your Guided Health Journey | Melissa Deally
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Today’s guest is Melissa Deally, who is a registered Integrated Health Practitioner and is passionate about helping others optimize their health and wellness. After many years in the corporate world, she was part of downsizing that left her searching for new direction. Little did she know that helping both of her daughters heal from concussions was…
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Your Life Leaves Clues Confirming Your Purpose Part Four | Ken Keis
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Today’s episode is Host Dr. Ken Keis solo. After hosting over 250 shows he thought it time to share from his heart the content from his new ecourse The Quest For Purpose based on his book of the same name. In this Part Four of Four - Ken shares the Quest Roadmap to determine, confirm and live out your life purpose. The challenge of course is that m…
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The Quest Winning Mindset Part Three | Ken Keis
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Today’s episode is Host Dr. Ken Keis solo. After hosting over 250 shows he thought it time to share from his heart the content from his new ecourse The Quest For Purpose based on his book of the same name. In this Part Three of Four - Ken shares the Quest Winning Mindset Strategies to live your life On Purpose. Even though you want to know your “Wh…
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The Top 5 Strategies to Improve Your Relationships | Allana Pratt
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Today’s guest is fellow author & podcast host, Alanna Pratt. Her story is fascinating, starting from travelling to Japan on her own as a nineteen-year-old to creating breakthrough content to help others transform their relationships. She is an author of six books; you can learn about them at her site, www.allanapratt.com, and check out her podcast,…
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Overcoming Setbacks with a Winning Mindset | Nelson Tressler
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Today’s guest is author Nelson Tressler, who documents his incredible story of resilience in his book The Unlucky Sperm Club. He shares how we are not a victim of our circumstances, but rather a product of our choices, and gives us winning mindset strategies for success. To learn more about Nelson, or get a copy of his book, go to: www.nelsontressl…
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The Quest Winning Beliefs and Strategies for Your Life Part Two | Ken Keis
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Today’s episode features host Dr. Ken Keis solo. After hosting over 250 shows, he thought it was time to share from his heart the content from his new eCourse, The Quest For Purpose, based on his book of the same name. In this Part Two of Four, Ken shares the Quest Beliefs and Strategies to live your life On Purpose. Even though you want to know yo…
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Man’s Search For Meaning and Purpose - Part One | Ken Keis
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Today’s episode features host Dr. Ken Keis, solo. After hosting over 250 shows, he thought it was time to share from his heart the content from his new eCourse The Quest For Purpose, based on his book of the same name. In this Part One of Four, Ken shares the research that the majority of world is not engaged at work, their career and in fact their…
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Today’s guest is fellow coach and podcast host, Danielle Grant. Danielle has become an expert in the subject of mindset, how to identify what’s causing you to be “stuck,” and what to do about it. She shares her personal story, which goes from suicidal tendencies to becoming a mindset coach, and everything in between. Discover her podcast at www.the…
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Leading with Absolute Results | Jeff Williams
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Today’s guest is a colleague in the training industry, Jeff Williams. As President & CEO of his company, Absolute Results, Jeff conducts training globally in dozens of countries with international office and clients. Jeff shares his insights and wisdom of building his company from nothing into the international organization that it has become 25 ye…
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One Last Thought – Making Every Moment Count | Ido Singer
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Today’s guest is fellow podcast host Ido Singer. Ido was born in Israel and fortunate to become a pro basketball player by the time he was 16 years of age. In this segment, we get into his story of how playing for four (yes, four at the same time) different teams and being a high school student led to burnout for the sport. Eventually, Ido made his…
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Heal Your Hunger: Simple Steps to End Your Emotional Eating Now | Tricia Nelson
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Most of the developed world is dealing with stress and obesity/overweight issues. Today’s guest, Tricia Nelson, shares her personal story of recovery and healing so that she could shed not only the extra fifty pounds she was carrying, but also the emotional condition that kept her there. Tricia is the author of Heal Your Hunger: 7 Simple Steps to E…
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How To Be a Successful Thinker | Corey Jahnke
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Today’s guest, Corey Jahnke, is a leadership coach and author of The Successful Thinker. Corey shares some of his family story, which includes having 27 siblings between his parents, and his journey to writing his book.Corey lays out seven laws that we should consider if we want to live a meaningful life in which we can contribute at the highest le…
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Today’s guest, Stephen Krempl, has authored five books, but in this episode, we discuss his book The 5% Zone: Visibility Strategies that Get You Recognized and Rewarded in Any Organization. His story is fascinating; he was born in Singapore and later transferred to Dallas, where he became VP of an international company with nearly 1 million employe…
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Lead From Your Heart: The Art of Relationship-Based Leadership | Matthew Gould
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Today’s guest, Matthew Gould, is author of the best-selling book, Lead from Your Heart: The Art of Relationship-based Leadership, which he co-authored with Tanya Schecter. He shares his personal story, from being a mediocre supervisor (to the point of being demoted) to coming back and leading a division of a multimillion-dollar national company. As…
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From Student to Millionaire | Nicholas Hinrichsen
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Today’s guest’s unique story is fascinating; Nicholas Hinrichsen shares going from a student to raising millions of dollars in venture capital for his startup company and then selling it to a $25 billion-dollar company. Now, Nicholas wants to make a difference with his new social enterprise called Clutch. Growing up with a father who was not only a…
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How to Become on Fire and Unstoppable! |Tracy Timm
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Author and coach Tracy Timm is our guest today. Tracy shares her story of going from a highly paid, yet miserable, Wall Street executive, to being fired and unemployed, to becoming entrepreneur. Tracy shares the science behind regret and encourages listeners and clients not to be one of them. Her new book, Unstoppable, outlines her work now availab…
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Think Again: Seven Secrets (Steps) to End Self-Sabotage | Rebecca Mountain
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Today’s guest, Rebecca Mountain, is author of the best-selling book, "Think Again: My Seven Stage Journey from Self-Sabotage to Success". She shares her personal story from being in an abusive relationship to taking the steps to creating a million-dollar business, but only after a tragic car accident. If you want to change your life, you need to ch…
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Today’s guest, Jonathan George, comes to us through the entertainment industry, where he was the winner of Ed McMahan’s “Next Big Star” competition. He now takes what he has learnt to coach and train others to unleash their inner Rockstar status, from how to discover your superpowers to turning your flaws into strengths. Jonathan has now written a …
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The 7 Myths of Business Processes and Life Checklists | David Jenyns
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Today’s guest, David Jenyns, shares his insights on the power of using systems to run your business and live your life. He calls this “Systemology,” which is also the title of his latest book. David comes by this honestly, as his father already had him on a points system at age seven, but when he later went into business, he quickly learned that wi…
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Creating a Winning Mindset with Success and Money | Susie Carder
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Today’s guest, Susie Carder, went from being a single mom sharing a single bedroom with her two children earning $12,000 per year to creating several multimillion-dollar companies.She now coaches and teaches others her success systems and processes. Her new book, Power Your Profits, was just released, but we recommend that you order it from her boo…
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How To Pull Back the Curtains in Your Life | Wayne Herring
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Today’s guest, Wayne Herring, shares his story of how he transitioned from working as an engineer to becoming a business coach. He learned early in his career that he loved working with project owners and discussing with them their vision. It was his lack of interest in making sure his drawing were perfect that helped him realize he loved the strat…
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The Power of Your Story | Kurian Tharakan
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Today’s guest, Kurian Tharakan, shares his story and rich heritage but also why each of our stories is so important. Background stories are important not only for organizations to positively influence markets and potential customers, but also for leaders to set up their organizational culture and individuals within families to confirm values and en…
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My Business On Purpose: How to Reduce and Remove Chaos | Scott Beebe
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Fellow podcaster and author, Scott Beebe, is our guest today. He is leading the organization call My Business On Purpose; he and his team help business owners realize their vision for their life and business. But the principles we discuss in the show can apply to anyone and their life, including your family. He is author of: Let Your Business Burn:…
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Leading, Learning and Leadership | Heidi Scott
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Our guest today is our colleague and friend, Dr. Heidi Scott, Chief Learning Officer at HR.com. Recently, I had the pleasure of being on the HR.com podcast as we discussed the importance of purpose and performance.Today, Heidi shares her journey of how she went from thinking high school was “boring” to leading (as principal) a K-12 blended learning…
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Healthy Living: Transform Your Health by Living Chemical-Free | Tim James
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Our guest today watched his young friend die of cancer, then travelled with his other friend with cancer—who experience a full recovery—to a non-traditional clinic; these experiences changed his life. Tim James is now excited and passionate to helps other live health vibrant lives through his live chemical-free protocols. But Tim has personal exper…
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From Trauma to Triumph | Emerald Greenforest
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Author and fellow podcast host Emerald GreenForest is our guest today. Emerald shares her personal stories of trauma—more than one. She talks about her realization that the common thread to her adult trauma was her. Taking responsibility for your reaction or response to what life gives your is something you choose. Sometimes these responses are unc…
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Why Being Humble is Foundation To Living a Legacy |Jay Hodge
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Fellow author and business consultant Jay Hodge is our guest today. Jay shares his journey of why he dropped out of college, the success secrets he learned while being in the Marines. Jay has held several senior leadership roles in Fortune 500 companies and now helps other leaders and business with their success strategies. Jay recently authored a …
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From Grief to Success: Transforming Your Life | Aurora Winter
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Best-selling author and TV writer-producer Aurora Winter is our guest today. She shares her journey of success, which included a family tragedy that many would not be able to overcome; however, Aurora was not only able to conquer, but thrive. Her expertise now is to help others in the thought leadership space to creating clarity in their messages u…
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Living Authentically: From High School Dropout to HGTV Celebrity | Paul Lafrance
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I personally love this episode with HGTV host/personality Paul Lafrance, best known for hosting the show “Decked Out.” Paul shares his struggle with the traditional education model that led to him dropping out of high school and the journey that brought him success as a TV personality. As an adult, Paul confirmed his ADHD condition, which helped ex…
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Today’s guest is Mandy Barbee, who has gone from working on F-22 Raptor Fighter jets to becoming a transformational coach and healing (life wounds) expert. She believes that everyone is here to make a difference, and helps her clients to make “massive lasting and positive changes with easy, practical and natural techniques.”A certified and clinical…
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How to Have a Healthy Relationship with Failure to Increase Your Success |Miha Matlievski
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Fellow podcast host Miha Matlievski is our guest today. Miha takes us on a journey of how he went from a successful business owner to bankrupt and owing others $5 million in one day. So how would you react to this situation?Miha now helps other leaders and business owners to fail forward and learn how to embrace failure as part of process for their…
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Dynamic You: Pillars to Living a Fulfilled and Successful Life | Diane Rolston
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Fellow podcast host and author Diane Rolston is our guest today. Diane shares her story of just choosing and moving to Japan for three years as a young person. And a few years later, she drove across Canada to move to a new location without a job or a place to live. Now, she is a professional speaker and coach helping others live their life fully e…
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Unleash Your Humble Alpha: How to Realize Your Potential | Steven Kuhn
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Today’s guest, Steven Eugene Kuhn, shares his expertise on how to live a “HIT” Life—which means living in Honest, Integrity with Transparency. Do you know why most individuals fail or fail to reach their potential? Steve answers these questions and many more in this interview. He has recently written a book, Unleash Your Humble Alpha, to help peopl…
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Scar Release: Breaking Through Life’s Challenges to Victory | Cody Byrns
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Today’s guest, Cody Byrns, was living a normal productive life until a tragic accident when he was just 23 years old. During this episode, Cody shares his story and journey of recovery. He believes that that no matter what has happened to you, you have the choice to be a victor rather than a victim.Cody has released a book, Scar Tissue, documenting…
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Transforming Your Health and Body | Angelo Poli
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Todays’ guest, Angelo Poli, has been in the transformational health profession for over two decades. In that time, he and his team have worked with over 20,000 clients, including pro athletes. Angelo shares why every health plan (diet) works for someone, but not everyone. The industry has it wrong when people assume what worked for one person might…
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Z-isms: Insights to Live By | Matt Zinman
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Author Matt Zinman is our guest today. Based on his passion for helping others, Matt recently released a book called Z-isms: Insights to Live By.On the show, we discuss his early years journey of attending hockey camp and how that shaped his mindset for success. We also delve into key insights to optimize your success with concepts like Earned Conf…
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Healthy Living: How to Increase Your Wellness and Decrease Your Stress | Dr Tim Warren
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My colleague, Dr. Tim Warren, is our guest today. Not only is he a doctor, but he has also successfully submitted Mount Everest at age 48, as well as four of the tallest mountains. Tim’s passion is helping others live a vibrant and healthy life without pain. On the show, we discuss the mind-body connections and strategies to increase your wellness …
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