Breakfast Leadership Show

Interview with Dave Molenda

After almost 30 years of starting my own company and growing it to $10 million in annual sales before selling it, I realized that my passion was helping companies thrive by overcoming their natural tendencies to retreat, not talk about the hard stuff and spin their wheels on the wrong things.
My current company, Positive Polarity, is a Midwest business coaching firm that acts as the opposing force against the easy way of doing business – the way it’s always been done – with a positive and encouraging approach.
My recent book, "Growing On Purpose", was an instant #1 Amazon Best Seller in three categories and will help strengthen your team and improve your customer’s experience!
My latest project, Positive Polarity Podcast has just hit 100 episodes! On this podcast, we discuss the intersection of business growth and personal growth. Each week we invite guests that have found their passion in their business and together, we talk about how this looks in business and how successful the outcome actually can be!
Social Media Links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmolenda/https://www.facebook.com/Positivepolarity

Interview with Amanda Butler Schley

Amanda is the Founding Partner of Business Law Group, a law firm that helps entrepreneurs spot and proactively address legal issues and pitfalls at each stage of the business life cycle, from inception to rapid growth to successful exit.
In March 2022, they helped win a case at the US Supreme Court that held the federal courts don’t have subject-matter jurisdiction to confirm or vacate arbitration awards.
Business Law Group has also represented many growth-stage companies, including Ruby Slipper Restaurant Group, one of the fastest-growing brunch concepts in the country.
Amanda has almost 15 years of experience representing boutique hotels, restaurateurs, family-owned businesses, breweries, artists, CEOs, and entrepreneurs.
Before starting her law practice, she worked at McGlinchey Stafford, a reputable law firm in New Orleans with 170+ attorneys and offices in 14 cities in 9 US states, plus the District of Columbia.
Amanda left her job in 2016 and proceeded to sell her home and belongings before moving onto a sailboat with her future husband, Rob, with whom she sailed the Gulf of Mexico for two years while starting her business.
She has been a Top Rated Business and Corporate Attorney in New Orleans, Louisiana, for several years.
Social Media Links:
website: https://www.lawgroup.biz/Amanda's profile: https://www.lawgroup.biz/amanda-butler-schleyAmanda Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-butler-bizlawgroupBusiness Law Group LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/business-law-group-llc?trk=public_profile_topcard-current-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/louisianabizlaw/

Interview with Scott Rigby

You’ve probably heard the Gallup study where they found that 51% of employees are disengaged in the workplace.
Dr. Scott has dedicated his life to finding the key to get employees motivated and engaged. He believes that as leaders, we are responsible for making sure every single one of our team members is fully engaged.
Today, he is also the founder of Immersyve Inc, where they provide a framework for improving motivation, engagement and behavior change that is backed by 40 years of research. Their clients include Johnson and Johnson, Sony, Disney, Electronic Arts, Amazon, Prudential, and Warner Brothers.Dr. Scott’s work on understanding engagement and motivation has been featured by Wired, ABC News, BBC, National Public Radio, National Geographic, and Scientific American.
Social Media Links:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-rigby-81b1181/Twitter: https://twitter.com/csrigby

Interview with Caren Kenney with Evolve Leadership

CEO of Evolve Leadership, which delivers whole person, whole life executive development and wellbeing programs. We have a global team of health and human performance experts including C-suite executive coaches, physiologists, dietitians, and other experts who have worked with some of the world's top athletes and leaders.
 
I am also a C-suite executive coach working with leaders around the world who are in roles that have never been more challenging given the current environment, increasing expectations and scrutiny on leaders, and expanded skills and competencies needed to survive - and thrive - in today's high-pressure and complex environment.
- Previously Executive Director of Premier Executive Leadership at the Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute, and created the first whole person, whole life C-suite executive development training program for companies around the world.- Co-author of Leading with Character book and journal with Dr. Jim Loehr, international performance psychologist and human performance expert.
- Co-founder of health tech startup that developed the world's first behavioral health digital coaching programs which were ultimately acquired by Johnson & Johnson.
Social Media Links:
www.evolveleadership.com
Here are examples of podcasts and articles where I was featured:
CEOWorld https://ceoworld.biz/2021/06/30/ceos-are-expected-to-be-all-things-to-all-people-executive-coaching-must-rise-to-that-reality/ 
Directors & Boards https://ceoworld.biz/2021/06/30/ceos-are-expected-to-be-all-things-to-all-people-executive-coaching-must-rise-to-that-reality/ https://www.directorsandboards.com/articles/singleceo-wellbeing-board-priority 
Authority Magazine https://authoritymagazine.tumblr.com/post/675209680266625024/caren-kenney-of-evolve-leadership-how-journaling https://medium.com/authority-magazine/how-i-was-able-to-thrive-first-despite-experiencing-impostor-syndrome-with-caren-kenney-of-cadad87d919d 
Inside Personal Growth Podcast https://insidepersonalgrowth.com/podcast-848-leading-with-character-10-minutes-a-day-to-a-brilliant-legacy-with-dr-jim-loehr-and-caren-kenney/

Interview with Yasir Ali

Yasir is the Co-Founder and CEO of Polymer (https://www.polymerhq.io/), a no-code platform that prevents sensitive data leaks across SaaS apps such as Google Drive, Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom without slowing down an organization's operations.
With Polymer, organizations can redact HIPAA, PCI, GDPR, CCPA, PHI, and other sensitive data in near real-time.
This enables their employees to communicate and collaborate on SaaS apps at full speed without the need to police documents ahead of time or the worry of inadvertent transfer of sensitive information.
Polymer has received a total funding of $6M, and they have revenues over $2M. Their clients include Signify Health, Edward Jones, Medly Pharmacy, and Routefusion.
Yasir is a former Wall Street and hedge fund trader who worked for several companies, including Barclays Capital.
He is also the founder of Dvega, an enterprise data and technology strategy consulting firm as well as a developer for credit-sensitive analytics for Bear Stearns Mortgage trading desk.
On the podcast, Yasir would love to talk about:
Why insider threats are an ever-present risk for organizations moving to cloud and leveraging SaaS platforms.How to reduce data privacy issues with AI and machine learning.The top misguided opinions on data security in the marketplace.His tips on how to prevent data breaches within remote teams.
To get a feel for Yasir, he recently was a guest on the Software Engineering Daily Podcast (https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2022/04/28/data-loss-prevention-with-yasir-ali/), where he talked about how machine learning is used to identify the risk level of data shared in organizations.
3 topics that you love/enjoy talking about: -Cybersecurity focused on data -SaaS Data Loss Protection -Insider Threat
Any other information that can be useful: https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2022/04/28/data-loss-prevention-with-yasir-ali/
Social Media Links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasirnyc/details/experience/

Interview with Velma Knowles

@Velma Knowles :
 
I love to help organizations drive sustainable growth.
Before running my own consulting business, I worked for two decades inside small to large fortune 500 organizations, nationally and internationally. 
Ever since I can remember, my career has been focused on creating a member-first mindset.  From developing creative strategies for member recruitment to building engaging member experiences, to developing retention triggers that get members to stay, I enjoy designing successful membership plans!
I remember how excited and scared, all at the same time, I was when I was asked to lead a 90k member deficit turnaround. Within 6 weeks, I worked with a team to create short-term quick wins and long-term strategies that exceeded the 90K member deficit, with an additional gain of 10 K members! 
Soon after, I pooled the resources across the U.S. and led one of the largest membership growth turnarounds in the history of the organization.
Today, I train member organization leaders to achieve the same kind of sustainable growth in their own markets. 
My clients report that I help them break down organizational silos, identify membership quick wins, create engaging member experiences, clarify value-driven differentiation, and align the board, leaders, and boots on the ground. 
 
Social media:  http://www.linkedin.com/in/velmaknowles/

Interview with Zach White

Zach White is known worldwide for changing the game in career coaching for engineering leaders.  He has worked with hundreds of leaders at all levels from top technology companies worldwide including Facebook (Meta), Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google, to industry leaders like General Motors, Nike, Lockheed Martin, Whirlpool, and many more to achieve breakthrough results and escape burnout.
 
Zach is the founder and CEO of Oasis of Courage, known as OACO, a fast-growing company with unique and proven coaching programs exclusively for engineers.  He also hosts a top-rated show, “The Happy Engineer Podcast,” where listeners discover the steps to engineering success through expert interviews and Zach's own transformational framework, the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint.  
 
As a coach for engineering leaders, Zach understands the journey firsthand, holding a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University, and a masters degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan.  With over a decade of experience and top performance in the Fortune 200, he is now a sought-after coach by engineering leaders around the world.  
 
Zach is affectionately known as the World’s Best Lifestyle Engineer and your coach. 
 
Connect with him online and schedule a call to build your career, balance your life, and BE HAPPY!
Social media:
 
Website - https://www.oasisofcourage.com 
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thezachwhite/ 
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thehappyengineerpodcast/ 
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehappyengineerpodcast/ 
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@thehappyengineer 

Interview with Victoria Kennedy

Victoria Kennedy is a Wall Street Journal Best-Selling Author, TEDx speaker, and well-respected authority in public relations. She is the CEO of Victorious PR, an award-winning multi-million dollar PR agency that helps impactful leaders and businesses be seen and heard to have a greater influence on the world.
She is a highly in-demand speaker on all things branding and publicity and has helped many clients boost their visibility and revenue. Because of her expertise, she has been a trusted speaker and contributor to such organizations as Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, Inman News, and Yahoo! Finance. She is a proud member of both the Rolling Stone Culture Council as well as the Forbes Agency Council.
Victoria is also an accomplished classical singer. Most recently her song, “O Mio Babbino Caro” went straight to #1 on the iTunes Classical Charts and she is regularly asked to sing at events all over the world, including Million Dollar Mastermind in Dallas and the opening of Forbes Netherlands in Europe.
Victoria organically scaled Victorious PR to over one million dollars in revenue within their first year in business. In addition to running a successful multi-7-figure PR agency, she has also given talks and workshops and worked as a trusted consultant for Entrepreneurs, C-level executives, and top Inc. 5000 companies. She has been featured in over 200 publications and podcasts nationally and internationally.
 
From Victoria:  "In my recent article for Forbes Agency Council, I talk about the recession and why businesses need PR in a difficult year such as 2023.
- why you need PR in 2023 even if you didn't plan the budget for it- simple things you can do today to stand out from your competition and start sharing your story- the biggest thing I learned when I started my business is that I am still implementing
 
https://victoriakennedyofficial.com/
https://www.instagram.com/thevictoriakennedy/
https://victoriouspr.com/
 
https://AuthorityCreator.co