Unique Leaders Podcast

Unique Leaders: Lisa Patrick

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600

Lisa was born to two wonderful parents. Lisa’s father was a police and her mother was a nurse. Her father

was a farmer and she grew up on the farm, working really hard to help out around.After college she worked atthe police department in the sex crimes division. She didn’t like it and went to work for a private investigation firm. She thought she could do it better and started her own business. This was the start of her entrepreneur journey. She was pretty much the only woman in this field.As a startup advisor, and businesswoman, known as the pitbull and queen of persistence she is sought after for her unique abilities in operations and expertise in marketing. Lisa is an award-winning podcast host, co-founder of Belongify, managing partner at Assessments24x7.ca, investor, speaker and recently the co-author with Motivational Speaker and Legend Jim Cathcart of the book Intelligent Curiosity.Today, Lisa Patrick is driven to help others move forward in their greatness. Always on the lookout to help founders startup or scale brands through operations, strategic relationships and marketing. As a startup advisor, and businesswoman, known as the pitbull and queen of persistence she is sought after for her unique abilities in operations and expertise in marketing. Lisa is an award-winning podcast host, co-founder of Belongify, managing partner at Assessments24x7.ca, investor, speaker and recently the co-author with Motivational Speaker and Legend Jim Cathcart of the book Intelligent Curiosity.

Unique Leaders: Michelle McClain

Megan DiMartino — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 23:59:09 -0600

In 2016 Michelle went through a horrible tragedythat no one should endure. She was months into launching her business. After experiencing that kind of loss, she began a downward spiral that she didn't know how to pull out of. She ultimately had to make the choice of victim or victor and after a year ofdrowning in her own misery, she took a leap of faith, bet on herself and decided that she would WIN, no matter what challenges she faced.Michelle is a successful brand strategist, CEO and influencer, better known as “The Queen of Clubhouse.”Peopleare her passion. Her goal is to impact lives and use her journey to help others navigate theirs. Your story is your greatest asset and it deserves to be told.Whatever your story, whatever your past, wherever you’re at right here and now, YOU have the power tochange the ending. You simply have to DECIDE.#WeRiseTogether

Unique Leaders: Rebecca Contreras

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 01:51:21 -0600

Rebecca was born in El Paso Texas. She grew up in a border town. There were a lot of challenges in the area. She was one of 4 children. Her siblings all had different fathers. Her mother struggled with addiction, with drugs and alcohol. She had her identity with men and drugs. One day her mother left her and her siblings. Her younger sister was 6 months at the time. They were all living in their apartment for 3 days alone before their grandmother came to get them.Her mother did come to knowJesus and became clean when Rebecca was 9. She took the kids back and moved to Austin, TX. Even though her mother was clean she still had mental trauma she was still working through. As Rebecca got older she began to get into drugs, alcohol and gangs. She became a product of her environment. She became pregnant at 17. By the age of 19 she started to change her life and worked to change the path she was following.She started to go to a small local church where she met her husband. Through this time she met a lot of encouraging people and she believes this helped her to get her life together. They got married and she started her state job which led to her to be working for the Governor, George W. Bush, who soon became the president. When. He was nominated her and her family moved to DC and worked with the president. After the presidential terms they moved back to Texas where they stared their non-profit.

Unique Leaders: Brian Hess

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0600

Brian was born in Union Town Pennsylvania. It is one of if not the poorest county in the state. He was around many different communities and backgrounds. His father was a blue-collar worker and he thanks his father for his work ethic he has today. He had apaper route at 11 years old. He learned early on about work ethic and what it takes to be a businessman and entrepreneur.He was a pretty good student in school but was not interested in school while there. He dropped out of college and went into retail.He ended up moving into business sales in a corporate setting. He moved to Miami Florida. He met an owner of a construction company and he asked Brian to come work for him. Brian was unsure but decided to work for him. He learned a lot during his time there about construction. He decided one day that he wanted to do this type of work on his own. In 2018 he created his own business.He had many great mentors while he was learning about construction. He was always looking for the next great Mentorship within his field. He was looking to find mentors that challenged him and pushed him to grow. He advisors people looking to start their own business and finding mentors would be to look into those mentors. Make sure they are the type of person you want to learn from.In March 2018 he started the Pavement Group. His companies work with large brand companies on their pavement work. They consult with these companies to help them with pavement asset management and the financials with the replacement and maintenance of the pavements/parking lots. They have a very unique approach to this and have technology to help these businesses that no on else has.

Unique Leaders: Dr. Iman Taheri

Megan DiMartino — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 10:39:48 -0500

Dr. Iman was born and raised in Iran. He was born into aordinary middle eastern family. He started the medical studies when he was 17 years old in Iran. He graduated as a general surgeon and then he worked in a trauma zone. He took care of trauma patients and did many surgeries. He worked in the drug war zonesduring this time. It was an in going war. He was there for 2 years and felt discouraged and disappointed. He was there to help but he didn’t feel fulfilled. There was so many times he would do so much good and was not appreciated or wanted by families in the area.Later he moved to Dubai to practice plastic surgery. As a poet and an artist he has always been fascinated by the power of healing and how the human body heals itself. It wasn’t complicated to move to Dubai but it was difficult start in this different practice. He decided he wanted to go from giving his time and help in that way to work in a field to where he could heal/help others heal. But he quickly learned that it was too difficult to focus on the healing aspect so he decided to focus on the business side.In 2020 he went to visit his family in Toronto, Canada and with the worldly pandemic he had to stay there. From being there for that time he decided he wanted to stay. He got his papers done and he he now lives there with his family.He was not able to do his practice in Canada so he started to focus on his social media present. He put his thoughts out there, his poetry out there, and over the last few months he noticed his words have made an impact. He realized he was able to help people heal and help people with their health in a different way, a more holistic way.

Unique Leaders: Barbara Majeski

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 01:17:20 -0500

Barbara is a nationally recognized lifestyle expert and mom of three from New Jersey. She appears
frequently on top network stations around the country. As a mom Barbara is dedicated to living life with
purpose and approaching all aspects of living with creativity and confidence!
In 2015 while entering a divorce Barbara was handed a diagnosis of Stage
III cancer. While in the midst of treatment she vowed that if she beat cancer and got another shot at life she would live, bigger, better,
and bolder with greater purpose, meaning and intent. After treatment and recovery, she sold her wedding ring, hired
a media trainer, and began pursuing her dream career in television. Now a single mother of three and cancer survivor, you can catch Barbara as an On Air Contributor on TODAY, Inside Edition and Good Day New York, as the, “Curator of the Good
Life”. Barbara, takes her sharp wit and keen sense of style to audiences across the world as she sources
everything from lifestyle, to travel, and entertainment to decor. She finds, tests and shares the best of the
best in all that it means to live a purpose infused life.

Unique Leaders: Tamra Andress

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 00:56:44 -0500

Tamra was born in Virginia Beach, VA. She was a very active child. She had a very health and wellnessand physical background. She was also in student government. She enjoyed to not only be in the limelight, she liked that she was able to use her gifts to be a leader. There’s always a darker side to life. At such a young age suppressed quite often in the dark and didn’t realize she was doing that. She was always told her smile was contagious and she was so positive. She thought she needed to be this way to be accepted. It wasn’t until she was in her early 20s that her parents found out something was happening on the inside. She struggled with being truthful with herself since she wasn’t being truthful in public.There were many things that happened during her young years that included sexual addiction and she felt like she was always in the dark. She wasn’t sure how she could be a certain person in the dark and the light. She felt an internal battle. She wondered how her husband at the time and her 2-year-old child could love her. This is when she started having suicidal thoughts. One day she got to the point that she had hit rock bottom and needed to get help. She felt void as a mother and wife and this not what she wanted.Today, Tamra is a rising thought leader in spiritual entrepreneurship. She is an ordained minister and Purpose Activator on a mission to free and propel entrepreneurs globally to make their uniquely purposed Kingdom impact joyfully. Her Fit in Faith Podcast is globally ranked in the top 2.5% and regularly topping the Spiritual, Religious and Business charts. Her heart is to illuminate joy and activate people from the inside out using testimonials and tools to sharpen mission driven leaders in the marketplace with full personal branding representation and business build.

She has over a decade and a half of first-hand experience with start-ups and non-profit development and serves as an advisor for emerging companies. She speaks to thousands weekly through Clubhouse, summits, global stages, and live vod-casts show audiences. She is a published author of multiple anthologies and has her own book launching in fall 2021. Tamra has utilized her entrepreneurial and relational expertise to align 1000’s within their business for prosperity and profit and will further that mission annually as the co-host of the Grow Your Business For God’s Sake Conference. Her most treasured role in developing the kingdom is as a wife and mama of 2 traveling the world to spread the good news. And the most exciting thing about all of this is...she’s just getting started!

Unique Leaders: Sebastian Rusk

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Sebastian was a very active kid growing up. He just wanted to be heard, which was hard during the 80s. There wasn’t much in way of kids having a voice. He was and is very close with his mother. They go divorced when he was 9. It was very hard for him. His father remarried and his step mother struggled to be a mother for him and his sister. They later ended up moving to Miami with their mother.After her graduated high school his mother gave him 2 options. She would pay for an apartment and his real estate license or go work with his sister with the military. He chose to have his own place. He had a few years living a college/party life. He ended up moving back to Miami and went into sales. At 19 he found out that he was going to be a dad. His response was excitement. He yearned for responsibility but the woman was not interested in taking on this responsibility. He ended up getting into the domain name game -selling domains to companies that need a website. He needed to pay for the coming baby. They ended up moving to Chicago to take this job. He ended up making good money but he was not wanting to be in the cold anymore.One morning he ended up seeing an infomercial on a “business in a box” idea and he decided he wanted do it. He went back and forth with this guy to go work for him in California. This didn’t work out at that time. Later Sebastian contacted him again and he ended up getting the gig. He did very well and they moved to Southern California in 2001. He made the top salesman of the year and within the year he quit. He became an entrepreneur in 2003. At the time he didn’t have character development-humility. He had a cocky attitude, he was young and dumb. During the 2008 market crash, he started to loose everything. He endedup moving back to Florida with his daughter. His wife was not interested in being a mom and after a short marriage they got a divorce and he became a single dad at a very young age.In 2011 he had an awakening moment, character revelations. He has been continuing to chip away at himself to allow the person who he is supposed to be to manifest. He believes that we all have a calling, the question is will we take on that calling. More people need to have more awareness about this calling and how to chip away the things that aren’t a part of them and find this person they are designed to be.Today he is well known online presence, an author, a speaker. He loves to create and he enjoys helping people find themselves through his podcast company and his content. He loves helping others in what they want to do.

Unique Leaders: Christopher Hussey

Megan DiMartino — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 00:10:15 -0500

Christopher was born in Florida. He is a fan of the beach and the water. Before they moved to the beach he grew up in a modest life. He lived in a small home with his large family. He left to go off into the militaryas a Marine, at the age of 17. He went to Japan for 4 years and loved it. Surprising he was a lead singer for a country band singing at a Harley Convention in Japan. He ended up getting a large bump and flew back to the US and found he cancer at the age of 21. He learned a rough life lesson during this time. You can go from the top to the bottom in life very quickly.He was stationed in Georgia and he was told to get well. The Marines paid for him to get well. The problem was he was not the type of personto sit on his hands. He loved to dance and loved music so he went to the local dance hall and offered to be the DJ. They let him show his skill that night and he was hired. He could have taken advantage of the check he was getting form the military but hetook the opportunity to make more income. He felt like the universe knew that he would leave the Marines and he needed a transition point.Through this he learned that some days you won’t be able to function, but you just have to get the people who support to rally around you and move through it. After he healed from cancer, he moved back home with his parents. With the military when you retire on medical leave, you get to apply to go to college. He applied for Belmont University in Nashville, TN. So he moved and found a house near the college. He met his best friend there. His friend played the guitar and he sang. It was a great time. He ended up getting a scholarship with Arista Records, one of the biggest record companies. He learned so much during thistime. There was many times when what he wanted was a “no” and since he was open and decided that he would go around the obstacles he was able to have many amazing opportunities.He soon found himself in a tight place where he needed money to pay for his house. He ended up finding an ad for a country dance teacher. He applied for this job and he was hired. During the time he learned so much about sales from the consultant that was there at the studio, who was there to help dance studios make millions everyyear. There were so many get lessons he learned from and he uses those to this day in his marketing and sales coaching business.

Unique Leaders: Renee Knorr

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Renee was born in New Orleans, LA. She is very proud of her wonderful parents. She was an “unholy ducking” as a child and went through a transformation and figuring out her why growing up. She ended up working with a friend of hers who wanted to lose weight and she ended up losing 75 lbs. She wasn’t looking to losing weight. This transformation changed her life and opened up many doors. She did beauty pageants and went into the modeling scene to traveled with the fashion companies for a few years.Her mother always told her to hold your shoulders high and be you, even though many kids were calling her mean things and treating her bad. After she got into the beauty pageants and modeling world, she began to get so much confidence. She found that she didn’t have many opportunities in New Orleans, so she moved to Atlanta, GA. Here she was able to find so many great opportunities and she was really able to spread her wings. During her time in Atlanta, she also worked in corporate world.Renee is a big believer in pushing yourself and to keep going. She believes that we need to believe in ourselves and pour positivity into others. We need to make intentional relationships and to live our lives to fullest. Seize those moments in time and appreciate them whenever they come. Don’t let hardships or others telling you “you can’t,” to stop you from doing what you really want to do or to follow your dreams.In 2017-2018, she was able to embark on a new endeavor. She took her experiences in health and wellness and also financial, she created the Global Women Wealth Warriors platform. This helps men and women with their health as well as the financial literacy. She believes everyone has a story, a gift and a purpose. She has seen people struggle because they are trying to do too many things. She has found one of her gifts is to bring the best out of others. She loves empowering others and helping them to see what their gifts and talents are. She believes it’s important to help others know they are important. Helping them to show up every day and continue to make a difference in others’ lives.

Unique Leaders: Alexander Gonzales

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Alexander was born in Orlando, FL. He has 2 incredible parents. He has 2 young siblings and they grew up in a great home. He had some childhood drama that has shaped him into the person he is today. He was top of his class and a top athlete in HS. He graduated with honors and had a full ride to Florida State University. He received a degree is psychology. He was not a therapist because he is an empath, but he became a teacher to be able to teach in the subject of psychology.He learned after HS and going into his first year of college, he learned he loved public speaking. He did very well during his classes in college. After college he went into hospitality during his undergrad and first few years of graduate school. He worked for many hours during this time. He finally got an opportunity to be an academic advisor and later he worked with kids with disabilities. He loved to be able to work with the kids. He would show up every day to try to become an adjunct to teach social sciences.He met his wife 18 years ago and they have been happily married for 15. They both have 2 children, a daughter and a son. He is so blessed to have his small family. A few years ago, during a time with his daughter, he went to an amusement park and was unable to ride a roller coaster with her. This was the catalyst to him working on his health and becoming more fit. From there he began to work with a networking company and promote a product to help others get to the place they want for a healthier lifestyle. The company is called Prüvit. They help others to get to the place they want to be. He has been so excited to be a part of this company and other people’s lives.

Unique Leaders: Scott Simmons

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Scott is from southern West Virginia. He has a bother and they grew up in the lower middle class. Their
parents worked very hard to give them opportunities. Both their parents were a part of large families and
they both worked hard. They also pushed both Scott and his brother during their childhood to work hard
to be in successful jobs. They were also raised by their aunt who was a big part of their life. She was
never married and never had her own children, but she was always there for them growing up. During his senior year he was doing his high school classes, college classes, playing baseball and working at a local fitness place. He was working close to 60 hours a week. His parents, especially his dad, lived in the scarcity mindset. He would push Scott and his brother to save and make sure they work hard to have enough. Scott did not want to continue to live his life that way. He learned a lot from his dad in terms of
finances and his work ethic.Scott has always had a happy heart. He believes this comes from his mother. He chooses to be kind to
others and not make enemies. If someone wishes him ill will, he acknowledges that and moves on. He has
bad days like everyone, but he works hard to be positive for his business team. He’s a leader and he
believes positivity in the workplace is important. He is married to a beautiful wife of 20 years and he has one daughter and a son. He feels very blessed to have the family that he has. He does wish they did have more children but he does mentor
kids in the local area that are going through tough times with family life or other places.

Unique Leaders: Jessica Stroud

Megan DiMartino — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 19:00:00 -0500

Jessica was born in Missouri, in a town that no one knows. She had some struggles during her childhood. Her parents lived joyless lives. She believes that if you don’t have joy in your heart, you can’t give it to others. Growing up they lived more in poverty compared to others in their area. Even though she had these challenges, she was called to be a leader later in life. She was put on the spot one day, and was told she is going to write a book. She was very reluctant at first to do this and share her story. She worked to write in the voice that she wanted to share with others.Jessica has multiple identities. The first one is a wide. Her and her husband have been married for 17 years. She is a mother of two young boys. She owns a few businesses with her husband and she is best selling author. She tells people that it is important to have different identities so that when one goes away, our whole world doesn’t come crashing down. She believes it’s not a good thing to put everything on one “identity.”She has made the choice to be an example, the good, the bad, and the ugly. She realized that the story people hear doesn’t have to “perfect” and she is happy to share her story with others and be the motivation. She’s not afraid for people to see her failures. It would be a good example for them. Don’t be afraid to fail in front of others.

Unique Leaders: Tara Murney

Megan DiMartino — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 21:17:51 -0500

Tara was born in Toronto, Canada. She grew up in a middle class family. Both her family worked and both her and her brother grew up well off. Before her teen years her family moved. Her life was wonderful until she was in her teens. Tara had a hard life from 14 to 18 years old. When she was 14, her and her friend were abducted by 2 men, sex traffickers. In order to subdue the girls they drugged them with cocaine. She unfortunately never saw her friend again. She would try run away as many times as possible. Also, during this time her mother was in a horrible car accident that caused mental and physical trauma.At 16 she ended up almost being murdered by one of the men that were trafficking her. She ended up escaping and running home. She hadn’t ever told anyone about what happened. This was a pivotal point in her life that led her on a new journey.Through her teen and young adult years, she tried to commit suicide about 18 times.In her early 20s she met a young man that she felt was “the one”, but this ended up to be a terrible relationship for her. She ended up having 3 children with him and was married for 11 years. Towards the end she finally had to leave. She moved back in with her parents at the age of 33 which was a humiliating thing for her. After his she went to many doctors to help her cope. After much time and hard work, she is now able to forgive and appreciate all the bad things that happened to her in her life. Now she is working to help other people to find this foundation of self-love that she was able to find.

Unique Leaders: Daniel Gomez

Megan DiMartino — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 19:00:00 -0500

At the young age of 6, he immigrated from Portugal to the US. He faced many difficult situations growing up. Besides the obvious language barrier, Tony was brought up in a very strict & abusive household; he had very little freedom growing up.With all of these challenges compiled, Tony became very shy, often coming across as an introvert. Feeling overwhelmed, He struggled with the desire to fit in. At one point in his teens, he faced depression and thoughts of suicide.All this changed on his18th Birthday when he faced death & experienced a life-altering out of body experience after having a massive car accident. He soon realized and appreciated his gift, with his new God-given gift of a "new life." Tony decided shortly thereafter that he wasgoing to experience everything that life had to offer as he nearly died without having lived, if he were going to die tomorrow, he would live today. Being afraid of heights, translated into Skydiving. Being afraid of deep water/non-swimmer, translated into scuba diving, etc. Life is to be experienced, savored, lived, not just survived.Tony has always been entrepreneurial and started in the real estate industry straight out of high school. Over the last 30 years, he has successfully started, owned and runseveral businesses such as a friend Real Estate Brokerage, Construction/Development Company, Real Estate Investments Co, Sports Bar/ Restaurant, Horse Farm/Equestrian Center, Strategy/Coaching Company and others.Tony has had many successes and "failures" as well. Tony believes that "failure" is an Essential part of Success, when you "fail" you learn and you only ever truly fail if you quit, You either win or you learn. In all areas of your life, it's not about how many times you fall, but how many times you get up that determines your success. Every Time we fall, we have an opportunity to #GetUpNGrowTony has now been involved in personal development for over 2 years. He started out like many others seeking to help himself go and grow through the challenges he faced and continues to face. Tony now uses what he's learned to help others grow through what they grow through. His journey has been long, at times arduous, and fruitful as he has learned from many mentors such as Tony Robbins, Les Brown, Jim Rohn,Wayne Dyer, Brendon Burchard, Zig Ziglar, Gary V and many others.Tony believes that it is his social responsibility to share the knowledge that he has garnered over the years. Because what good is knowledge if you don't put it to use and share that knowledge and your talents with the world.Tony currently lives in NJ on his "gentleman's farm" with his wife and 2 boys and continues to run & Grow his Real Estate Organization with EXP Realty, manage his Real Estate portfolio and his Strategy/Coaching Practice & Masterminds. He is also a Tony Robbins Trainer with Robbins Research International; he is also a Certified High-Performance Coach & NLP Practitioner.One of the greatest gifts we've ever been given is potential and one of the greatest gifts we can give is to tap into it and use it, for yourself and for the good of others.

Unique Leaders: Daniel Gomez

Megan DiMartino — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 19:00:00 -0500

Daniel grew up in San Antonio Texas. He grew up with very little. As a child, he would lie to fit in. He decided at that time that he didn’t want to lie about anything to fit in. This lit a fire in his soul. He lost his mother at the age of ten. He wasn’t sure what he wanted to do but he knew he was made for great things. His brother always gave him affirmation and told him he was smart. He was the fat kid that didn’t fit in. He always felt like an outsider. He made the decision that he didn’t want this to continue. He would carry the scars of the many years of people looking down on him into his adulthood. As an adult he looked back and reflected on his anger and resentment. He decided he didn’t want to have this continue through his life. After high school, he applied for a job at HEB and he would work in the grocery. His old boss, a luxury landscaping company, called him to come back. God allowed Daniel to expand so he was able to do what he is doing today. He took the job with the luxury landscaping company and he worked with millionaires and learned so much. He built so many great relationships and connections. All these experiences helped him to learn sales that he uses today. Today, Daniel Gomez is an Award-Winning Keynote Speaker, Business Coach, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer and Podcast of the Year Recipient. Daniel speaks and coaches at events all over the world! His passion is to elevate businesses and entrepreneurs to achieve their true potential through their training and coac hing programs. Daniel has empowered his clients to build epic success in their personaland professional lives. He is the International Best-Selling Author of "You Were Born to Fly", a book written to inspire and give people the high-performance habits and confidence needed to be the leaders of their own destiny. Daniel’s high-energy and ability to unlock the untapped potential in people have made him a highly sought-out speaker and trainer for top organizations including the U.S. Air Force. He was honored with the “Best of 2019 & 2020” awards for his training and confidence coaching. He and his wife, Mari Gomez, believe in giving back and support women whose lives have been impacted by breast cancer through their 501(c)(3) nonprofit “The Mari Strong Foundation.” Daniel is a true professional and easy to work with! Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcastsor Stitcher. You can also subscribe inyour favorite podcast app. Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts.

Unique Leaders: Marcus Ellis

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Marcus Ellis was born in Pensacola, Florida at the beginning of the funky 1970s. He never lost the groove and flow of that period and has remained funky to this day. From the moment he came into this world, Marcus has had a Love for music that cannot be compared. At the age of 15, he began to follow his favorite band, Grateful Dead around the U.S. for many years. He fell in Love with the community aspect of the traveling circus known as Dead Heads. The kindness, compassion, and generosity of Dead Heads on the road resonated fully with Marcus due to him being the loving and giving soul that he is. In his 20s, Marcus built Gibson USA electric guitars by day and interned at a Warner Brothers owned a recording studio, The Loft...which means he makes an incredible cup of coffee and is a seasoned veteran of cleaning restrooms. These days Marcus is the lead vocalist of a regionally recognized Rock & Roll Tribute Band, White Tie Rock Ensemble. He is blessed to have the experience of sharing the stage with his stunning wife, Laura who plays violin in the band. He sings on stage, but he is also now speaking on stage as a motivational speaker. Marcus is a Loving father of five children ages 22, 18, 16, 7, and 2 years of age.

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Unique Leaders: Zondra Evans

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Zondra grew up in East Texas near Texarkana. Her grandfather and a part of her family lived in Arizona and graduated high school from Arizona. Later she went and worked at Intel in California. She spent about 30 in California. She was able to made decisions and run certain parts of the company that helped to teach her many things.She always had an entrepreneurial spirit and always had a side hustle. This was a part of her heritage. Later on she ended up getting a certification to be a coach. She has a business degree so it’s crazy that she is was getting a certification that had to do with communication. She learned as time went on that business has ups and downs. When she left Intel to start her entrepreneurial journey and she questioned whether this was for her. Then came a position with health care company and she joined them, leading their sales team. After a few years she got the golden handshake -got laid off. She was actually happy about it. She was working on an exit strategy to leave the company and go out to stat her motivational speaking and coaching company. She also wrote her first book.During this time she was called to buy he own Rooku channel and this is when Zondra TV began. She wasn’t sure what the end was going to be, but she feels like God has been shaping her and her channel over the years. She didn’t start out with it being a faith based channel but one day she felt a small voice that pushed her to give God the glory through everything. From the meetings to the shows, give the God the glory. In 2020, she really jumped on the streaming platform bandwagon. Now her program is a big success. Zondra’s program works with people and walks them through how to become a producer. She teaches them how tomonetize their content and then apply the things they learn in the program on their own. She has quite a few people graduate from the program I Season 1 & 2 and is about to do a Season 3 with more people who want to learn what she has to teach.She is a big proponent of continuing to learn and to apply what you learn to something you are doing. This is a very important aspect that she teaches in her program.

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Unique Leaders: Michael David

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Michael grew up in a small town in Lancaster, Ohio. He grew up in a home with an alcoholic father and a religious mother. There were many memories that he blocked out of his mind. At the age of eleven he was born again and decided to follow Christ. He believes this helped him to deal and understand things that happened during his childhood.He ended up getting a scholarship for track and graduated with the most athletic award. He went to college at Ohio State with a major in Sports Science and later moved to Florida. He worked more in the fitness industry. He worked with Ballie Fitness for a while and then decided to move out on his own. He then met his wife and got married. His wife is a major part of his company even today.A few years ago him and his wife were separated for a few years and then God fixed their marriage and now they are closer and better than they were. They work better together and his wife is there for him and helps him to grow. She doesn’t tell him what he wants to hear but what he needs to hear, which has been a major part of his growth. After he was born again at eleven, he has been a strong advocate for Christ. He has been a strong follower. The one person that really helped him and supported him through his childhood and early adulthood was his grandmother. Her influence still fuels him today. He has been tested these last few years. He believes that we will have deeps and valleys throughout our lives. During these times in the valleys, we can learn so much, but we are not meant to stay there. We need to reach out and take God’s hand and let him lead you where to go next. With this idea, he will continue to follow the plan that God has for him.

Unique Leaders: Christy Jensen

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Christy grew up in Washington state. She was always a very bubbly child and very outgoing. She was always a team player and wanted people to win. She wanted other kids to feel special and important. She was the youngest of six, three bothers and two sisters. She currently lives in Washington and lived in different places during her young adult years but she moved back to Washington. After high school she went to Eastern Washington University with bachelor’s in business and marketing. After college she did an internship at an apartment complex and rented people apartments and condos. She was able to use her business management skills from school. She began getting into social media in 2007 with Facebook. She enjoyed being able to connect with other people and knew she would do something with this but she wasn’t sure what yet. She go into selling things on eBay from items she found at garage sales. She got married in 1995 and had two children. She was a stay at home mom for while. They had a good life until one day her husband was in an accident. Through his recovery he began to become addicted to prescription drugs. After a marriage of 18 years she got a divorce. Within a short while she lost everything, her home, her car and even her own mother, who passed away during this hard time. Christy dug deep and looked into her spirit and tried to understand what she was going to do next. This fueled her to do something for other women to help them during hard times or navigate other needs they may need. Christy really has a true unique leader, giving spirit. Now she works with many women and people in general and helps them to navigate social media and other marketing needs with her knowledge and skills. She knew that she was meant for something more and she found her purpose and passion with helping others.

Unique Leaders: Sandra Dee Robinson

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Sandra Dee is from Pennsylvania. She started on camera at a young age. She went to New York and booked her first of many soap opera rolls. She was in New York for 6 years. She then moved to California and lived and worked there for a while. Her managers were talking to a show in NYC and they wanted Sandra to come back, but she really didn’t want to. She said she would if they gave her things, she thought were outrageous...but they agreed.To this day, she gets many people sending her messages that they saw her on the old shows.She did choose to do acting and “being someone else” because she felt safe being someone else besides herself. She didn’t realize it at the time but later on in life, she realized that’s what she was doing.

Today she is working with other professionals on helping them be able to communicate effectively and be successful as a keynote speaker. She has a few different businesses that encompass these ideas.She believes that everyone has a personal brand. The definition of a brand is the promise of an experience. Even though two people have the same idea for a business but they have two different experiences if you work with them. As a professional you need to look within yourself and understand who you are so you can share your personal brand with others. What do you want to promise to your clients?Instead of trying to get more followers work on finding “your people” and focus on connecting more with them.

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Unique Leaders: Carla New

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 29 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Carla was born in Columbus, Ohio. She has a twin sister and an older sister. Her parents are from Appalachia Virginia and inner-city Kentucky and they moved to Ohio after they got married. Her farther is one of 10 children. He was very big on repurposing and using home remedies. Her creativity comes from her grandmother’s side of the family. She was very creative in the sewing arena.Her father is a brick and block Masson. She loves to see the many buildings that he built. He was self-taughtand won many top bids for that area for building projects. Currently Carla is an independent consultant for a direct marketing company called Origami Owl. She loves it because she is able to tell stories through charms and lockets.She found the company many years ago when she was ill. She saw the charms from this company and it gave her an uplifting feeling. She signed up to be able to share a unique and special gift with others. She has been working with them for the last ten years and is still excited to help others share their stories through the jewelry.She has a degree in fashion merchandising, so this job is a great fit for her. She is able to continue her creativity through it as well. For the first 41 years of her life she would straighten her hair. During her childhood, the community she was a part of, there wasn’t a large group of black people. During that time, it was important to do certain things to be able to fit in. There was a look that was expected. Back in the 70s and 80s it was important to follow the “straight” hair look of the white people. 40 years later she decided to leave her hair in its natural state. In 2019, she decided she was going to change her profile picture on Facebook and LinkedIn and wrote a post about the reason for her changing her picture. This went viral. She had so many responses to this. It was very inspiring for her to see that.The mindset nowadays has changed and more and more black women are beginning to embrace their natural hair. It took her and her sistersmany years to be comfortable to step out and embrace their hair. Her journey has been a long one and she is excited to share her story with others to inspire them. She has been inspiring people of all races and cultures, men and women, to be their authentic selves. Telling others to be comfortable to show up as you are and embrace yourself.

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Unique Leaders: Dr. Shawn Shapiro

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Shawn Shapiro graduated from college in 1998 with a degree I communications. He wasn’t sure what he wanted to do. He went into retail and learned many things about to help people through this, but the corporate way was starting to make things difficult in the retail industry.One year his grandmother went in for a surgery and ended up coming out becoming ill. He was very unhappy with the outcome and decided to go into the medical field. He hit many roadblocks with this. He was very confused with how the healthcare system was set up. He found that lifestyle management was not a big part of it. The patients were not well taken care of after surgeries and hospitalization.Although he struggled to decide what to do and while speaking with his grandmother, she mentioned him becoming a chiropractor. So, he moved to Saint Louis to become a chiropractor and help one person at a time. This has been a passion for him over the years. He soon created his own practice so he can help people and give them his time to listen to their needs and help improve their lives one bit at a time.

Unique Leaders: Lokesh Jain

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Lokesh was born in Agra, India. Known for the 7th wonder of the world, the Taj Mahal. He had a very small family and at a young age he was interested in cosmetics. He would look into the ingredients and later in life start to lo9 more into the medical aspects. In high school he started to look into what he needed to do to be a doctor. By the time he graduated he had decided to go into the pharmaceutical side. He got into the pharmacy college and graduated with a degree in pharmaceutical chemistry.He started working in the pharmaceutical industry with injectables -cosmetic and antiviral. Later on, he applied for a job for a research and development position. They asked if he would be interested in being in the cosmetic division. He worked with cosmetics and went to work with clean ingredients for cosmetics and beauty products.In 2001 he came to the US and ended up in Northern California. He started out as a junior chemist. He had made many findings and worked to create many great products. He alsoworked in many different areas from customer service and problem solving. This gave him lots of experience to help him start his own business later.In 2018, Lokesh started his own company. Nilokj Inc. was born in 2018 by Lokesh K. Jain & his better half Nidhi Jain for providing consulting services in research and developmentinnovation of personal care products (skin/body/hair) to commercial andIndie/Niche market brands especially with natural-clean culture philosophyusing most currently available upcycled, natural-clean commoditiesingredients and clinically tested cosmetics active ingredients. Nilokj’s R&Dis headed by Lokesh K. Jain, who brought his broad 23 years of hand onresearch, development and innovation experience covers all spectrum ofLokesh K. Jain conventional/natural based personal care formulation development. R&D-Innovation’s Consulting services are focused and targeted towards high-end skin care (natural-clean and conventional) including OTC/Topical drug products.

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Unique Leaders: Megan Live in Colorado

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500

In this special episode, Megan speaks about how her story molded not only her future success, but her daughters as well.

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Unique Leaders: Kearn Cherry

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Kearn Cherry was born in Mississippi and lives there to this day. Her husband was in the military and they lived in many different countries and states. One of the countries they stayed for 5 years was in Germany. Kearn was wanting to finish nursing school but never finished. After a decade both Kearn and her husband made the commitment to go back to school for nursing in Arizona. They drove an hour and half, back and forth, everyday for a year. When their plans did not work in the nursing field, they went to classes for occupational therapy.They had 3 kids, all under the age of 10, and they both worked so hard to get to where they wanted to go. This was a very tough time for both of them and they had to make many sacrifices. Even though thiswas a tough time for them and their children, it also helped them all to build an attitude of resilience and helped to bring their children closer together. At the end of the day, their children are all very successful and have a work-hard drive that theylearned from Kearn and her husband.They never thought about asking for help from their family. They did everything by themselves. Even though this was a hard thing for them to do, it strengthened their marriage and their personal growth. It made them realize that they are dependent on each other. Kearn’s mother later offered to have their kids live with her for a while until Kearn and her husband were finished with their schooling. This really did help them during that time.When they were done they decided to move to Florida, but when they went to pick up the kids in their home town in Mississippi and ended up staying there. This is where they started their home care business. They have been running this business for 24 years now. Recently Kearn started to plan conferences and events years ago and saw there was a need for this. She really enjoys planning these, especially women’s conferences. She has been on many boards for different conferences and events. She helped other companies run their own conferences and events, but she also ran her own conferences for different reasons...one was for her care business for the elderly.Her and her partner were talking one day and came up with an idea to start a woman’s conference. The Success Women’s Conference was born. They have been doing this for years. They have really grown and now have anywhere from 11k-17k attendees.In 2020, Kearn was told by God that she needed to continue to run her own events and to write anthologies. This is where her two biggest events came to be -“Level Up” and “Power Up”. With the pandemic, it was hard to have them live but this didn’t hinder the conferences. They were a major success even virtually. They were both very new for her. Kearn learned so much from both of them. She was very intimated by it in the beginning. She just wasn’t getting anything from other conferences. She was also called to write anthology books, which was tough for her because writing is not a strong suit for Kearn. However, she stepped out on faith and did what she was called to do.In 2019 she wrote her first book, “Trailblazers Who Lead.” This was not something that came easily for Kearn but she pushed and did it. For her second book, she had other authors and other women write their stories, which became the second anthology, “Make it Happen."

Unique Leaders: Sloan Reid

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 18 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Sloan grew up in El Paso Texas. Her family is from the area and they created a powerful community with their businesses. From a very young age she was always pushed to be well rounded and experience as much as she can. She was very competitive as a child, she was a part of many different activities and had her hands in many different experiences. Sloan has a younger brother and he is the opposite of her. He was not into competition and was very interested in motor sports and cars.At a young age she lost her father and her mom became a single mother over night. Her mother worked very hard to create her own businesses and strived to achieve her goals and dreams. She showed Sloan that resilience can be beautiful and graceful not hard and rough around the edges.While in high school she was a people to people ambassador. She spent 3 weeks in Australia, which taught her a lot about herself. She decided to push herself to start big school early. She started freshmen year at 13 and graduated at 16. She went to Texas A&M for 5 years. During college she learned so much and had many failures. She wanted to do too many things and her grades suffered because she spread herself too thin. This was very humbling for her and she had to reassess her priorities. She realized that sometimes she can’t do everything.After college she spent some time traveling all over the US. One day she decided she would move to Nashville. She felt like Texas was a safety net for her and so she decided she needed to get out of her safety zone. She didn’t have a job or a place to live. She ended up telling her mother and a funny thing came about. Her mother’s fiancé at the time had a job offer in Nashville. She ended up moving in with them for a while. This was very hardfor Sloan because she had lived on her own since 17. She soon met her husband and they now have their roots in Tennessee.At the age 23, Sloan tried working as a bar tender. This taught her that she was not in the protective environment of college. This was real life. She worked as a personal assistant. She ended up getting fired based on a miscommunication and looking back on it, she realized that she didn’t have the confidence and strength to stand up for yourself. She just didn’t know herself. She didn’t stand tall in that environment and let it influence her. She ended up going to work for a job recruiting position. She learned that she loved getting know people and business and connecting them.Later on after her and her husband in married they movedto Kentucky and she became a fitness instructor and health coach. She took part in a beauty pageant, Mrs. Kentucky United States. This was the perfect time for her because she was more comfortable in her own skin. She ended up winning. Through this she was able to see her own passion and learned self awareness. She saw a theme of servant attitude. From here she started her company the Glow Getter Project. She loves to help people find their glow and to help them find themselves.She started to realize that personal development and growth never ends and that in order for you to be successful you have to keep moving. She then changed the name to The Glow Project and her non profit The Glow Movement.She was on the top of the world with everything going on at the time. Then her husband got a promotion and they had to move again. She had to leave her community, her network and everything that she had created. This issue was that this was just temporary. When she moved she struggled to feel good about herself.However, she was able to spend quality time with her son. This taught her that her worth is not based on what we’ve done, it’s who we are. This season in her life pushed her to really go in and look within. She was able to let go of her ego and pride and allowed her grace and love shine. She really focused on herself and her journey and she decided that she wanted to help others during their own journey and lives as a coach and mentor.

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Unique Leaders: Tim Gillette

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 11 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Tim was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania and his parents grew up there as well. Later oin life Tim moved to the Dallas, TX area. As a child, Tim was a tall, skinny kid and was bullied throughout school years. He watched his father be laid off often and something clicked for him at such a young age. He decided that no job would ever control him. He never believed any system worked. He grew up in a Christian school and he flunked many of his classes. His parents tried to help him with a “better” education, but it did the opposite.After graduation he moved to Massachusetts. He ended up in a large company. A guy within that company told Tim that he was about to leave and he needed to find another job because once he left they would let him go. He found a job in the coffee packing company. He still struggled with authority and he ended up being let go again. He found a job with a local car dealership, washing cars.He went through many different other jobs. One of the jobs he did was truck driving. On one of the jobs he gotten to an accident that caused him to have a seizure disorder and he was no longer able to be a truck driver...his license was taken away. Later down the road a friend from his church brought him into the MLM company. This helped in his journey to owning his own business.In 1998, a trip to visit his brother in Dallas ended upchanging his mind and he decided to stay. He worked at many other jobs while there. He ended up working some for Troy Aikman. He later became in charge of truck company. He ended up having a seizure on the job. His boss had a talk with him and told him hewould have to be downgraded. Tim decided to leave to do something else.Through all this he was very determined, resilient and positive. He started a mobile car wash business with a friend of his. He contacted a connection with a body shop he used to work with. They had a product that helped to polish cars. They sent his contact information to the company that manufactured the product. That company ended up getting in touch with Tim and gave him $5,000 worth of product to help him start his new business. He ended up working with wealthy, successful people and made lots of connections. Within 2 years they had 5 trucks and many employees and were making lots of money. Even though he had success, he burnt himself out. Through all this he learned millionaire techniques. He rewarded the people who worked for him. He ended up selling his business.Once he sold it, he didn’t know what to do. He spoke with a friend of his. This friend was the infamous speaker and coach, Zig Ziegler. He told Tim that he should be aspeaker and a coach. Tim didn’t believe him and went to be a barista at Starbucks. During his time there he learned so much about customer service. Soon after he was approached by a gentleman about having him coming to work with them to help them create abusiness.Something he always did was he learned something new and then worked hard to help them. He never boasted about what he’s done. He just is himself and he shows people their worth. He helps people start their own companies to this day.

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Unique Leaders: Denise Fuller

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 04 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Denise was born in Dallas, TX. She was adopted by a wonderful couple. She has met her biological mother and she was in the beauty industry. Her adopted father was in the medical, field and that was good for her to grow up in that. Her father didn’t start in the medical field. His job was working with chemicals and he contracted a disease. This caused him to look into taking better care of his health. This brought him to learn more about the holistic approach to health. Denise has moved around a lot through her life and she lived in many different places but her heart is in Florida. During her time in Florida, she was the editor of an aesthetic magazine called Lè Nuvelle.She started by going to Australia and got certifications in holistic practices. After she received her certifications, she came back to the states, stated a family and taught aesthetic courses. She did many speaking and write many articles for various magazines. With all this experience she was asked to be the editor for the Lè Nuvelle magazine.Denise has also enjoyed helping other aestheticians and giving them the education and knowledge, they needed to further their careers. She is a big believer in finding your passion and honing in on that and sharing that with the world as a business. She says, “People over Profit,” but when you do something that you are passionate about the profitability will come to you. Focus on making a different and an impact in other’s lives and things will fall into place.

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Unique Leaders: Charles Smith

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Charles was born in Jackson, Mississippi in the country. As a child he didn’t have much but that didn’t matter to him and his siblings. He mom made it work and they had many opportunities to learn responsibility. Looking back on it now, he has a great work ethic. Charles grew up with 4 brothers and 3 sisters and they all respected each other. Since they didn’t have much, they treasured everything they received. They made due with what they had and they were very creative with it. This allowed them to develop what they needed to achieve what they wanted in life. These opportunities also strengthened his want to be an entrepreneur. This was why he got into insurance later on in life...to be his own boss. This is also seen in his siblings and what careers they chose.It was very motivating to have these side jobs as children. To be able to work all week, get paid and be able to purchase something you have wanted and not having to ask someone else for it. All these experiences were very empowering for Charles and his siblings. He wanted to go to college but he also wanted to stay close to home to be near his mother. He decided to take on a few jobs while he was at Jackson State. Through all these experiences he has much appreciation for his mother and it taught him to be grateful to not of been handed everything and that he worked hard for everything.

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Unique Leaders: Carey Conley

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Carey had been a very extroverted child but she became more introspective as she got older. She grew up in Colorado and followed her husband to Oklahoma. After they got marriedthey moved back to Colorado where they raised their family. Carey was not interested in following the 9-5 job structure. One day, while in a time of quiet she sat down and wrote what she wanted to see in her life. How she wanted to be as a mother, a wifeand an entrepreneur. She still has those lists to this day and she shows during her talks. She lost her husband in 2014 to suicide and a few years later she lost her son in the same way. She feels very blessed that God had her make the list she did all those years ago, because if she didn’t have a strong “why” that anchored her, she would gone a much different way after their deaths. In 2018, Carey co-authored a book with her daughter, Laurel. They both speak about overcoming adversity and they work together to get this out to others. Now she works with young adults to fine their passions and move forward in their lives and their careers. Many of the people she works with suffer from depression. Her programs have made a major impact in these young people’s lives.

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Unique Leaders: Karla Runner

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500

For this episode of Unique Leaders Podcast, I have my guest and heart sister Karla K Runner. We told our story of how we met, many years ago. It’s a supernatural story only God could orchestrate. It is also the 1st anniversary of the Unique Leaders Podcast! Hope and possibilities are just over the horizon. There are always new beginnings, so just start and don't stop.

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Unique Leaders: Rene Banglesdorf

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Rene grew up in Birmingham, Alabama and moved to Ohio when she was 10. She learned early on to move quickly. She found a passion for journalism her senior year in high school.

She met her husband in college and soon after they got married and started a family. Rene’s husband was a part of a marketing business in the aviation industry. They ended up moving their family to Georgetown, Texas. In 2008, Rene and her husband started their own aviation brokerage company.

In college she thought she thought she would become a journalist but she never thought she would be where she is today. She is able to tell success stories to people every day and have had many opportunities to connect with many prestigious people through her career. She talks about what it’s like to be a woman in the aviation industry and shares her story of strength and courage to be a leader.

Rene had many supportive people who helped her to achieve the confidence to hold the title of CEO of her and her husband’s aviation company. She had been through many uphill battles and tough times, but with those behind her, she was able to ace it. She believes that it’s important to be authentic and be brave, but she is not willing to pretend she hasn’t had difficulties to get there.

Being comfortable in your own skin is more impressive than pretending to be someone you’re not.

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Unique Leaders: Charlynda Scales

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0500

After graduating she went into the service. She thought she would be working with planes with the Air Force. But she actually was sent to an office building where regular civilians worked. She realized that her job was to work more closely with corporate workers. She never worked on theflight line. Even though she never worked in the place that she thought, she became very familiar with the planes, weapons and all their parts. She learned there is a business side to the military.In 2015 Charlynda started thinking about her grandfather’s Muttssauce. She asked her mother and she said her grandfather had left an envelope. She found the original recipe for his sauce. She was confused on why he choose her and what to do with it. She looked into finding a mentor and he told her that she should take the recipe and make a food product. She wasn’t what to do, but she made the decision to do it. She pushed herself and it took her about 5 months to get the first product. This is where the Muttssauce was born.

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Unique Leaders: Ryan Hartley

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Ryan grew up in England in a broken home, which led to him striving for attention from others. He grew up with a feeling a responsibility to take care of his mom throughout his young life. He had quite a bit of abandonment during his early teen years. However, he found the love of his life at 15. Things soon became very stable with his relationship and career, but in 2019 things changed.He didn’t feel supported at work and struggled with fitting in with that community. His relationship with his wife was on rocky waters and he also had a health scare. Needless to say, 2019 was a turning point for Ryan. He finally made a choice to make a change. He created his own community that shows love and support for others.“Passion is for us because it feels good. But it turns to purpose when we use our passion to help others.” -Ryan Hartley. Ryan felt he had more to give and began looking into becoming a coach. He started with what he had, a phone, a headset, and Facebook Live. He didn’t allow the “lack” of proper equipment to be a barrier.In 2020, he started a journey of faith. He wasn’t sure if leaving the police was the right path, but he had faith in God and listened to what was put in his heart to do. Which was to help others.He learned to live in love and lead in love.

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Unique Leaders: Melissa Burrow

Megan DiMartino — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 23:00:00 -0600

Melissa Burrow is an Amazon Best Selling Author and Executive Coach with a passion for Accountability and living life with Intention. Her book Chasing Bentleys; The Power of Accountability InAchieving Your Goals hit number one in Amazon’s women in business category.

Connect with Melissa on her Facebook Group –“VIW” Very Important Womenhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/293277314894191/

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Unique Leaders: Bob Burg

Megan DiMartino — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 23:00:00 -0600

Bob Burg is a sought-after speaker at company leadership and sales conferences sharing the platform with everyone from today’s business leaders and broadcast personalities to even a former U.S. President.Bob is the author of a number of books on sales, marketing and influence, with total book sales of well over a million copies. His book, The Go-Giver, coauthored with John David Mann, itself has sold over 975,000 copies and it has been translated into 29 languages.His and John’s newest parable in the Go-Giver Series is The Go-Giver Influencer.Bob is an advocate, supporter and defender of the Free Enterprise system, believing that the amount of money one makes is directly proportional to how many people they serve. He is also an unapologetic animal fanatic, and is a past member of the Board of Directors of Furry Friends Adoption, Clinic & Ranch in his town of Jupiter, Florida.

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Unique Leader: Angela Totman

Megan DiMartino — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 23:00:00 -0600

Angela Totman is an accountability expert and results coach. She has worked for and with world class entrepreneurs and notable brands such as Rich Dad, Sharon Lechter, Think and Grow Rich for Women, Best from the Nest and SlumberPod. Specializing in strategy execution, she has been a part of and led teams in nearly all categories of business processes. Businesses Angela has worked with have completed new product development and launch, content creation, marketing campaign implementation, improved cash flow forecasting and accounting and sales reporting as well as brand management and quality control. Angela has also supported clients in the application process for Shark Tank as well as preparing for successful negotiation of a deal with the Sharks. She is the co-author of Your Financial Mastery, an award winning financial literacy curriculum, is a featured contributor in the bestselling book, Think and Grow Rich for Women and is the creator or the R.A.D.I.C.A.L. approach to accountability and the Mastery Over Me results program.

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Unique Leader: Cherie Mathews

Megan DiMartino — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 23:00:00 -0600

From being born in Canada to being moved to Florida as a child with her father on a boat to getting a job with IBM and moving o Vermont, Cherie has been a true pioneer.She learned early on to turn her fear into excitement. During her time at IBM she turned her life around and was able to show confidence in a board room full of men.One day during her career she was given a challenge. How to improve the stapler. She tookher experience in being confident in herself, she came up with an idea on how to improve something that wasn’t broken. After this incident she became a part of the investors club and he idea was patented with IBM for the improved stapler.Cherie has always been a problem solver and a science head. This is shown through her work with IBM and later in life after contracting breast cancer. With her problem-solving skills she saw a problem with the clothing that was provided for breast cancer patients going through chemotherapy. Through her own experience with breast cancer she had created something that made her healing process better. From there she created the Heal in Comfort Shirt. This shirt is made with comfortable material and pockets made for the tubesand monitors. Many women have been blessed with this idea and her amazing love and care for others.

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Unique Leader: Rick Austin

Megan DiMartino — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 23:00:00 -0600

Rick Austin is a solider, entrepreneur, husband, father and a man of God. His story is a perfect example of perseverance and hard work. Even though he had been through many difficult times and challenges, he accepted those experiences and worked hard to be the best he could. Rick was very obedient and followed God’s plan.Rick grew up in Chicago in a large family household, with 5 siblings, and some challenging family dynamics. Through his school career, he went to manydifferent locations. After graduation, he worked many jobs to help supply an income to help his mother, while living with her. Again he went through a tough time. During this trying time there was an opportunity for Rick to sell narcotics, however, he made the choice to work hard and make money other ways -recruiting with the Army.This decision was the best he could have made during that time. He was involved in the medical and nursing scene within the military. He has always had a heart for people. He went to many places, Korea, Africa, Afghanistan and Iraq. He continued to stay within the medical genre during this time.During his time in Korea, he met the woman that would be his wife of 30 years. They kept a long distance relationship through letters. When he went to West Point, lots of great things came from that opportunity. One of the major things was his relationship with Jesus began. He didn’t grow up in the church or having a relationship with Christ, but someone took the time to share Jesus with Rick.

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Unique Leader: Darlene Templeton

Megan DiMartino — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 23:00:00 -0600

Darlene is the CEO and founder of Templeton & Associates. She is a professional speaker, certified executive coach, business strategist consultant, trainer and author. Darlene specializes in leadership and transformation for corporations and professionals,specifically for those who want to make a greater impact personally and professionally. She held multiple management and leadership positions during her career at IBM. She brings her 36 years of experience at IBM, to her work and her clients, and providesa level of mastery that is extraordinary. Darlene’s unique combination of extensive corporate experience, her own personal career journey, and her successful coaching and speaking business have given her the ability to work with individuals, small businesses and Fortune 100 companies to help them define their goals, enhance their performance and put an action plan in place to achieve the results they desire. Darlene is the founder and Chief Leader of the AMAZING Women Alliance, a group of high achieving women who meet monthly to inspire, motivate and support each other to achieve their goals. The AMAZING Women Leaders program is a six-month results driven leadership development and coaching program designed for professional women who are committed to accelerate, accomplish and achieve their goals both personally and professionally. You can build more confidence, develop business and leadership strategies and implement your action plans to achieve your goals and get the results that you desire. Darlene was the Co-VP of Career Development and established the Mentoring Program for the Austin Human Resource Managers Association (AHRMA), Texas Women in Business (TWIB) and several other associations. Darlene is very involved in Gifting Care, an Austin non-profit that support women with breast cancer. She also volunteers for Dress for Success and other local charities. She has co-authored three books, The Unstoppable Women’s Guide to Emotional Well Being, “The Success Guide for The Unstoppable Entrepreneur”, and “Behind Her Brand".

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Unique Leader: Bruce Pulver

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0600

Bruce Pulver is our special guest in today’s episode of Unique Leaders Podcast. He is a Professional Speaker, TEDx Speaker, Published Author, Professional Advisor and Entrepreneur. Together with Megan Dimartino, let’s hear Bruce Pulver’s interesting story behind his Accomplishments and Success.

Don’t miss:

The Blessing of Upbringing He Had
How his Parents Words guided him in all Aspects of his Life
We're enough from the Beginning
How Powerful Words Is
The Story behind his Book
How he amazingly got into TEDx Talks

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Megan Di Martino is a New York girl deep in the heart of Texas! A lifelong creator of beauty with a serving, mentoring spirit. She has started, scaled, sustained and sold 2 seven figure businesses in the Skin Care-Spa Industry. Her purpose is to build teams that in turn build businesses. In January 2020, her book went to number one on Amazon. In April 2020, her award-winning skin care line, Novita Spa Clinicals, was nominated in the Product Innovation Category, for the Austin Women's Way Awards. Megan is now continuing to speak, write, coach and consult with businesses and individuals to help them reach their dreams, goals and desires. "Novita...New Birth...New Life...Always Something New...That's My Promise."

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Unique Leader: Sharon Lechter

Megan DiMartino — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0600

Growing up in an entrepreneurial family, Sharon is very familiar with creating a business that works for you. With a degree in accounting and finance she has made her mark in that field. After her son got into credit card debt his first year of college, Sharon found she was passionate about financial literacy. She worked for 10 years with a partner to share more information about assets and finances with people all over the United States. She enjoys helping people to understand what their assets are, how to protect them and how to have them work for you, making you money.

Sharon is a big advocate for leaving a legacy! Sharing your story to inspire others. How can you solve a problem and serve a need and add value to someone’s life each and every day.

Sharon breaks down her “6 Ps” in business - worth a listen!

She also shares about her new book “Exit Rich” - she shares how to get the sneak peak and early access for the book. https://exitrichbook.com/buy/

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Unique Leader: Emi Kirschner

Megan DiMartino — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0600

With a business major in college, Emi has had a very business focused career. Through the illness of her first son, she created catering, chef and health coaching businesses. With her years of experience in business she has created her new business helping other small business entrepreneurs narrow down their why and break through the barriers that are holding them back.

Listen to Emi’s amazing story and unique journey to where she is today. It will truly inspire you!

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/tribeofleaders

https://emikirschner.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/emikirschner/

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Unique Leader: Mindy Henderson

Megan DiMartino — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0600

Mindy Henderson has had a life full of health challenges. From a young age she has learned to live with her struggles and adversity with a positive and grateful spirit. Mindy is a motivational speaker, accountability and health coach, podcaster and writer. Mindy has lived through so much. With her experiences she can connect and understand other’s struggles. This allows her to help people find their hope and achieve the strength and courage to journey on to the next step.

In this episode of Unique Leaders, Mindy shares the lessons she has learned through her journey.

Adversity is not an excuse it’s an opportunity to do something meaningful
Pay attention to your thoughts
A mindset is a choice. Strive to have a positive mental attitude.
Learn acceptance. We fight so hard against things that are out of our control. Learn to be open to the challenges we face and allow things to happen they way they will.
It’s okay to be afraid but do what scares you anyway. Focus your attention on courage and not on fear.
In most things in life, you will survive. Everything will be okay
Things might not turn out how you want them to, but they always turn out better.
Be resilient! Keep having hope and being open to how things are. Continue to live life and build your resilience muscle. This will make you more prepared for hardships that come up along the way
We all have limitations but there is always a way to overcome them. Keep a positive mindset and work towards that goal

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Mindy Henderson is a Motivational Speaker, Writer, Coach, Podcaster and guest contributor of “Morning Motivational Tips” on CBS Austin’s “We Are Austin” lifestyle morning show.

Living life from a wheelchair, the challenges she has overcome cultivated the very skills in her that she needed to achieve almost every goal she’s ever set for herself, to achieve great success and now make her uniquely qualified to motivate others to see their potential.

www.mindyhendersonspeaks.com

https://www.facebook.com/MindyHendersonPage/

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Unique Leader: Eric Zuley

Megan DiMartino — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0600

Phenomenon in the Entertainment Industry, Multi-Awardee, Award Winning Social Media Influencer, Founder and Executive Producer of eZWay Wall of Fame Awards and a Best-selling Author, Erci Zuley is today’s special guest in the Unique Leaders Podcast with Megan Dimartino. Today, Eric will share on how he amazingly put all of what he does together and how he put together this amazing eZWay Network.

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How Video Games made him for who he is today.
How Investing a Studio Opened Him a Lot of Opportunities
Whenever You get an Opportunity, Seize that Opportunity as best you can
You can build your success through one microphone
How being Authentic, True, Unique and Original Made Him for Who He is Today
Power of Association is the Key

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Unique Leader: Che Brown

Megan DiMartino — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0600

Another day, another story, another opportunity to hear another secrets of success. Today, we’ll be thrilled to hear an amazing story of Happy, Energetic, Sales Expert Extraordinaire, Mr. Che Brown together with Megan DiMartino as they talk about Perseverance and Resilience in today’s episode of Unique Leaders Podcast.

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Things doesn’t really need to be perfect to be Happy and Happiness is a choice
The importance of “Take action now “
Che Brown’s “Never again Moment” Story
Selling is Power
How He Surfs With Failures and reaches the Shore of Success.

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Unique Leader: Lisa Copeland

Megan DiMartino — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0600

Lisa is a unique spirit and a true seeker of adventure. She started out in the fashion industry as a young adult. During this time in her life, she wrecked her car which led to her meeting the man that would later become her husband. She knew she needed a car - from there she began a career in the automotive industry. During her early years in her auto career, Lisa was different than the other salesmen because she was authentic. She was real with her clients which was a breath of fresh air for most.

Something particularly important that she learned from the auto industry was to not depend on anyone else for your success. The only person who can make you successful is you! When you go through tough times on your own and you make it, you feel more accomplished and confident. “Fail Forward”

Don’t miss her amazing story about her career in the auto industry.

After leaving the auto industry she began speaking and consulting. Until the pandemic hit. As she has always done in her life, she pivoted to her new venture in Real Estate. In 2020 she created a team with eXp Realty. She educates her team about the Real Estate market and flipping houses. She also works to educate her clients on how to growth their wealth with their assets.

Lisa is a master at creating strategies and a plan and executing them.

Through she has had many failures she has not given up. During this segment of Unique Leaders, she shares the importance of continuing and never giving up.

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Lisa Copeland has “Reinvented The Art of Real Estate” with the start of the eXp Realty Group. She is a licensed agent and experienced mortgage industry professional with more than 25 years of experience.

Before transitioning to real estate fulltime, Lisa founded Austin Mortgage Associates in 2000. As CEO of the company, she personally originated and funded over $150 million dollars in residential mortgages comprised of Conventional, FHA, VA, and construction loans.

In addition to her mortgage and real estate industry experience, Lisa excelled in the automotive industry for many years as managing partner and general manager of the #1 FIAT/Alfa Romeo dealership in the U.S. This work along with her continued interest in the art of negotiation and deal-making inspired her to publish two books, “Crushing Mediocrity” (co-authored with Rene Banglesdorf) and “Car Buying Her Way.”

When she is not attending to the needs of her clients, Lisa speaks at events and tradeshows all over the world on topics related to strategy and sales and negotiation tactics.

www.sellingcentraltexas.com

Facebook: @LisaCopelandAgent

Facebook: @eXpRealty

https://lisacopeland.book.live/

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Unique Leader: Heather Parady

Megan DiMartino — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0600

Heather Parady is a woman that is always evolving and looking for new and creative ways to communicate with others. From ministry to counseling to creating an online presence. Heather is now taking all her past experiences and roles into her next venture…an acting career.

About the Guest:

Heather is the host of #UnconventionalLeaders, a top-ranked podcast which interviews leaders from all over the world who use their unique gifts to make an impact in this world. She has had the honor of interviewing names like Seth Godin, Chris Guillebeau, Heather Monahan, Paul Young, and Jack Canfield. Professionally Heather is a mental health therapist turned online entrepreneur where she has helped countless brands bring their services online in order to scale their impact.

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Unique Leader: Greg Reid

Megan DiMartino — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0600

For over 25 years, Greg has inspired millions of people to take personal responsibility to step into the potential of their greatness and, as such, his life of contribution has been recognized by government leaders, a foreign Princess as well as luminaries in education, business, and industry.

Mr. Reid has been published in over 100 books including 32 best-sellers in 45 languages.

Titles such as - Stickability: The Power of Perseverance; The Millionaire Mentor and Three Feet from Gold: Turn Your Obstacles into Opportunities, have inspired countless readers to understand that the most valuable lessons we learn, are also the easiest ones to apply.

Greg Reid is known best for being Founder of - Secret Knock

A Forbes and Inc. magazine top-rated event focused on partnership, networking, and business development.

He is the producer of the Oscar qualified film, Wish Man, based on the creator of the Make A Wish Foundation, streaming on Netflix now.

For his work in mentoring youth in his hometown of San Diego, Mr. Reid was honored by the White House where a former President commended Greg for his work for positively working with youth through a local mentorship program.

And if that is not enough, recently Greg was honored with the star of the infamous Las Vegas Walk of Stars.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregsreid/

https://www.instagram.com/gregsreid/

https://www.facebook.com/Dr.GregReid/?epa=SEARCH_BOX

https://twitter.com/gregreid?lang=en

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsurKWl2k23jgqLsoCpnREg

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Unique Leader: Gabriella McNamara

Megan DiMartino — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0600

Gabby found her passion early on. She wanted to do something in writing, but she didn’t know that PR work would be the perfect thing for her.

Another passion of hers is traveling. From there she connected PR with traveling. She helps to promote all the wonderful things about traveling, in a very authentic way. It is particularly important for her to believe in the thing she was promoting.

She had gotten to a point in her life where she decided to start her own consulting company. She wanted the flexibility and the ability to use her time the way she wanted to.

Through her struggles with cancer years ago, she learned something valuable. You must try to learn something during a hard time. She believes then that nothing is a total loss. Do not focus so much on the negative, create a new way of doing something. You must take the good with the bad.

Two of her major clients are the Princess Cruise Line and The City of Orlando. This year has brought traveling to a hault, which effected both these clients. She speaks about what is to be expected for the next year with traveling and cruises.

She believes when we can travel more again, the memories and the time with family and friends will be so much more special and will have more meaning.

She shared about her passion and talent.

Passion: to share experiences and to have great experiences.

Talent: able to communicate the various great experiences with others so they can feel passionate about it too

About Gabriella:

Gabby has more than 20 years of experience in marketing communications. Her specialties are strategic planning and brand revitalization for travel and tourism accounts. Gabby has created high-profile branding and 360-degree integrated marketing campaigns for the travel, food and beverage, lifestyle and general consumer product industries. She is a natural "idea person" and strategically develops marketing solutions that realize significant ROI for clients. Fully versed in social media applications, she is a master at blending traditional PR tactics with new media strategies to orchestrate impactful integrated campaigns. TV network producers and productions companies turn to Gabby for her limitless ideas and precision broadcast production management. Her client experiences include many top consumer brands including Visit Orlando, Princess Cruises, Cunard Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, the Port of Quebec, Amazon Nature Tours, Hands Up Holidays, Impact Destinations, Esperienza, Select Registry, Hostelling International USA, Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, Canyon Ranch, Visit Philadelphia, Briggs & Riley, Seaview a Dolce Hotel, ShermansCruise, the Port of Philadelphia and more.

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https://about.me/gabriella_mcnamara

https://www.facebook.com/gabby.mcnamara

https://twitter.com/gabbymac

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriella-mcnamara-3506361a/

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Teach Motivate Inspire: Faith

Megan DiMartino — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 05:00:00 -0600

Are you feeling alone? Are you feeling lost in this world of uncertainty? I am here to tell you that there are people out there who care for you and are willing to meet you where you are at. I am one of those people. You are not alone. You only have to reach out.

Zig Ziglar says; "if there's hope in the future, there's power in today". But you have to have hope for the future and that starts with faith. Faith in God and faith in the people He brings into your world.

It's never too early or too late to have hope for a better tomorrow and create the life of your dreams.

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Megan Di Martino is a lifelong creator of beauty, beginning her career in the fashion-beauty industries during the early ’70s in New York City.

Over the last 25 years, Megan Di Martino has been one of the pioneers in result-oriented medical-grade skincare. She has built two skincare lines, Glycolique and Novita Spa Clinical products which are sold to salons, spas, medical spas and are also available on novitaspa.com. She was the first to launch result-oriented skincare.

In 2005, she opened her award-winning “Hybrid Concept,” the Novita Spa and Medical Rejuvenation Clinic. It combines Luxury Spa Services, Clinical-Medical Spa and Regenerative Stem Cell Wellness and Aesthetic Treatments.

In 2019, she published her first book “Hope and Possibilities Just Over the Horizon. It’s Never Too Early or Too Late to Create the Life of Your Dreams.” In her book, she shares her story - the journey of a female entrepreneur who began her businesses long before it was widely accepted for a woman to follow her dreams and fulfil her goals in business.

Only 4% of women-owned companies get to 1 million, Megan, has done it twice. She shares her experience online & hosts the HOPE & POSSIBILITIES PODCAST to encourage entrepreneurs to share their stories. Today, her purpose is to help others to identify their passion and then actualize their dreams and goals through her consulting, training and coaching programs.

For more info visit:

megandimartino.com

megan@megandimartino.com

facebook.com/officialmegandimartino

linkedin.com/megandimartino

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Unique Leaders: Glenn Lundy

Megan DiMartino — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0600

Father of 7, husband to 1, and the host of the wildly popular Facebook Live show #RiseAndGrind, Glenn Lundy had so much to share! From hitting rock bottom as a young man to making it big in the auto industry to becoming the influential person he is today, Glenn shares his wisdom and stories of hope for everyone. He strives to touch just one person with his #1 morning show every morning, and he does just that every day.

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He is a husband to 1, a father to 7, and the host of the wildly popular Facebook Live show #RiseAndGrind. He’s been seen at places like Hustle and Grind Con, Grow Your Business For God’s Sake! and many more stages across the country. Glenn has been spotlighted on ABC, NBC, and CBS, and is an expert in dealership culture development, and leadership training. With 20 years experience in the automotive industry, Glenn lead a dealership from 120 cars a month to an 800% increase in sales in five years, becoming the 2nd largest used car franchise in the country. His unique style makes him one of the most coveted GM’s in the business. Glenn has the unique ability to help identify the areas for growth in your store, and teach creative ways to invoke your dealerships spirit. With a background in sales, and finance, he uses his skill sets to create growth, as well as tapping into the mental side of human development.

Connect with Glenn Lundy on social media:

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialGlennLundy/

https://twitter.com/GlennBLundy/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennlundy/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmyaCEBt8i64ZWfl_HvFIOw/

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Unique Leader: Jan Goss-Gibson

Megan DiMartino — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0600

Each leader’s distinctive story, talent and passion makes them a Unique Leader. Today, joining us, is the Recognized and Highly-respected, Author, Speaker, Mastermind Creator, the woman behind Civility Consulting, Jan Goss-Gibson. Listen as Jan shares her amazing story on how she evolved to who she is today, from being a Military child to becoming a Successful Woman in the Business world.

Don’t miss:

Jan’s Childhood Untold Stories
Behavior Modification Plans is no different in Businesses
God calls her to Business
Every coach needs a coach, every leader needs a leader, and even well-trained team needs training
How Jan deals with Grief and turned it to Gratitude and Grace

Jan is one of those people you do not soon forget. She is a woman on a mission; a positive charge in a negative world, an agent of change. She has written numerous programs to help others live life to the fullest in their personal and professional lives.

Tireless in pursuing avenues to communicate, she is also an accomplished singer/songwriter and award winning motivational speaker. Jan is a published author of three books, She Scriptures™, Protocol Power, 21 Days to Professional Polish, and Bedroom Etiquette – How to Show Up Well Behind Closed Doors.

Jan is a featured columnist and expert for various publications and is highly regarded for her First Impression Management and Business Etiquette expertise. She also blazed a trail as a consultant in the luxury real estate community in Austin, Texas for 13 years.

Visit her website and social media:

https://civilityconsulting.com/

https://www.facebook.com/showupwell/

https://www.instagram.com/showupwell/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/civilityconsulting/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsdMWA3314lT8gX6EsrBQ6w

About your Host:

Megan Di Martino is a lifelong creator of beauty, beginning her career in the fashion-beauty industries during the early ’70s in New York City.

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Unique Leader: Simona Spilak

Megan DiMartino — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0600

We are walking in this world full of Unknowns, Uncertainties and lots of Possibilities. Today, Be inspired to not be afraid to Explore and to Look for Opportunities, as this inspiring woman, Simona Spilak, Leadership Coach and Business Strategist shares her story full of the Spirit of Motivation, Joy and Passion together with Megan DiMartino, in today’s episode of Unique Leaders Podcast.

Don’t miss:

How Simple Rules and Proper Mindset Became Simona’s Strong Foundation.
How Her Parents Open-Mindedness Opened Opportunities That Leads Her To Success
Simona’s Spirit of Adventure
How Simona Sees Opportunities in this Difficult Times
You’ll realize that Meeting New People Means New Learning, Mistake is another Learning and With Learning, We Grow, We Improved and become Competent.

About our Guest:

Simona is the founder of SimonaSpilak.com, an online coaching community. Over the last 20 years, she has helped thousands of clients transition careers, become an entrepreneur, and scale their businesses rapidly.

To handle the demand online, she created a successful, dedicated team of 12 for her one-on-one and mastermind coaching.

On top of that, she runs her own consulting agency for major corporations, is a lecturer at the International Business Economics Faculty, and is a regular speaker at regional conferences in Europe.

Simona lives with a deep passion for helping others so they can enjoy the same entrepreneurial freedom that she has.

Visit her website and social media:

www.simonaspilak.com

https://www.facebook.com/simonaspilakcom

https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonaspilak/

https://www.instagram.com/simonaspilak/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvztWFSrBItltFNAkqPzWJA

About your Host:

Megan Di Martino is a lifelong creator of beauty, beginning her career in the fashion-beauty industries during the early ’70s in New York City.

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Unique Leader: Amy Westbrook

Megan DiMartino — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0600

Sometimes life can challenge our goals and dreams. Today's guest Amy Westbrook knows that better than anyone.

On this episode of Unique Leaders, successful author, Amy Westbrook joins Megan and shares her personal journey from despair to one of hope, possibility and inspiration.

Don’t miss:

● How She Battled With Drugs And Alcohol

● How She Overcomes Wounds Inside Of Her That Tortured Her For Years

● Her Spinal Cord Tumor And Paralytic Journey To Her Miraculous Recovery

● How Her Faith In God, Surrendering Her Life To Him, Changed Her Life And Gave Her Freedom, Strength And Courage

About the Guest:

Amy Westbrook is an entrepreneur, former paraplegic, radio show host, podcaster, and the founder of Souled Out Ministries. She spent thirty-five years as a sales and marketing executive, specializing in both the hospitality and media industries, and is the mastermind behind The Freedom Success Method™, an online course designed to guide students to their next-level life. Westbrook has used her infectious passion to speak to audiences about the fact that they can live their dream life--despite life’s unexpected setbacks. Amy currently resides in Austin, Texas.

Connect with Amy: www.livewithamy.com

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Megan Di Martino is a lifelong creator of beauty, beginning her career in the fashion-beauty industries during the early ’70s in New York City.

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Unique Leader: Kristy Morgan

Megan DiMartino — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0600

We all have dreams, goals and desires, something resonating within us, but we have to take action, we have to take that first step to reach the right direction.

Here’s a unique story of Kristy Morgan, A little girl from Canada who independently moved to the USA and found the right path to her success. Listen to Kristy Morgan's story on how she independently chased her dreams as she joins Megan in today’s episode of Unique Leaders Podcast.

Don’t miss:

Kristy’s journey of Independence from Canada to US
How Opportunity Arouses in Arizona for Kristy and her Husband
How Her Independence Leads Her To The Right Direction

About our Guest:

Kristy Morgan is an author, TEDx speaker, doctor, wife, mother and entrepreneur. In her work with children across the country, Kristy helps disadvantaged youth get the birthday of their dreams with donated parties and presents. Her passion is servant leadership and bridging the gap by helping others in need.

About your Host:

Megan Di Martino is a lifelong creator of beauty, beginning her career in the fashion-beauty industries during the early ’70s in New York City.

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Teach Motivate Inspire: Getting Clear; Both In Business and Our Personal Life With Clarity

Megan DiMartino — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 05:00:00 -0600

Today on Teach - Motivate - Inspire Megan is talking about one of the 5 C's, "Clarity". Clarity is one of the most complex steps for getting clear on your mission, vision and goals.

Although it is a complex step, it is one of the most very important steps that we do not want to miss if we are looking to get clear on exactly what it is that we truly want both in life and in business.

On today's episode we talk about:

Getting clear on what you love
Getting out of your own way
Clarity is the foundation of everything

Unique Leader: Vicky Lowell

Megan DiMartino — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0600

Listening to the stories of how others have evolved and changed gives us the encouragement to take the first step into not limiting ourselves.

Today, Megan is talking to Financial advisor and International Best-Selling Author, Vicky Lowell on Unique Leaders Podcast.

Don’t miss:

● How Vicky fought for women empowerment

● How Rejections Opens Opportunities

● How Vicky and Megan Won Against Pessimism

● Vicky’s Purpose in writing her Best-selling Book

About the Guest:

Victoria “Vicky” Lowell is a leading financial advocate and coach, international bestselling author and the founder of Empowered Worth, a financial-education platform that empowers women to become active participants in their own financial future and well-being.

In late 2018, after years of frustration working at a major Wall Street firm, she left to follow her passion to help women assert themselves fiscally. She created Empowered Worth as a resource for financial coaching and education for women looking to meet their immediate economic needs and long-term financial goals.

She is the author of the international bestseller, “Empower your Worth: A Woman’s Guide to Increasing Self-Worth and Net Worth,” a bestseller in both English and Spanish. She has been featured on various TV shows, blogs, and websites. In addition, she has been an expert presenter on various panels for women’s groups and conferences, as well as hosting her own podcast.

Connect with Vicky: www.empoweredworth.com

About your Host:

Megan Di Martino is a lifelong creator of beauty, beginning her career in the fashion-beauty industries during the early ’70s in New York City.

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Teach Motivate Inspire: Compassion

Megan DiMartino — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0600

It's not in the Sale, that your life happens. It's in the starting and sustaining of your business. Megan DiMartino is here to Teach, Motivate and Inspire you on some level and be your Success Facilitator.

The last few weeks Megan has gone over the Clarity, the Courage, the Confidence, and the Commitment. Today she went over and talked about the last C of 5C’s, Compassion.

You’ll learn:

● Success is not specifically about Monetary Success.

● Compassion is about Listening

● Compassion is the Radicalism of Time

● Be Compassionate with Yourself first before you can be Compassionate with Others

● Being Compassionate is also about Awareness

Unique Leader: Kathy Tagenel

Megan DiMartino — Fri, 25 Dec 2020 04:00:00 -0600

Strategic business advisor and developer Kathy Tagenel joins Megan and shares her passion for working with entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs to help them understand their unique gifts and grow their businesses.

Don’t Miss:

● The amazing story of Kathy And Her Entrepreneurial Shifts

● Every twist and turn is important

● Everything happens for a reason. There really are no accidents

● How She Met Mr Bob Burg And Her Amazing Experience Working With Him

About the Guest:

Kathy Tagenel, is president of Zoom Strategies, Inc., the business strategy and marketing firm she started in 2004.

As president of Go-Givers International Kathy has been working with Bob Burg to grow The Go-Giver Movement and build the Go-Giver brand. She is also a Kolbe Certified™ Consultant and helps individuals discover the freedom to be themselves.

Kathy’s background is in marketing, information technology, and entrepreneurship; her passion is working with entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs to help them understand their unique gifts and grow their businesses.

She received her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University and her MBA from the University of Chicago. She started her first consulting business in 1999 and previously had worked for large corporations such as IBM, Ameritech, and Verio.

Kathy is an adventurer who loves to travel and boldly go where she’s never gone before!

Connect with Kathy:

About your Host:

Megan Di Martino is a lifelong creator of beauty, beginning her career in the fashion-beauty industries during the early ’70s in New York City.

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Teach Motivate Inspire: Commitment

Megan DiMartino — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 04:00:00 -0600

Megan is here to walk with you through the minefields of building a business. In today’s episode, she shares a piece of the story behind the "Teach, Motivate and Inspire" Show including her thoughts about the fourth tool necessary to start, to scale and sustain your Business; Commitment.

You’ll learn:

● Megan’s Commitment in Everything She Does.

● The Power of Commitment to that Positive Mental Attitude.

● Power of Association, Networking, Mastermind, Helping and Sharing is the Light we need

● Whatever The Mind of Man Conceives and Believes, He can Achieve

About your Host:

Megan Di Martino is a lifelong creator of beauty, beginning her career in the fashion-beauty industries during the early ’70s in New York City.

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Unique Leaders: Mike and Kim Barnes

Megan DiMartino — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 04:00:00 -0600

Communication Experts and Coaches, Kim and Award-winning - Mike Barnes are the couple behind "Barnes Team Media". They spent their decades on-air as Anchors, News and Sports Casters.

Today Kim and Mike join Megan on an episode of the "Unique Leaders Podcast". Listen in as they talk about how each other's life events and experiences prepared them for something so much bigger in the future.

In Today’s Episode:

● How A Shy And Introvert Person Became An Award-Winning Media Personality

● The Ups and Downs Love Story Of Kim And Mike Barnes And Their journey as Media Personalities

● How Kim Balances Work and Being A Mom

● How They Started Barnes Team Media

About The Guest:

Kim & Mike Barnes have each spent 30 years on the air! Now, as Barnes Team Media, they coach clients for on-camera impact in video and media interviews and public speaking.

Kim was an award-winning reporter and news anchor for 15 years, including more than a decade at KVUE in Austin. Kim taught television news reporting at The University of Texas (her alma mater).

Mike Barnes was an award-winning sportscaster at KVUE for over 29 years He was named Best Sportscaster in Austin 17 years and Best in Texas four times.

Mike & Kim have a 23-year-old son who's a graduate of Texas A&M and a 20-year-old daughter who's a junior at UT!

This dynamic duo knows how to make a great impression on the camera or in front of a room.

Connect with Kim and Mike Barnes - www.barnesteammedia.com

About your Host:

Megan Di Martino is a lifelong creator of beauty, beginning her career in the fashion-beauty industries during the early ’70s in New York City.

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Teach Motivate Inspire: Confidence

Megan DiMartino — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 04:00:00 -0600

We've been taking a journey through the five C's, which are Clarity, Courage, Confidence, Commitment, and Compassion. For the last couple of episodes, Megan DiMartino spoke about the importance of Clarity and Courage.

In today’s episode, Megan DiMartino takes you to the third C of the 5C’s, Confidence.

You’ll learn:

● Importance of Understanding and Working with those Potential Challenges

● Preparing and Maintaining Sustainability

● Growing should be Your Focus

● How Scaling and Sustaining build Confidence

● Confidence Will Continue To Feed Your Spirit

About your Host:

Megan Di Martino is a lifelong creator of beauty, beginning her career in the fashion-beauty industries during the early ’70s in New York City.

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Unique Leader: Camille Walker

Megan DiMartino — Sun, 06 Dec 2020 04:00:00 -0600

Lawyer, People Lover and Brilliant Woman Camille Walker joins Megan on this Unique Leaders Podcast. Camille shares her brilliant life story, her background and her experiences on how her passion, her profession and compassion for people help her build her business.

Don’t miss:

How growing up in a family of entrepreneurs molded her into who she is today
How her father’s compassion for people influences her
The importance of being conscious of what's next and what are the needs of the market
Learning to Adapt and Evolve
Knowing your labels

About Today's Guest:

Camille is known for her work as a visionary, catalyst, innovator, bringing healing and transformation. Although trained to wear the "uniform" of lawyer, Camille practiced law for some years before discovering her unique creative brilliance in helping people create meaningful changes in their life.

Drawing on experience as a mom, lawyer, advisor, entrepreneur and mentor, Camille is an engaging speaker who shares with audiences how to discover purpose, how to identify and release self- limiting behaviors and beliefs and how to step into their greatness.

Using her warmth, passion, energy and calm demeanor, Camille is engaging, thought provoking with a humor that will keep you chuckling.

#onehappylawyer

#myubermom

www.camillewalker.com

www.pathstopurpose.com

About your Host:

Megan Di Martino is a lifelong creator of beauty, beginning her career in the fashion-beauty industries during the early ’70s in New York City.

In 2005, she opened her award winning “Hybrid Concept,” the Novita Spa and Medical Rejuvenation Clinic. It combines Luxury Spa Services, Clinical-Medical Spa and Regenerative Stem Cell Wellness and Aesthetic Treatments.

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Teach Motivate and Inspire: Clarity

Megan DiMartino — Sun, 06 Dec 2020 04:00:00 -0600

In this Teach, Motivate, Inspire show, Megan DiMartino will Teach you how to build your foundation. She will motivate and inspire you to start making changes to up level your life. Introducing the 5 Cs in Building a Business, Clarity, Courage, Confidence, Commitment, and Compassion. For today’s episode, Megan will talk about the first C, Clarity.

You will learn about the importance of:

Clarity in the beginning
Knowing what that burning desire in you is
Knowing your purpose
Taking the first step now

Megan Di Martino is a lifelong creator of beauty, beginning her career in the fashion-beauty industries during the early 70’s in New York City.

Over the last 25 years, Megan Di Martino has been one of the pioneers in result-oriented medical grade skin care. She has built two skin care lines, Glycolique and Novita Spa Clinical products which are sold to salons, spas, medical spas and are also available on novitaspa.com. She was the first to launch result-oriented skin care.

In 2019, she published her first book “Hope and Possibilities Just Over the Horizon. It’s Never Too Early or Too Late to Create the Life of Your Dreams.” In her book, she shares her story - the journey of a female entrepreneur who began her businesses long before it was widely acceptable for a woman to follow her dreams and fulfill her goals in business.

Only 4% of women-owned companies get to 1 million, Megan, has done it twice. She shares her experience online & hosts the UNIQUE LEADERS PODCAST to encourage entrepreneurs to share their stories. Today, her purpose is to help others to identify their passion and then actualize their dreams and goals through her consulting, training and coaching programs.

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Teach Motivate Inspire: Courage

Megan DiMartino — Sun, 06 Dec 2020 04:00:00 -0600

This year has been unprecedented. Megan DiMartino is here to help you extract information and pull it together to prepare and set the precedent for next year and more coming years. Changes, trials and struggles may still come along the way and it is Courage that we need.

In today’s episode, Megan will be speaking about the second C of the 5 C’s which is Courage.

Don't miss:

Starting is the most Challenging and Critical
Courage is in your spirit
Courage is Trust, Trusting in the Lord and not on your own Understanding
Power and Love is your Inner Strength
Courage is a true seed to success

About your Host:

Megan Di Martino is a lifelong creator of beauty, beginning her career in the fashion-beauty industries during the early 70’s in New York City.

In 2019, she published her first book “Hope and Possibilities Just Over the Horizon. It’s Never Too Early or Too Late to Create the Life of Your Dreams.” In her book, she shares her story - the journey of a female entrepreneur who began her businesses long before it was widely acceptable for a woman to follow her dreams and fulfill her goals in business.

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