

The Virtual Campfire with Tony Martignetti
Tony Martignetti
The campfire. school, church, and watercooler all-in-one. It's the earliest form of community; Sitting around a campfire and sharing stories. For generations, it was used to build trust, share knowledge, and inspire others. Welcome to the Virtual Campfire – I'm Tony Martignetti, the Inspired Coach. Here I'll share powerful lessons learned from leaders in their transformation journey.
When you see someone on stage: sharing a powerful message, "owning the room" and, having a huge impact in the world, you might ask yourself, how did they get to be that way? Were they born that way? Could I be like that person? What makes them different? From the outside looking in, it seems like they are meant to do what they're doing. I'm here to share what you don't often see—their tales of transformation. That's what we'll uncover here. The tiny steps that led to the big leaps.
When you see someone on stage: sharing a powerful message, "owning the room" and, having a huge impact in the world, you might ask yourself, how did they get to be that way? Were they born that way? Could I be like that person? What makes them different? From the outside looking in, it seems like they are meant to do what they're doing. I'm here to share what you don't often see—their tales of transformation. That's what we'll uncover here. The tiny steps that led to the big leaps.
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Jun 3, 2021 • 43min
Opening Doors Of Opportunity To New Successful Careers With Dorie Clark
Never stick to just one thing. Life can be crazy sometimes, jobs will come and go along the way just like the many career paths of Dorie Clark. Dorie was named to the by Thinkers50. She is a writer for Harvard Business Review, FastCompany, and Business Insider. She is also the author of the book, Stand Out which Inc. Magazine declared the #1 Leadership Book of 2015. Join your host, Tony Martignetti as he talks to Dorie Clark on how she started her career as a journalist, then how she tackled freelancing, political campaigns, and becoming an entrepreneur. Listen to Dorie’s story of how she discovered her path to success and how you can too.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

Jun 1, 2021 • 48min
Preventing Bad Moments From Turning Into Bad Days With Michael O’Brien
Sometimes, it takes one traumatic moment to really change your life for the better. These are the things that can really open your eyes to your future. That's exactly what happened to Michael O'Brien. Michael is the Executive Business Coach of Peloton Executive Coaching and serves on the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association global board. He is also a speaker, a cyclist, and the author of the book Shift: Creating Better Tomorrows; Winning at Work and in Life. In this episode, Tony Martignetti talks with Michael about how you can prevent those bad moments from turning into bad days. Pause, breathe, and reflect through several of Michael's life-changing flashpoints and understand how he became the person he is today.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

May 26, 2021 • 35min
Adapting To The Future With Mike Raven
We live in an ever-changing world. In just a blink of an eye, your whole life can take a turn for better or for worse. Take the last few years for example. Not one of us expected the pandemic to come in and ruin so many businesses. During this time, companies were forced to pivot in order to continue making a profit, or even just to survive. This is why adaptability is so important because no one can predict what will happen next. Join Tony Martignetti and his guest, Mike Raven, co-founder of Leaps Innovation and AQai, as they further unpack this highly relevant topic. Learn why adaptability is so important and why we need it right now more than ever.

May 24, 2021 • 39min
Compassionate Capitalism: Creating Healthy Business Relationships And Making A Positive Impact On The World With Blaine Bartlett
It takes good connections and a strong relationship in order to grow a business. It’s a business leader’s main job to create, form, and sustain healthy relationships because at the end of the day an organization is just a group of people in a relationship. They’re in a relationship with each other, they’re in a relationship with the customer, and they’re in a relationship with themselves. Join Tony Martignetti and his guest, Blaine Bartlett as they give meat to the bones of this timely and relevant topic, as well as the other basic tenets of compassionate capitalism, which he discusses at length in his eponymous book. Blaine is an author, entrepreneur, leadership coach, and the President and CEO of Avatar Resources Inc. Connect with Blaine as he tells you the importance of having a strong imagination, creating strong relationships in the workplace, and using business as a vehicle for service and making a positive impact on the world.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

May 19, 2021 • 36min
Making Big Decisions: Unlocking Life’s Possibilities And Opportunities To Innovate With Bill Harris
Letting go of everything in order to start a business can be a scary leap most people aren’t going to take. But letting go of that business that you’ve just created to do something else can be twice as scary. These are two of the biggest decisions Bill Harris has had to make in his journey. Joining Tony Martignetti on the show, this architect walks us through the several flashpoints in his career: from discovering his love for architecture, to starting his own architectural firm, to being introduced to the power of biotechnology, and to being recruited into one of the world’s leading architectural design firms, Perkins & Will. Each big shift in Bill’s journey allowed him to unlock more innovation and possibilities. Get inspired by Bill’s story and learn how to find your niche – one that you would gladly give everything up to pursue!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

May 17, 2021 • 36min
Lessons From A Military Career: Conversations On Life, Grit, And Resilience With Shannon Huffman Polson
People love to put others in neat little boxes, but life isn't that simple. Tony Martignetti sits down for a conversation with military aviator, leadership development consultant, lecturer, and author Shannon Huffman Polson. One of the first women to qualify for combat duty in the Apache Attack Helicopter, Shannon talks about her military career, the lessons she learned during her service, and how she has worked to transform herself. Shannon and Tony also talk about propelling yourself forward in life, digging into the wisdom from her book The Grit Factor. Join this episode as you learn some key insights on courage, resilience, and leadership that can help you in your journey to transform yourself.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

May 12, 2021 • 40min
Creating An Engaging And Energizing Workplace Culture That Sparks Success With Chester Elton
Chester Elton talks with Tony Martignetti on his journey to becoming the number one bestselling leadership author and organizational culture, employee engagement, and leadership expert. He shares an inspiring story about the power of imagining something in the future and taking it in even without seeing it clearly. He says that one of the things that can bring success to life is your attitude towards it and the attitude of gratitude that will create the path of great things. His incredible journey and experience have helped him provide real solutions to leaders and transform workplace culture that is vital in leading a multi-generational workforce.

May 10, 2021 • 42min
Utilizing Energy And Defeating Self-Doubt With Alexis Artin
Our upbringing hugely impacts how we act and see ourselves. But as we grow, we need to start utilizing energy and become bigger than our current perspectives. Tony Martignetti talks with Demartini Method Facilitator Alexis Artin to share how she went beyond her challenging childhood full of self-doubt and insecurities. Alexis explains how aligning with her inner energies opened up her emotions, found refuge in the world of performing arts, and become an agent of change for others. She discusses why your ideologies and outlook in life must not be dictated by other people and how empowerment must be about making decisions that impact a larger purpose.

May 5, 2021 • 39min
Get Lucky: Intersecting Preparedness And Opportunity With Ramani Varanasi
Being lucky isn't simply an occurrence but can be considered a skill, and it usually manifests when you meet opportunity with preparedness. Sharing her insight about success and luck in this episode is Ramani Varanasi, the CEO of X-Biotix Therapeutics, Inc. She gives a sneak peek at what it's like to work in the biopharma industry. She also explains the key role that persistence plays in success in this industry as she talks about the importance of defining success as a company. In this episode, learn what makes a genius and understand why she believes that we all have the power to control our destinies and why we should just make it happen.

May 3, 2021 • 37min
Challenging The Corporate Image: On The Precipice Of Burnout With Georgie Dickins
Are you aware of the consequences of your success? In this episode, transformational coach Georgie Dickins sits down with Tony Martignetti to talk about her flashpoints and how she challenged the corporate image. Georgie shares her journey from working in the corporate world to moving into coaching and consultancy and the inflection point that motivated her to take a step back and assess her life. Georgie and Tony discuss the inevitability of burnout in the corporate world and the importance of looking at yourself in the mirror. Tune in and learn from Georgie’s experiences of taking a step back from time to time as you work your way towards success.


