The Virtual Campfire with Tony Martignetti

    Dr. Mandy Lehto is a writer, coach, and corporate trainer. She helps clients find peace, purpose, and more authenticity in life as well as help them display power through quiet confidence and kindness. Before she went full-time as a coach, Mandy worked for an international investment bank in London. Much of her wisdom on finance and coaching hail from obtaining her PhD from Cambridge University and her skills as a corporate image advisor.   Mandy joins me today to share how overachieving helped her find success in life and how it eventually led to stress and unhealthy habits. She discusses the moment she became an overachiever and how she realized it was negatively impacting her health. She explains how society looks at overachieving as a good thing and why it should be viewed as an addiction. Mandy also describes the time when she decided to listen to her body and quit being an overachiever.   "The struggle with overachievers is that a lot of it is about creating a facade to the outside world." - Mandy Lehto       This week on The Virtual Campfire Podcast:       Our Favorite Quotes:       Resources Mentioned:       Connect with Mandy Lehto           Sharing Inspiring Stories Around The Virtual Campfire   Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of The Virtual Campfire with your host, Tony Martignetti - the Inspired Coach. If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe and leave a rating and review.   Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn and share your favorite episodes across social media. And for more great content, powerful stories, and helpful insight, be sure to visit our website.    

    Lauren Celano is the Founder and CEO of Propel Careers, a firm that offers recruitment services in the life sciences sector. They help life sciences companies hire for their research, commercial, and clinical teams. More than a recruiting company, Lauren and her team also offer coaching services to help aspiring talents with their career search. Before she founded Propel Careers, Lauren had an extensive career in developing businesses in the novel therapeutics industry.   Lauren joins me today to discuss how a career in the life sciences industry has changed her mindset on healthcare. She shares how her family influenced her career trajectory and how college opened the door to opportunities she never considered. She explains the importance of hiring not just for talent, but also for team chemistry. Lauren also describes why many today don’t realize they’re leading unfulfilled lives until they’re too old or it’s too late to change directions.   "It's important to take time to carve out 'Are you aligned? Are you in the right place?' So then if you're not, you can make choices to help influence that direction." - Lauren Celano       This week on The Virtual Campfire Podcast:       Our Favorite Quotes:       Resources Mentioned:       Connect with Lauren Celano:           Sharing Inspiring Stories Around The Virtual Campfire   Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of The Virtual Campfire with your host, Tony Martignetti - the Inspired Coach. If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe and leave a rating and review.   Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn and share your favorite episodes across social media. And for more great content, powerful stories, and helpful insight, be sure to visit our website.  

    Jeff Harmon is the Owner of Brilliance Within Coaching and Consulting, a training and coaching firm on a mission to equip industry leaders to become world-class servant-leaders. They help companies in the tech, pharma, biotech, and healthcare industries to develop their engineers and scientists into the leaders that can help run their organization better. Jeff has over 20 years of experience in coaching others to achieve their goals. As Principal Coach of their company, he specializes in coaching business leaders in the technology and life sciences.   Jeff joins me today to discuss how you can learn to accept reality without losing sight of your dreams. He shares the story of when he was laid off from work and how he transformed that negative point of his life into a positive experience. He describes the journey he took towards entrepreneurship, the challenges he encountered, and how his religious beliefs helped him along the way. Jeff also explains what true servant leadership is and how you can become who you were meant to be at any age.   "It's not what you do, but who you become and who you are being." - Jeff Harmon       This week on The Virtual Campfire Podcast:       Our Favorite Quotes:       Resources Mentioned:       Connect with Jeff Harmon:           Sharing Inspiring Stories Around The Virtual Campfire   Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of The Virtual Campfire with your host, Tony Martignetti - the Inspired Coach. If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe and leave a rating and review.   Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn and share your favorite episodes across social media. And for more great content, powerful stories, and helpful insight, be sure to visit our website.

    Niiamah Ashong describes himself as a life coach and Sherpa for the socially conscious and impact-driven leaders. He built a community of trailblazers to help them understand themselves regardless of their similarities or differences with those around them. He cites being alone as his greatest fear, and caused him to always want to fit in no matter what, not wanting to be an outlier. Niiamah’s mindset changed when he realized there was a whole world of people who also felt the same way. He has since fully embraced what makes him unique, no longer fearing being alone because he knows a person is never truly alone.   Niiamah joins me to describe how he felt about being black in America and the different ways he tried to fit in. He shares how he coped with the idea of being the “token black guy” and the defense mechanism he used to cover his self-doubt. He discusses the moment he realized he wasn’t alone and when he accepted that it was okay to be different. Niiamah also shares how current events made him more vocal with regards to his opinion and his counterintuitive idea on how to unite everyone in the world.   "The sure-fire way to be different is to be yourself; to be you." - Niiamah Ashong       This week on The Virtual Campfire Podcast:       Our Favorite Quotes:       Resources Mentioned:       Connect with Niiamah Ashong:           Sharing Inspiring Stories Around The Virtual Campfire   Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of The Virtual Campfire with your host, Tony Martignetti - the Inspired Coach. If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe and leave a rating and review.   Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn and share your favorite episodes across social media. And for more great content, powerful stories, and helpful insight, be sure to visit our website.        

You should know that you might've been raised on an ivory tower, more fortunate than most kids. You shouldn't see yourself as superior to them. You have to understand their situation and culture. Stop the labeling and just be at peace with yourself. Make sense of all the chaos around you so that you can understand your position in the world. Join your host, Tony Martignetti, and his guest, Kristin Van Busum, on how to find inner peace. Kristin is the Founder and CEO of Project Alianza, a social enterprise and NGO focused on providing quality education for children living in remote locations in Nicaragua and El Salvador. Learn why Kristin is interested in being different and why she started her social impact work. Know your position in the great unknown today.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

Developing your own work culture where you can develop people, as their boss, is the goal. This is why Praveen Tipirneni took the job as CEO of Morphic Therapeutic. He took the job because he took a leap of faith. He wanted to navigate through his employees by giving them humanity. He can only do that by being a leader. Praveen has been working in the science field for a long time, and he knew he was ready for all the challenges. Join your host, Tony Martignetti, and his guest Praveen Tipirneni on what it takes to be a leader. Learn how to create the right working culture for them. Take your leap of faith today.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

How do you use your experiences of failure as stepping stones to success? Learn to value them and recognize them for what they are. Failure is the growth process you need to mature your way to success. Tony Martignetti’s guest today is Paula Ragan, the Founder and CEO of X4 Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage and product-focused oncology company. Paula talks with Tony about her journey into entrepreneurship and the flashpoints that eventually led to founding X4 Pharmaceuticals. She faced challenges and failures along the way. But she learned how to use them to propel her to success. Her focus? To help patients all over the world. Tune in and use failures as stepping stones to success!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

What’s the most powerful type of leadership? It’s to lead from behind. The show’s guest today is Kelly Wendorf, an ICF Master Certified Coach and Founder of EQUUS. Kelly talks with Tony Martignetti how leading from behind is the emotional, psychic, and spiritual position you take to push others out so they can shine! Kelly also shares her passion for horses. Join in the conversation to learn more about how horses are perfect examples of leading from behind. In fact, horses are the inspiration for her book Flying Lead Change: 56 Million Years of Wisdom for Leading and Living. Tune in and lead from behind!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

    Elaine Taylor-Klaus is a professional coach, author, and proud mother in an ADHD family. She co-founded Impact Parents, a virtual community providing coaching, training, and support for parents with complex kids. Elaine found inspiration in co-founding the company when she discovered she has ADHD at the age of 40. Elaine is also the author of The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids with ADHD, Anxiety, and More, a teaching and coaching guide for parents who have complex children.   Elaine joins me today to share her experience as a child who grew up with undiagnosed ADHD. She describes the anxiety she felt as a child coupled with the pressure of high expectations. She discusses how she began to understand and forgive her younger self for her shortcomings. She explains how Impact Parents got started and how they can help parents with complex kids. Elaine also shares their group’s unique approach towards children with ADHD and how she coaches children to ask for help.   "Our perspective is what defines whether we see ourselves as ‘broken’ or as ‘whole and capable’.” - Elaine Taylor-Klaus         This week on The Virtual Campfire Podcast:       Our Favorite Quotes:         Connect with Elaine Taylor-Klaus:             Sharing Inspiring Stories Around The Virtual Campfire   Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of The Virtual Campfire with your host, Tony Martignetti - the Inspired Coach. If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe and leave a rating and review.   Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn and share your favorite episodes across social media. And for more great content, powerful stories, and helpful insight, be sure to visit our website.

    Matt Chavlovich is a leadership coach who helps athletes, artists, and entrepreneurs find more momentum in their success-driven life. He meets his clients through his company, Today I Begin, with the intent to lead clients in doing what they love while being the person they love. Before he became a full-time coach, Matt was a professional soccer player and once held the position of Vice President of Licensing at Major League Soccer for over five years.   Matt joins me today to share how you can find a moment of stillness and how that moment can help shape your path to long-term success and inner peace. He describes the events in his life that redefined his definition of success and discusses his flashpoints and what he now realizes in hindsight. He explains why he left the corporate world as well as the lessons he learned from being part of it. Matt shares how you can reframe pain and resting as part of the processes that help you grow. He also describes some of the lowest points in his life and how he pulled himself back up.   "You'll never grow if you don't rest." - Matt Chavlovich         This week on The Virtual Campfire Podcast:       Our Favorite Quotes:       Resources Mentioned:     Connect with Matt Chavlovich:             Sharing Inspiring Stories Around The Virtual Campfire   Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of The Virtual Campfire with your host, Tony Martignetti - the Inspired Coach. If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe and leave a rating and review.   Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn and share your favorite episodes across social media. And for more great content, powerful stories, and helpful insight, be sure to visit our website.