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Scott Miller is a 23-year associate of the FranklinCovey organization and serves as their Executive Vice President of Thought Leadership. Scott hosts multiple podcasts including FranklinCovey’s On Leadership and Great Life, Great Career. Additionally, Scott is the author of Management Mess to Leadership Success: 30 Challenges to Become the Leader You Would Follow. Scott authors a weekly leadership column for Inc.com and is a frequent contributor to podcasts and webinars. Previously, Scott worked for the Disney Development Company and grew up in Central Florida. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with his wife and three sons.Scott started his career working for the Disney company and is the first person to tell you that he got fired. He sees that as a big learning experience amongst many in his career and claims that for every failure, he has learned what not to do going forward. For the past 23 years, he has worked in 7 different roles within the FranklinCovey organization, growing and developing his leadership talents as he helped others to hone their skills as well. Scott is a look-forward kind of person and points to his family and faith as the strongholds of his character. He recently co-authored a new book, Everyone Deserves a Great Manager: The Six Critical Practices for Leading a Team, published by Simon Schuster in October 2019.In this episode we discuss:Scott was fired from Disney and then hired by FranklinCovey, where he’s worked for the last 23 years. He shares openly because he believes it is important for people to be open and honest about their journey and any setbacks faced along the way. How friending-up has helped him immensely in his career and life overall.Scott has worked hard to build his brand around generously giving back. He believes that the people who are successful in life want to give back more as they grow more. Scott’s favorite book on leadership and why he loves it. LinksScott Miller on LinkedIn and Twitterwww.managementmess.comBooks mentioned in this episode:“Management Mess to Leadership Success: 30 Challenges to Become the Leader You Would Follow” by Scott Miller“On Leadership, Starting With Trust, An Interview” by Scott Miller“Everyone Deserves a Great Manager: The 6 Critical Practices for Leading a Team” by Scott Miller, Todd Davis, and Victoria Roos Olsson“Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter” by Liz Wiseman“Dig Your Well Before You’re Thirsty: The Only Networking Book You’ll Ever Need” by Harvey McKayOther Resources:Learn more about Nely GalanLearn more about Seth GodinLearn more about Daniel PinkLearn more about Liz WisemanLearn more about Karen DillonStay Connected:Connect with Tammy on LinkedIn@TammyGoolerLoeb on InstagramWork From The Inside Out WebsiteSubscribe to  newsletter

Lisa Linfield is a personal finance expert, keynote speaker, course creator and host of her podcast, Working Women's Wealth. Lisa, a Board Certified Financial Planner, is the CEO of a wealth and investment management business, Southern Pride Wealth. She has two honors degrees, one in Financial Planning, and has studied at Oxford, Insead, and London Business School. She has over 20 years of financial services experience in the UK and South Africa. She's been featured in Forbes, Thrive Global, Contemporary Business, Investing for Life and other podcasts. Lisa's goal is to teach 1 million women about money, how to make money, invest it and protect it. To that end, she has established her podcast which alternates weekly between featuring women who've achieved personally and professionally, and solo episodes in which she teaches to engage, equip, and empower her listeners.Lisa started her career as a physical therapist following the advice of many influential, well-intentioned adults who told her that going to medical school was a solid path to pursue. After a few short years in the field, she listened to her inner voice and moved towards the business world into an entry-level role in financial services, specifically banking. She was on the team that opened one of the first digital banks in the world. Several years into a successful career in banking, Lisa fulfilled a lifelong goal to attend Oxford and earned a degree in Divinity because she wanted to be able to study and live as a student in a way she had not been able to previously. She then returned to financial services, got married, started a family, and a few years ago, started her own personal financial advising business.  In this episode we discuss:Lisa’s scholarship and opportunity to become a physical therapist in South Africa, during a time when there was a power struggle in the country. How higher education works in South Africa.Her realization that transition is challenging due to her concern about not meeting her family’s expectations and wondering if she was giving up an incredible career. Lisa grew up in a business-oriented household and how that informed her transition into the business world.Lisa’s realization that “sometimes you choose transitions in life and sometimes life chooses transitions for you.” How she found her career and life happiness when she discovered work that gave her both passion and purpose.LinksLisa Linfield on LinkedIn and Twitterhttps://www.facebook.com/WorkingWomensWealth/Stay Connected:Connect with Tammy on LinkedIn@TammyGoolerLoeb on InstagramWork From The Inside Out WebsiteSubscribe to newsletter

Shane Feldman is the founder and CEO of Count Me In. He is the visionary behind the world's largest millennial led movement inspiring youth to be positive change agents. Over the past decade, Count Me In has initiated 10’s of thousands of projects worldwide, contributing a value of over $2.6 billion to the global economy through service. Shane has been featured by Larry King, Dr. Oz, Forbes, People Magazine, and his documentary TV series from A&E follows his community-building work. Shane has spoken to audiences around the world, and he has been recognized by the White House and the United Nations for his achievements in community leadership.Shane shares his journey as it begins in high school when he started in a new school, feeling alone and unhappy. He tried to convince his guidance counselor to transfer him to a different school and the counselor encouraged him to get involved with a variety of activities before he gave up on the school. As he puts it, Count Me In, was born out of his high school locker as a community-building activity between his high school and a few other schools. It took off in ways he never imagined, and he has grown it for the past 11 years into the international youth community-building organization it is today.In this episode we discuss:The story behind how Shane’s company was born out of his locker when he was in high school.How he became a CEO at 19 and his belief in being a learning leader as CEO and how he believes that makes him approachable. The experience Shane had when he needed to get unplugged. He visited Southeast Asia and in Vietnam, he found a sense of community that he knew he needed to apply to his life and his company. Shane’s belief in the importance of connection and building a sense of community, no matter what job, career, or industry you are in.How he leads from the inside out. Links:Shane Feldman on LinkedIn and Twitter. www.shanefeldman.comhttps://www.cmimovement.com/Stay Connected:Connect with Tammy on LinkedIn@TammyGoolerLoeb on InstagramWork From The Inside Out WebsiteSubscribe to  newsletter

Kathleen Metcalf is the president of Atlas real estate coaching and training, a company specializing in professional development and systems for real estate administrators and team leaders. She has served as the bridge between real estate agents and their assistants for over 12 years. This is Kathleen’s 17th year in the real estate industry. She started as a real estate assistant in 2002 to a Top Producing agent with over $100 million in sales volume. Then she became an agent herself in San Francisco. Kathleen had a real estate assistant recruiting and coaching business for six years prior to joining Atlas.Kathleen started her career in the retail clothing store industry and proved herself, consistently getting promoted over eight years, reaching a senior-level role. Her successful career came to a halt when her alcohol addiction became a hindrance to her job performance. She generously shares her story of success, hard work, failures, perseverance, addiction, bankruptcy, sobriety, and recovery. Today, she has been in recovery for over 17 years and successfully working with real estate professionals to help them grow and develop in the field.In this episode we discuss:Kathleen’s childhood including her career aspirations being influenced by the Mary Tyler Moore show.How she went to college to become a teacher but quickly changed to major in business.Kathleen’s career in the retail clothing industry that progressed through the years because of her willingness to work hard and her curiosity.Her experience with alcoholism and resulting hardships that forced a completely different path, one she is so thankful for.How she rose out of the depths, like a phoenix, and got into the real estate industry.The different experiences Kathleen had that allowed her to travel and move from the west coast to the east coast.Links:Kathleen Metcalf on LinkedIn and Twitter.www.kathleenmetcalf.comhttps://www.atlasrealestatecoaching.com/Books mentioned in this episode:“The Unplanned Career: How to Turn Curiosity Into Opportunity” by Kathleen Mitchell“It’s Your Money: Achieving Financial Wellbeing” by Karen McCallStay Connected:Connect with Tammy on LinkedIn@TammyGoolerLoeb on InstagramWork From The Inside Out WebsiteSubscribe to  newsletter

Jay Vogt is the founder of Peoplesworth, an organizational development practice that works with mission-driven organizations, which started in 1982. Jay has worked with nonprofits in healthcare, education, human services, arts, culture, the environment, and more. He has worked with fast-growth companies in the organic food world like Stonyfield Yogurt, and Applegate. Jay is a master facilitator of meetings and retreats and specializes in leading large group meetings of 35 to 350 participants. A published author, Jay’s TEDx talk on the art of facilitation, “Changing the Way the World Meets” has been viewed nearly 100,000 times.Unlike most people who transition to an entrepreneurial career path, Jay made this move at a younger age, 27 years and he has never looked back. That’s not to say that it’s been a smooth, confident ride all these years. He made choices along the way as to how he would manage his practice, choosing to only engage local clients so that he could be home at the dinner table every night, calling it his “country doctor” model. This choice challenged him to redefine his concept of success and design a life that would make him feel more alive. This included, for example, taking several sabbaticals in which he chose experiences over income, risking the stability of his client relationships. Surprisingly, his clients found his choices appealing and engaging.In this episode we discuss:The learning and growth journey Jay took to move from working at a university extension service to launching his own practice.Jay experienced significant mindset shifts that enabled him to embrace his most meaningful career path while also overcoming significant fears.The values that Jay adhered to and which helped him, including this quote: “chance favors a prepared mind.”The “mortgage money” work he did while he was building his practice.Jay’s fundamental operating principle, genuinely caring about the worth of people.The life hack Jay learned for accomplishing most of what he would like to do in life, without having to make huge life or career shifts.Links:Jay Vogt on LinkedIn and Twitter.www.peoplesworth.comwww.homesanmiguel.comwww.essentialworth.comJay’s TEDxTalk – The Art of Facilitation: Changing the Way the World MeetsStay Connected:Connect with Tammy on LinkedIn@TammyGoolerLoeb on InstagramWork From The Inside Out WebsiteSubscribe to newsletter

Gary Collins is a best selling Amazon author and creator of thesimplelifenow.com. Gary’s background includes service in military intelligence as a special agent for the US State Department Diplomatic Security Service, the US Department of Health and Human Services, and the US Food and Drug Administration. His expert knowledge brings a much-needed perspective to today's areas of simple living, health, nutrition, entrepreneurship, self-help, and being more self-reliant.Gary was raised in the high desert at the basin of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in a rural part of California. He grew up poor with parents who did not emphasize education or anything particularly aspirational, yet he felt driven to achieve greater goals. He joined the military as a pathway to attend college and graduate school and later worked for the federal government in several capacities. Twenty years later, he left the highly structured world of government service and went the entrepreneurial route, starting his own health company. This led to many creative ideas resulting in his passion for life simplification. He now lives off the grid part of the year in a remote area of North East Washington State and spends the rest of the year exploring in his travel trailer with his trusty black lab Barney.In this episode we discuss:Gary’s processes of learning through life.Many of the jobs Gary has done and the thread that ties them together.How his passion for helping others has been evident throughout his career.Gary’s experience in the army, leaving the army, and moving into health and life simplification.How Gary views his current life and career and why it works for him.Gary’s writing process and books.Links:Gary Collins on LinkedIn and Twitter.www.thesimplelifenow.comBooks mentioned in this episode:“The Beginner’s Guide to Living Off The Grid” by Gary Collins“The Simple Life Guide to Decluttering Your Life: The How-To Book of Doing More with Less and Focusing on the Things That Matter” by Gary Collins“The Simple Life Guide to Financial Freedom: Free Yourself from the Chains of Debt and Find Financial Peace” by Gary CollinsStay Connected:Connect with Tammy on LinkedIn@TammyGoolerLoeb on InstagramWork From The Inside Out WebsiteSubscribe to  newsletter

Archana Shetty is an executive leadership coach and mentor. Her expertise is in emotional intelligence and peak performance. She empowers leaders to become impactful, inspirational leaders of the next generation without burning out. She is the founder of Next-Gen Leadership, a model for transformational leadership based on evidence-based practices to develop emotional intelligence effectiveness and well being for impactful leadership. Archana is also the host of an online leadership summit, The Inspirational Leadership Summit, which will be aired November 5 to 7, 2019. She is an ICF certified coach and a certified coach and facilitator with Daniel Goldman’s emotional intelligence program.Archana has a rich and deep career history beginning in her college years where she aspired to become a doctor, but she did not get into medical school even though she was an excellent student. Instead, she studied for 6 years and became an Ayurvedic doctor. She maintained a practice until she married and moved to Qatar where she was not licensed to practice. Undaunted, she dove in and studied computer science, business, and leadership. From there she worked in IT systems and project management in the radio and TV media industry and later in financial services. She experienced layoffs and many career transitions. Today she is an executive leadership coach and mentor with her own practice.In this episode we discuss:How Archana was raised in India, with both of her parents having to work hard to make ends meet and how that taught her that there is no substitute for hard work.One of her most heartbreaking experiences and the huge life and career transition that came from that.How Archana always wanted to be an entrepreneur, to do something that would make a difference in people’s lives. But how she was scared because she was taught that a 9 to 5 was safe.Archana began to think about leadership and how she wanted to lead after learning how NOT to lead.The common thread Archana sees between being a doctor and being a leader.How she views building a support system.The Inspirational Leadership Summit that Archana is hosting, November 5-7, 2019.Links:Archana Shetty on LinkedIn and Twitter.www.archanashetty.comThe FREE Inspirational Leadership Summit – November 5-7, 2019 being presented by Archana.Other Resources:Learn more about Daniel Goleman.Stay Connected:Connect with Tammy on LinkedIn@TammyGoolerLoeb on InstagramWork From The Inside Out WebsiteSubscribe to  newsletter

Fei Wu is a bilingual podcaster, English, and Mandarin Chinese. She's also the creator and host of Feisworld podcast and Feisworld docuseries. Fei left her job in marketing and advertising to build a company of her own called Feisworld LLC. With a mission to help small businesses and people tell better stories, find more customers and create new revenue streams. She leads an international mastermind group, which I am a proud member of, and creates courses for podcasters. Her story has been featured by Dorie Clark, in her best selling book called “Entrepreneurial You”, as well as the Harvard Business Review.Fei grew up on an army base in Beijing, China. At the age of 16, she moved to the US to go to high school in Maine and never looked back. She knew she wanted to be on a creative career path and that the Chinese system of education would not support her in pursuing the kinds of areas she envisioned herself engaged in for making a living. You could say she was a teenaged visionary as she knew what she wanted from a young age onward. Fei worked in the professional consulting, marketing, and advertising fields for 10 years until she started her own firm where she provides digital marketing and branding services to small businesses and entrepreneurs.In this episode we discuss:How Fei was born on an army base in Beijing, China and lived there until she came to the United States by herself at 16.One of the happiest memories of her life, when her parents worked together to create a mural on her school’s playground wall.What the transition from China to the United States was like and how Fei created a professional path to stay in the US after college.Fei’s different jobs including Business Analyst, Associate Project Manager, Project Manager, and then Entrepreneur.The value she places on making friends at work and taking the time to develop meaningful, and helpful relationships.How Fei started her docuseries and where she is going next.Links:Fei Wu on LinkedIn and Twitter.Fei’s Instagram.Fei’s YouTube Channel.www.feisworld.comFei’s PodcastFei’s DocuseriesOther Resources:“Entrepreneurial You: Monetize Your Expertise, Create Multiple Income Streams, and Thrive” by Dorie ClarkFei’s interview with me.Stay Connected:Connect with Tammy on LinkedIn@TammyGoolerLoeb on InstagramWork From The Inside Out WebsiteSubscribe to  newsletter

Robbie Samuels is a coach, speaker, podcast host and author with a wealth of experience in event planning, networking, fundraising, and grassroots organizing. His podcast, On The Schmooze, highlights untold stories of leadership and his book, Bagels vs. Croissants, helps readers overcome the obstacles of engaging productively at conferences and other large group networking functions. Robbie is a professional speaker, coach, and consultant based in the Greater Boston area.Robbie started his career with a Master’s in Social Work and wasn’t really sure exactly where it would take him. Yet, he quickly figured out that he enjoyed bringing groups of people together to build connections toward common visions and causes. He calls himself an extroverted, extrovert and speaks to associations and other professional groups about how to make meaningful connections to develop productive relationships. For over ten years, Robbie was an event planner and fundraising professional in the Boston area. Five years ago, he decided to start his own speaking and coaching business.In this episode we discuss:How Robbie got his first perfect job when he was 30 years old.Robbie’s journey to Boston after living on Long Island all the way through his Master’s Degree.His different career transitions and the thread that ties them all together.How Robbie sees relationships as the most important business and personal connection.Robbie’s methods for thinking of authentic networking as an insurance policy.Links:Robbie Samuels on LinkedIn and Twitterwww.robbiesamuels.comRobbie’s Podcast: On the SchmoozeRobbie’s Free Gift: 10 Tips for Conference ConnectionsOther Resources:“Croissants vs. Bagels: Strategic, Effective, and Inclusive Networking at Conferences” by Robbie Samuels“Stand Out: How to Find Your Breakthrough Idea and Build a Following Around It” by Dorie Clark“The Connector’s Advantage: 7 Mindsets to Grow Your Influence and Impact” by Michelle Tillis LedermanLearn more about Sue Hyde.Learn more about Malcolm Gladwell.Stay Connected:Connect with Tammy on LinkedIn@TammyGoolerLoeb on InstagramWork From The Inside Out WebsiteSubscribe to  newsletter

Deborah Midanek is a corporate turnaround specialist who currently lives and works in Grenada, Mississippi where she has started several businesses in an effort to revitalize the local economy. A native of NewYork City, Midanek started her career in college admissions and interestingly evolved into a role in railroad mergers as part of a summer internship she did in graduate school. From there, she moved into the world of investment banking and this later translated into her helping challenged companies work through their troubles as a turnaround consultant.Deborah says her whole life has been one big transition, beginning in her early years when she attended thirteen different elementary schools as her single-parent mother tried to take care of her brother and herself by moving constantly to make ends meet. She learned early to be adaptable, and as a result, she is one of those people who’s “not too concerned about change”. Today, she lives happily with her husband in Grenada, Mississippi where she owns several local businesses and has written two books.In this episode we discuss:Deborah’s educational journey, including how she was accepted to the Wharton School of Business WITH a guaranteed job offer.How she worked on a merger project between two railroad lines during graduate school, and how that sparked her interest in the business world.How Deborah was a busy corporate turnaround consultant in New York City when she met her husband, a farmer from Grenada, Mississippi, at a conference, and how this presented a new opportunity for a different kind of turnaround in her life.Deborah’s resilience and how she learned she had to “get a grip” and move forward no matter what life threw her way, and how that has served her.How Deborah purchased several buildings in the Grenada community and started a few different businesses, working with local entrepreneurs and economic development organizations to collaboratively boost the local economy.Her mindset of being a misfit and what that has meant for her.Links:Deborah Midanek on LinkedIn and Twitterwww.DHMidanek.comBooks mentioned in this episode:“The Governance Resolution: What Every Board Member Needs to Know, NOW!” by Deborah Hicks MidanekStay Connected:Connect with Tammy on LinkedIn@TammyGoolerLoeb on InstagramWork From The Inside Out WebsiteSubscribe to  newsletter