365 Driven

Orson Wells has dedicated over 20 years of his professional life to researching and developing high performing leaders, individuals and organizations. He is a coach, trainer and advisor that has worked with business leaders at the highest level to help them overcome the challenges of leadership, improve their performance, build a confident resilience, and reignite their passion for purpose. In this episode, we discuss what makes a great leader.

Gary Barnes is "The Breakthrough Business Mastery Coach", a popular national and international speaker & award winning #1 International Amazon Best-Selling Author of 9 books. He's been featured in the Boston Globe, LA Daily News, Miami Herald, and seen on ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, PBS & TEDx. He has created several companies personally selling over $280M dollars in products and services. Gary also understands dealing with adversity. In 1988 he was told that he would be in a wheelchair or dead within 10 years.

Michelle Mras is an award winning, internationally recognized inspirational speaker, published author, intuitive leader, wife, and mother who has been stirring audiences and individuals to action through her compelling message of self discovery and living a life of intention. Choosing to live her life with intention is the defining element shaping every endeavor Michelle undertakes. Her fiery spirit and passion, drives her to candidly share the key moments that transformed her into the irresistible force she is today.

Brian Nabavi is founder and CEO of Til You Collapse, an athletic apparel company that has grown to millions in revenue. Brian started with $300 and a dream, and started making t-shirts in the evenings after work as a fitness personal trainer. While critics laughed, he focused on his goals, kept making shirts, and kept living the mantra of his brand name. In this episode you'll hear an inspiring journey of going from employee to solopreneur to employer.

Chad Felderhoff and his brother Mitch are co-owners of Muenster Milling Company, a premium pet food manufacturer located in Muenster, Texas. Chad is a 4th generation owner of this family business, which was started in 1932. Throughout the decades this business has evolved from a flour mill to freeze dried meats, and from localized business focus into a global digital retailer. Not all family businesses are inherited, as you'll hear. In this episode we discuss the challenges of buying a family business.

Akemi Sue Fisher is known as "The Amazon Queen" because she has generated over $2 Billion in sales through Amazon. Her story didn't start with this hero result, however. She was a struggling single mom who hated her career, so she looked to selling things online to earn extra money. She discovered Amazon and simply put in the work to figure it out. While you are shopping Black Friday deals, Akemi is earning Black Friday millions.

Marley Jaxx is a highly sought-after expert at building content and video marketing strategies. She helps people create strategically omnipresent video content that ranks on YouTube, Google, and social media platforms. Marley has worked with top-dogs like Daymond John, Cristy Code Red, Alex Charfen, Rachel Pedersen, and has shared stages with Gary Vaynerchuck and Seth Godin. She was also a featured speaker at Funnel Hacking Live in 2020. Her company, Jaxx Productions, is waging war against short-term influencers and creating an army of visionary leaders who refuse mediocre, mundane, and average video strategy.

Mike Malatesta is a successful entrepreneur that founded, scaled, and sold one of the largest environmental services companies in America. He's developed a mindset that is built on designing a life that is driven by Options, rather than Obligations. His goal is to create new opportunities, relationships and success stories as a result of doing the things he most wants to do while avoiding the things he does not want to do. The Options he's now focused on include Health, Family, new business ventures like ERC Midwest, LLC, the How'd it Happen Podcast, the completion of his first book. Mike also enjoys investing in startup companies and other interesting opportunities.

Steve Sims is the Best-Selling Author of "BLUEFISHING - The Art of Making Things Happen", a sought-after coach and a speaker who has given presentations at The Pentagon, and Harvard University. Quoted as "The Real Life Wizard of Oz" by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine, he's worked with Sir Elton John and Elon Musk, he's sent clients down to see the wreck of the Titanic on the sea bed, and closed museums in Florence for a private dinner party and then had Andre Bocelli serenade them while they eat their pasta. Do you have a big dream experience? Steve makes it happen.

"Nikki B" Bondura is a Correspondent for the Golf Channel and Founder of Nikki B Academy, a mentorship and coaching program for young female golfers. Nikki played on the women's golf team at Sacramento State, where she discovered her desire to work on camera in the golf industry. After not receiving any opportunities to work in media or the golf industry, she created a blog upon graduation called Nikki B Golf to review golf products, courses, tournaments, and more. After 3 years, she landed her dream role of working for the Golf Channel.