Business Minds Coffee Chat
Jay Scherr
Conversations with extraordinary business leaders, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and others who are changing the world through the work they do. The goal is to share insights, help to inspire and lift others, and deliver practical, meaningful, and actionable content.
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Dec 29, 2022 • 56min
141: Newton Cheng | Opening the Conversation Around Mental Health in the Workplace
Newton Cheng, Director of Health + Performance at Google, a leader in the field of health and performance in the workplace, and a record-setting world champion powerlifter joins me on this episode. Newton has spent his career at Google developing, launching, and scaling global programs aimed at helping Googlers to thrive. Today he oversees a global portfolio of Google's physical and digital health & well-being amenities. Topics we cover include obsession, burnout, mental health, people-pleasing, getting help, opening the conversation around mental health in the workplace, the need for vulnerability, and more. Get connected with Newton: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/newtoncheng/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newtoncheng/ Check out the amazing sponsors of this episode: http://chenzoweb.com/ https://1565coffee.com/ https://ambitious.com/ *1565 Artisan Coffee Special Offer: Get 15% off your order when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. *Ambitious Special Offer: Get $10 off your order of Ambitious EDGE when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock-solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay
Dec 15, 2022 • 1h 10min
140: Jeff Lerner | The Journey to Unlocking Your Potential
Jeff Lerner, founder of ENTRE Institute, keynote speaker, author of Unlock Your Potential, podcast host, and musician joins me on this episode. Jeff is a 3-time INC 5000 CEO with over $100M in sales. He's been featured in a variety of publications including Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc., and The Wall Street Journal. Topics we cover include Jeff's backstory, identity, being different and better, a discussion of key ideas from Unlock Your Potential, and more. Get connected with Jeff: Website: https://jefflernerofficial.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jefflernerofficial LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefflernerofficial/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jefflernerofficial/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thejefflerner YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JeffLernerofficial Purchase a copy of Unlock Your Potential: https://www.amazon.com/Unlock-Your-Potential-Ultimate-Creating/dp/163774174X Check out the amazing sponsors of this episode: http://chenzoweb.com/ https://1565coffee.com/ https://ambitious.com/ *1565 Artisan Coffee Special Offer: Get 15% off your order when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. *Ambitious Special Offer: Get $10 off your order of Ambitious EDGE when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay
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Dec 8, 2022 • 1h
139: Tiago Forte | Understanding the Man Behind Building a Second Brain
Tiago Forte, founder of Forte Labs, author of Building a Second Brain, and one of the world's foremost experts on productivity joins me on this episode. Tiago has taught thousands of people worldwide how timeless principles and the latest technology can revolutionize their productivity, creativity, and personal effectiveness. His work has appeared in a variety of publications including The New York Times, The Atlantic, and Harvard Business Review. Topics we cover include the backstory of Building a Second Brain, the big idea behind Forte Labs, the path to becoming a leader, leading with questions, getting in touch with your intuition, and more. Get connected with Tiago: Website: https://fortelabs.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fortelabs LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiagoforte/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fortelabsco/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fortelabs Purchase a copy of Building a Second Brain: https://www.amazon.com/Building-Second-Brain-Organize-Potential/dp/1982167386 Check out the amazing sponsors of this episode: http://chenzoweb.com/ https://1565coffee.com/ https://ambitious.com/ *1565 Artisan Coffee Special Offer: Get 15% off your order when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. *Ambitious Special Offer: Get $10 off your order of Ambitious EDGE when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay
Dec 1, 2022 • 35min
12: George Rego | Applying the Principles of the Martial Arts in Life and Business
George Rego, Chief Instructor of the Jukido Jujitsu Academy, National Jukido Jujitsu Director of the International Kokondo Association, and author of the book The Founding of Jujutsu and Judo in America joins me on this episode. George is a Portuguese-American lifelong martial artist. Today he is widely recognized as one of the most prominent minds, masters, and practitioners in the art of Jukido Jujitsu. His mission as a martial artist is to personally personify and pass forward the highest possible expression of the art. Topics we cover include George's backstory, growing up in the martial arts, the Codes of Bushido, applying the principle of Ju in life and business, the importance of always being a student, and more. Get connected with George: Website: https://floridajukido.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jukidoacademy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jukido/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jukidojujitsu/ Purchase a copy of The Founding of Jujutsu and Judo in America: https://www.amazon.com/Founding-Jujutsu-Judo-America/dp/B09SFJB99V Check out the amazing sponsors of this episode: http://chenzoweb.com/ https://1565coffee.com/ https://ambitious.com/ *1565 Artisan Coffee Special Offer: Get 15% off your order when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. *Ambitious Special Offer: Get $10 off your order of Ambitious EDGE when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay
Nov 24, 2022 • 1h 7min
138: Whitney Johnson | Mastering Learning and Growth
Whitney Johnson, CEO and Co-Founder of Disruption Advisors, a Top 10 Business Thinker by Thinkers50, bestselling author, keynote speaker, executive coach and consultant, host of the Disrupt Yourself podcast, and a LinkedIn Top Voice joins me on this episode. Whitney shares her passion for personal disruption, helping individuals transform their lives, careers, teams, and companies, through her books and articles, keynote addresses, lectures at Harvard Business School's Corporate Learning, and her LinkedIn Learning course Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship which has been viewed more than 1 million times. Topics we cover include Whitney's backstory, the importance of belief, asking ourselves operating questions, a discussion of the book Smart Growth and the S-curve of learning, the six stages of growth, and more. Get connected with Whitney: Website: https://thedisruptionadvisors.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitneyjohnson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnsonwhitney Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnsonwhitney/ Purchase a copy of Smart Growth: https://www.amazon.com/Smart-Growth-Grow-People-Company/dp/1647821150 Check out the amazing sponsors of this episode: http://chenzoweb.com/ https://1565coffee.com/ https://ambitious.com/ *1565 Artisan Coffee Special Offer: Get 15% off your order when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. *Ambitious Special Offer: Get $10 off your order of Ambitious EDGE when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay
Nov 17, 2022 • 1h 17min
137: Don Green | Preserving the Legacy of Napoleon Hill
Don Green, the CEO of the Napoleon Hill Foundation, author, the world's foremost expert on Napoleon Hill, philanthropist, and a leading evangelist of entrepreneurial personal development joins me on this episode. We talk about success principles, why Napoleon Hill's work is as relevant today as ever, the true way to happiness, the impact made by the Napoleon Hill Foundation, and more. Get connected with Don and The Napoleon Hill Foundation: Website: https://www.naphill.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NapoleonHillFoundation/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-napoleon-hill-foundation/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NapoleonHillFdn Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/napoleon_hill_foundation/ Purchase a copy of Think and Grow Rich: https://www.amazon.com/Think-Grow-Rich-Publication-Foundation/dp/193787950X Check out the amazing sponsors of this episode: http://chenzoweb.com/ https://1565coffee.com/ https://ambitious.com/ *1565 Artisan Coffee Special Offer: Get 15% off your order when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. *Ambitious Special Offer: Get $10 off your order of Ambitious EDGE when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay
Nov 10, 2022 • 1h 1min
136: Simon Alexander Ong | The Art and Science of Energy Management
Simon Alexander Ong, personal development entrepreneur, award-winning life and executive coach, business strategist, keynote speaker, and author joins me on this episode. This is Simon's second guest appearance on Business Minds Coffee Chat. Simon has been featured in numerous media outlets including Forbes, Harvard Business Review, Financial Times, and The Huffington Post. We talk about electrifying your environment, deepening our awareness, gratitude with intention, the power of thought, rewiring your energetic state, prioritizing your needs, learning to say no, supercharging your impact, and more. Get connected with Simon: Website: https://www.simonalexanderong.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simonalexanderong.official LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonalexanderong/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonAlexanderO Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonalexandero/ Purchase a copy of Energize: https://www.amazon.com/Energize-Make-Most-Every-Moment/dp/0241502756/ Check out the amazing sponsors of this episode: http://chenzoweb.com/ https://1565coffee.com/ https://ambitious.com/ *1565 Artisan Coffee Special Offer: Get 15% off your order when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. *Ambitious Special Offer: Get $10 off your order of Ambitious EDGE when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay
Nov 3, 2022 • 51min
34: Dr. Robin Owens | Finding More Meaning, Purpose, and Passion
Dr. Robin Owens, executive leadership coach, speaker, tenured professor, author, and podcast host joins me on this episode. Robin has over 20 years of experience in researching, teaching, and studying meaning and purpose in the lives and work of women leaders. She combines her experience in business, social work, and higher education to bring a powerful and personable perspective to her mission of empowering high-achieving women leaders. We talk about Robin's origin story, why purpose and meaning matter, tools for finding our purpose, the purpose-based decision-making system, and more. Get connected with Robin: Website: https://www.robinlowens.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robinlowensphd LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinlowensphd/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robinlowensphd/ Check out the amazing sponsors of this episode: http://chenzoweb.com/ https://1565coffee.com/ https://ambitious.com/ *1565 Artisan Coffee Special Offer: Get 15% off your order when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. *Ambitious Special Offer: Get $10 off your order of Ambitious EDGE when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay
Oct 27, 2022 • 37min
17: Sonia Ferrell | Values in Action
Sonia Ferrell, leadership, values, and transformational coach, speaker, and international bestselling author joins me on this episode. We talk about mindset, awareness, learning to break old patterns and remove limiting beliefs, how having a stroke impacted her life, identifying our core values, mentorship, feedback in leadership, and more. Get connected with Sonia: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachsonialife LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonia-ferrell-ma-14a38b10/ Check out the amazing sponsors of this episode: http://chenzoweb.com/ https://1565coffee.com/ https://ambitious.com/ *1565 Artisan Coffee Special Offer: Get 15% off your order when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. *Ambitious Special Offer: Get $10 off your order of Ambitious EDGE when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay
Oct 20, 2022 • 1h 14min
135: Laura Putnam | Becoming the Movement Builder
Laura Putnam, CEO and founder of Motion Infusion, keynote speaker, bestselling author, a member of the Google Vitality Lab, and a teacher at Stanford University joins me on this episode. Laura's work has been covered by a number of media outlets including MSNBC, The New York Times, Forbes, Entrepreneur, and Business Insider. We talk about Laura's backstory, lessons learned from her father, being a global citizen, the importance of movement, channeling her inner "GrandBetsy", a discussion of her latest book, Workplace Wellness that Works, who owns wellness in the workplace, becoming a multiplier of wellbeing, and more. Get connected with Laura: Website: https://www.motioninfusion.com/ and https://www.lauraputnam.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MotionInfusion Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraputnamauthor/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraputnam/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MotionInfusion Purchase a copy of Workplace Wellness that Works: https://www.amazon.com/Workplace-Wellness-that-Works-Organization/dp/1119055911/ Check out the amazing sponsors of this episode: http://chenzoweb.com/ https://1565coffee.com/ https://ambitious.com/ *1565 Artisan Coffee Special Offer: Get 15% off your order when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. *Ambitious Special Offer: Get $10 off your order of Ambitious EDGE when you use promo code COFFEECHAT at checkout. Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay


