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Terry Tucker is an inspiring human being. His beautiful soul shined through in this interview and it was like an aura that makes you want to be his friend.


Founder of Motivational Excellence, speaker and author, Terry is currently in his 11th year of battling cancer and he has had his foot and leg amputated in the last couple of years and currently has tumors in his lungs.


Terry uses this as his fuel to spread his 4 truths to the world.  


There is much to be learned from Terry and his journey – and I hope you will take the time to join us as I learn about his 4 truths


Control your mind or it will control youEmbrace the pain and discomfort we all experience and use it to make you a stronger and more determined individualWhat you leave behind is what you weave in other people’s heartsAs long as you don’t quit, you can never be defeated.

Check him out at www.motivationalcheck.com

The Riches are in the Niches – as business owners we have probably heard this saying a number of times. My guest Mark Chyz, President of CM2 Media. He niches in a couple of ways, but one of the most interesting is by psychographic markers. He also keeps a list ranking his clients – a fascinating exercise. Some of the other roads we go down are:


SEO vs SEMWhy you should start with StrategyCost of Client AcquisitionSetting your marketing budget and how oftenHow to interview for a marketing agency

Mark’s 11 years of being a business owner shine through this episode and I just love how he gets his confidence!

Have you ever been fearful of public speaking? Of taking the stage in front of an audience?


My guest, Corey Poirer is now known as That Speaker Guy – but he had a huge fear of both of those things. We talk about how his fear of having regrets, of looking back and wishing he had done something was great than those fears.


And that set the stage for some pretty interesting and philosophical topics like: 


Who do you have to become to achieve your milestonesWhat if the journey is the destinationThe power of passion and purpose. 

It is such a great discussion, I know your thinking will be sparked!

Building a business over 35 years and then recognizing a niche and then going for it – that is Larry Keating story.


In this episode, we talk about 


How to stay excited about businessRecognizing opportunitiesThe importance of getting out of your comfort zoneHiring to keep people at least 2 yearsThe importance of recognizing teachable versus non-teachablePersonal blocks vs. World blocksWe also got into the subject of confidence and over presenting.  I really enjoyed this conversation.

The importance of being true to yourself and energy is what Lisa Drader Murphy is all about. Lisa is the founder of LDM Group of Companies – which encompasses her namesake fashion line, Studio, Willow Vale Estate, and coming soon a fabric enterprise. 


Lisa is a force of nature, extremely focused, and a true businesswoman. She has always carved her own path and is unique in the fashion world – she designs, manufactures, and retails all her own products. The pandemic resulted in a hard stop for all her businesses and the first pivot was to manufacturing face masks – over 55,000 of them! We talked about the slow return to normal – and how that may have shifted.


We cover some really juicy topics like:


When a good opportunity really isn’tThe importance of observationCreating space for creativity

Enjoy the episode!

It was time to turn the tables!  In this episode, Andre Brisson is the host and I am the guest! 


After 100 episodes where I ask all the questions of my guests, we flipped the script so that you could learn more about me.  Andre was able to get some pretty interesting stories and philosophies out of me. My favorite story is one that I haven’t spoken of in years – and it is about my mother. I lost my mother to cancer just over 17 years ago. She was and is a driving force in my life. When I was around the age of 5 or 6, she was declared legally blind. But that did not stop her in the least. I think I have a lot of her characteristics – including the fact that the older I get, the more my filter is fading!  Enjoy this episode.