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Bio:

Amanda HarNess is the founder of Kinetic Spark, and is a Business Growth Accelerator and Fractional COO. She focuses on uncovering and resolving operational inefficiencies or people performance breakdowns, in order to help increase the speed of execution toward business goals. With a focus on strategy, people, and process her collaborations result in increased customer satisfaction, a fulfilling work environment, and recouped lost revenue. She helps organizations progress toward their visions with best success and greatest ease, so they can ignite business growth with confidence.

Amanda lives in Denver, CO with her fiancé and puppy. She likes to be active outside and watch scary movies. Two of her favorite things are punny jokes and shrimp Pad Thai.

Contact her:

LinkedIn: Amanda HarNess

http://kinetic-spark.com

Omar Medrano is a highly-successful entrepreneur and business coach for people who are ready to crush the fear that’s keeping them from their potential. Medrano became a serial franchise owner over the past two decades and after putting in the time, he’s become what his fans call “The Vacation CEO”, known as the expert in outsourcing and taking your time back, Medrano has become an example and mentor to many.

Medrano wants to help you shake up your approach to launching your next business, keeping your happiness and life in mind, as well as your bottom line, which he enjoys doing through books like this, online coaching and speaking regularly.

And when he’s not teaching business owners how to find clarity, conviction and faith in themselves, you can find him playing the stock market, working out and indulging in the occasional smoothie while parenting his incredible daughters.

https://omarmedrano.com/

https://omarmedrano.com/book/

The insanely talented Wordplay TJay joined me today to talk mastering your craft, going around the gatekeepers and connecting with your audience. Check out his latest album Overtime. 

TJay Johnson, a.k.a. WordPlay T. Jay is a Hip Hop Artist, Music Producer, Podcaster, and Music Business YouTuber.

WordPlay T. Jay is a Hip Hop Artist, Music Producer, Podcaster, and Music Business YouTuber who makes “Music for the Underdog”.  That music is the soundtrack for everyone who has the willingness to persevere through the odds.  His philosophy shows up on his YouTube channel where he shares music business advice to other artists, on the No Rhyme or Reason Podcast with co-host Icarus Gray, and in his growing collection of songs and albums on streaming platforms.  His last album, Overtime, is the final release in a series about living out your dream job.  Overtime is “adulting” in the form of a Hip Hop album.  It is the perfect bookend to albums that explore balancing a 9 to 5 and working for yourself.

WordPlay T. Jay is currently working on his 9th studio album, terry which reflects on his life story and sheds the person he was in the past.  The first single, “JAM”, is a fun, guitar driven, track that is all about expression.  He adds witty and exciting lyrics to an instrumental that keeps you bouncing.  The goal is to get you to live out the things that are your “JAM”.

WordPlay T. Jay has Opened For:

MGK

WAX

Pep Love (Hieroglyphics)

Connect with him:

Instagram/Facebook: WordplaytJay

Email: wptj@otmmg.com

Brooke Ely Danielson is certified in plant-based nutrition through the T. Colin Campbell Center of Nutrition Studies via Cornell University and offers plant-based coaching. As a seasoned Fashion Editor, stylist, social media strategist, and on-air personality, Danielson has held editorial positions at Shape, Glamour, and Vogue.com, as well as Instyle.com as their contributing fashion news editor. She has also consulted for several brands including Aztech Mountain, Tory Burch and O2 Aspen. Most recently she has grown the social media and editorial platforms for several health and wellness brands.

She is passionately plant-based, an art lover, avid reader, and an Achilles International guide. She began running several years ago and is now hooked on the sport, having run the New York City, London, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and Sacramento Marathons, and an ultra-marathon—completing a 50K in the North Face endurance series. Danielson currently resides in Aspen, CO, by way of New York City.

We can all relate to a moment where we felt stuck. Paralyzed with fear or lacking the confidence to do the thing we wanted to do. In this episode, Chris Delaney shares his inspiring personal story, which launched an incredible career motivating others to achieve their goals through innovative techniques. 

Chris Delaney is an interview coach at www.employmentking.co.uk and author of What is your Interview Identity?

Connect with him:

https://christopher-delaney.com/

In this episode, Melanie had the opportunity to chat with Sabrina Osso about her approach to overcoming trauma. 

Sabrina Osso is Founder and CEO of OSSO SAFE…Feel safe where you live, work, and play. She is a TEDx Speaker, Real Estate Agent, and Consultant on promoting safety and preventing violence in the workplace, schools, and in places of residence. Sabrina’s personal and professional experience with the subject allows her to bring a unique and holistic approach as a solution. By combining education and technology, we can save lives and bottom lines. She is also a professional dancer/teacher who uses her performance abilities to educate on the subject. As a real estate agent, Sabrina is bridging the real estate industry with Osso Safe.

Contact her at: 

https://ossosafe.com/
http://www.facebook.com/sabrina.osso.1
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/sabrina-osso/75/894/36b
https://twitter.com/OssoSabrina
https://www.alignable.com/ridgefield-nj/osso-safe-llc
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1od-a0g-dbIkn_glUWkXWw
https://www.instagram.com/ossosafe/

TEDx Talk:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyAhN_xwCxs&feature=youtu.be