Journey To Success

Napoleon Hill Foundation Certified Instructor Tom Cunningham (too tall) interviews Sandler Sales Training CEO Dave Mattson. David is a best-selling author, sales and management thought leader, keynote speaker and leader for sales training seminars around the world. As CEO and President of Sandler Training, Mr. Mattson oversees the corporate direction and strategy for the company’s global operations including sales, marketing, consulting, alliances and support. His key areas of focus are sales leadership, strategy and client satisfaction. http://www.sandler.com/

Tom Cunningham (too tall) interviews Audrey Weidman an entrepreneur and marketing professional.  Her entrepreneurial inclination led her to own various businesses including real estate rentals and an art business.  She was also actively engaged in her community of Flossmoor where she served on the high school parents’ association (HFPA), Flossmoor Service League, and on the Village of Flossmoor Green Committee. Audrey is passionate about health and wellness… and likes to look good too.   After a variety of careers, she has followed her heart and decided that WellMed Global™ offered the opportunity she was looking for.  Having personally benefitted from using the all of the WellMed Global™ products, she wants to make a difference in others health and appearance so that they will Look and Feel Youthful too!  If you are a health and wellness enthusiast or someone who likes to look good, she invites you to improve the lives of others by introducing them to these amazing next generation technology products.  To

Tom Cunningham (too tall) interviews Will Glaros a Napoleon Hill Certified Instructor who has spent his life leading a dual career in insurance and trying to expound on the benefits of living your life with a positive mental attitude. His essay titled Limb Walkers is featured in an upcoming Napoleon Hill Foundation book. The essay was also featured in a Napoleon Hill Foundation weekly ezine in 2014. THE LIMB WALKERS PLEDGE AFFIRMATION OF CHANGE  1. I PLEDGE to take my focus off the past and to live for now and the future. 2. I PLEDGE to stop blaming others about my circumstances. 3. I PLEDGE to have a POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE. It’s infectious and helps good things happen.  4. I PLEDGE to Live with enthusiasm. 5. I PLEDGE to go the extra mile in everything I do and provide more than is expected of me. 6. I PLEDGE to take some positive action step every day. 7. I PLEDGE to live by the Golden Rule doing unto others as I would have them do unto to me. 8. I PLEDGE to not let others think for me and make

http://knssconsulting.com/ Tom Cunningham (too tall) interviews Brandon Krieger President of KNSS Consulting Group Inc. and a Toronto Social Media Marketing Consultant. Brandon provides his Toronto Social Media Marketing consulting clients systems on how to properly Brand, Research and build a massive client base using Social Media Marketing. He also educates his clients on how to properly educate their new client base on the importance of their product and service through their Social Networks. He also shows how to build joint venture partnerships that will help grow everyone's business organically in what he calls "Community Growth". His success is due to how fast he was able to grow his Twitter Community and how quickly he has learned how to properly build relationships on his Social Networks using effective Social Media Marketing.

http://startbystarting.com/ Tom Cunningham (too tall) and Peter Goral, VP Business Development at TechBlocks interview Start by Starting Founder Tim Krause. Tim’s story, like that of so many entrepreneurs, is all about starting over. After graduating from business school Tim joined the family construction company. Determined to preempt any notions of favouritism, and to earn the trust of the employees, Tim decided to start at the bottom and work in the field as an apprentice to earn his electrician’s license. After several years he moved into the office to learn new roles as an estimator and project manager. From there he took over as General Manager before finally buying the business.  Tim eventually sold the family business to one of his employees, freeing him to participate in construction leadership for Canada’s largest and most sophisticated forensic sciences laboratory. After participating in over $2 billion of construction projects, Tim walked away from the industry to open the Startbystarting C

Welcome to an awesome Journey to Success interview with Taylor Tagg as he interviews cancer survivor and life coach Dywuana Sykes. Cancer-Us is an inspirational book by Dywuana M. Sykes, a Life Coach and CPA. She utilizes her fight and victory with breast cancer to draw attention to the other cancers of life.  Her life has proven that cancer can affect everyone, it just manifests itself in different ways. Emotional and psychological "cancers" are running rampant, yet they are often ignored.  Cancer, do you have it? Find out in this book and take a look into Dywuana's life as she offers candid conversation about her personal life experiences to help you along your journey. She doesn't hold back because her goal is to usher you into your healing.  This book will assist you as you "do the self-examination". The expected outcome-live a more authentic, fulfilling and healthy life. Not only that, but you will look at your past experiences and see how they have been purposefully designed to bring you into a

Phil Geldart is the founder and the C.E.O. of Eagle’s Flight, a Canadian company focused on improving individual and team productivity. Eagle’s Flight is presently represented in over thirty-five countries and enjoys an enviable reputation for customer service, product effectiveness, and having fun! Phil has considerable experience with acquisition and divestiture initiatives, managed sales and distribution, and has created a number of leadership programs. He has also written three books: “In Your Hands, the Behaviors of a World Class Leader”, which provides practical and clear guidelines for those with responsibility for others; “In Search of the Gold of the Desert Kings – A Journal of my Travels”, an entertaining story based on Eagle’s Flight’s Gold of the Desert Kings™ program; and “Lead Yourself Lead Others”, an invaluable guide for those in the early stages of their leadership journey. In addition to his corporate experience, Phil has worked for a number of years in the university environment. He has

Tom Cunningham (too tall) interviews Speaker & Author Hev Saing. Hev Saing motivates, educates, and entertains audiences.  He is a speaker and an author of a bestselling book, “Your Differences Are The Key To Your Success,” which is available on Amazon.com. So far he has given about 300 speeches to employees, managers, salespeople, entrepreneurs, and leaders at various corporations, civic clubs, and associations on the topic of his book. He is an immigrant in the United States. He is originally from Cambodia, a small country in Southeast Asia. Born during the Pol Pot regime (whose crimes were portrayed in the movie, The Killing Fields), he grew up in a very rural area, in a province that shares border with Thailand. He is the only child in his whole family who was lucky enough to be able to finish high school and then go to a university in Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia, where he got an undergraduate degree in Architecture before he moved to the United States, by himself, with only a few hund

Tami Heim is the president and CEO of the Christian Leadership Alliance (CLA) headquartered in San Clemente, CA. CLA exists to equip and unite leaders to transform the world for Christ. Providing bible-based leadership training and other learning experiences, CLA serves over 6,200 leaders of nonprofit ministries, churches, educational institutions, and businesses. Tami’s professional career includes executive leadership roles in nonprofit ministry, technology, marketing, publishing and retail. She served as a partner in The A Group – Brand Development, executive vice president and chief publishing officer for Thomas Nelson Publishers, and as the president of Borders, Inc. Tami began her professional career with Federated Department stores and in her final assignment, she was responsible for leading two of their Midwest divisions. Tami has a passion for the development of next generation leaders. For over 25 years she has actively mentored students and professionals. Reflecting her commitment to leadership,

Tom too tall Cunningham and Peter Goral, VP Business Development at TechBlocks interview Jamie Shanks CEO of Sales for Life. Sales for Life is the definitive Social Selling training curriculum for companies all around the world.  Jamie Shanks and Sales for Life have trained over 50,000 sales professionals on Social Selling, ranging from Start-Up to Fortune 500 companies like Oracle, Thomson Reuters, SAS, CA Technologies and ADP. Sales for Life helps sales professionals find, engage, and educate clients and prospects using social media. Why? Because this is where most buyers are starting their buying journey today. Sales for Life was founded in 2004 with one goal – to become the most trusted sales resource for its clients. During our journey, we’ve had the pleasure of serving thousands of sales professionals around the world, from start-ups to Fortune 500 corporations. How They Add Value Increase opportunities at the top of your sales funnelShorten your sales cyclesIncrease the percentage of sales reps tha

Christina Major, The Health Recovery Expert, turns her clients from sufferers of Type 2 Diabetes, High Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure into survivors who have eliminated medication, lost weight, upped energy, ditched digestive problems and look years younger. She truly wants people to learn health is an experience, not just the absence of disease. She is the creator of the Grocery Store Shopping Trip that takes her clients through a virtual grocery store and teaches them the tips and tricks on choosing healthy foods. She is a Holistic Nutritionist, Herbalist, Nutrition and Lifestyle Coach, professional health and nutrition speaker and owner of Crystal Holistic Health Consulting. It is her goal to educate people on just how easy it is to be healthy, happy and eat delicious foods. Visit Christina at www.crystalholistichealth.com  

Tom too tall Cunningham and TechBlocks VP Peter Goral interview Chuck Coolen Senior Marketing Manager at McDonald's of Canada. Chuck joined McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Limited in 2002 as the Marketing Manager for the Atlantic Region.  McDonald’s Atlantic outperformed the remainder of the Quick Service Restaurant market during his tenure there. Since moving from the Atlantic Region to Ontario, Chuck has led the development of marketing plans that have consistently resonated with Ontario consumers in over 500 McDonald’s restaurants across the province.  During this period McDonald’s Ontario has also enjoyed strong results in terms of sales and market share gains. Chuck has been recognized throughout his career with a number of awards. His collaboration with advertising agency, Cossette, won a Cannes Advertising Festival Silver Lion, two golds at the Crystal Awards and a silver at the Atlantic advertising ICE Awards.  He was recently nominated for the American Marketing Association’s Marketer on the Rise

Tom too tall Cunningham interviews Employment Expert Josef Stetter. Josef has worked in recruitment for nearly 15 years and has had the pleasure and privilege of recruiting for both small and global companies such as Deloitte & Touche, Apotex Pharmaceuticals, Aecon Construction, Skechers Shoes, Tata Consulting Services and more. He has been a professional Speaker, Coach and Mentor for over 15 years and has personally helped over 8600 people become empowered and finding a great job with an 85% success rate of helping find employment in any field in under 3 months. He is the Author of ‘Congratulations you are hired: It was easier than you thought’ and a US version called USA Congratulations you are hired. The book is the ultimate resource manual to help anyone find employment in most fields. The book is endorsed by people like Bob Proctor, T. Harv Eker and many more. His second book is coming out in 2015 and is called 50 First Date Faux Pas and techniques to avoid them. Josef has also started to do da

Tom too tall Cunningham interviews Sam Silverstein, founder and CEO of Sam Silverstein Inc., an accountability think tank dedicated to helping companies create an organizational culture that prioritizes and inspires accountability.   Based on helping organizations develop what they believe in, clarify their mission, and understand what is in their control, Sam works to make this a more accountable world.  Mr. Silverstein is the author of several books including Non-Negotiable, No More Excuses, and Making Accountable Decisions.  He speaks internationally, having worked with teams at companies, government agencies, communities, and organizations both big and small.  http://www.samsilverstein.com/

Forgiveness Expert and Napoleon Hill Foundation Certified Instructor Taylor Tagg interviews Vic Conant, CEO of Nightingale-Conant Corp. and Christina Callandar, a teacher and student of A Course in Miracles. They share the courses impact on their lives and and how they live its teachings everyday. Vic even shares how ACIM transformed his marriage! Christina also gives us great insights for first time readers of the Course and helpful tips on how to use it effectively. Furthermore, Vic shares with us some of the history behind how the Course was created. It's fascinating! An instant Holiday Classic! Vic Conant is the Chairman of the Board of Nightingale-Conant Corp, the premier publisher of audio personal development programs in the world. Vic had the great fortune of growing up surrounded by the works of the modern legends of the motivation industry like Napoleon Hill, Earl Nightingale, Dale Carnegie and Norman Vincent Peale to name a few. Vic took over as president in 1986 and has spearheaded its growth

Tom too tall Cunningham interviews Amy Morin, a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist. Since 2002, Amy has been counseling children, teens, and adults. She also works as an adjunct psychology instructor. Amy serves as About.com’s Parenting Teens Expert and Child Discipline Expert. She is a Forbes contributor where her weekly column focuses on the psychological aspects of business. Her book, 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do, is based on her internationally-known viral blog post. Her original list was read and shared by millions of people within a matter of days. It resonated so much with readers that it was picked up by Forbes, where it has received an additional 10 million views. Her book expands on her article by explaining how to avoid those 13 common pitfalls that can prevent us from reaching our full potential. She’s the only person in the psychology industry talking about mental strength on a global level. Amy has been sought out by the media for her expertise in psychology, par

Tom too tall Cunningham interviews NORMA NICHOLSON RN BA MA (Ed) who recently authored and published “Young Lives on the Line: You Can Make a Difference” by drawing upon her own experiences growing up as an at- risk child who was a homeless infant and youth. She also enhanced her professional expertise through her management of health care for at-risk children and youth in the largest secure youth custody facility in Ontario, Canada and from being a passionate community volunteer. As an author, speaker, educator, youth expert, founder and Executive Director of Ignite4Youth, she currently facilitates community outreach programs such as workshops for youth and families, police and correctional services, seminars in local churches, lunch and learn sessions for employees in a variety of work environments and for youth focused organizations and their employees. She has received many prestigious awards and recognitions from the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario and nursing colleagues across the Province. S

Penguin Pick-Up combines the ease of online shopping with the convenience of SmartCentres shopping centre locations to offer customers a choice and give people more free time in their lives. SmartCentres believes consumers will find Penguin Pick-Up a good fit between their desire to buy online and take delivery on their own terms. It is Free, Fast and Convenient - you don't need to leave your car.  Once customers register online, they will be able to have online purchases made from any retailer or website delivered to a Penguin Pick-Up location of their choice. Upon arrival of the online purchase to Penguin Pick-Up, the customer is notified by email, text or voice. The customer then visits Penguin Pick-Up at their convenience where their purchase is placed right into their car, all without the customer leaving the vehicle.  Also, retailers will be able to offer Penguin Pick-Up to their online customers.  The growth in online consumer orders provides an opportunity for SmartCentres to continue to innov

Graduating in 1978 as a Chartered Accountant in Australia, Brian Smtih came to California looking for the next big opportunity to bring back to Australia. While studying at the UCLA Graduate School of Management he observed that there was no sheepskin footwear in the US. With only $500 in capital, he imported boot samples and over the next seventeen years built the UGG Australia brand into a multi-million dollar international enterprise. He sold in 1995 and the brand has continued to grow to exceed a billion dollars in annual sales for the past three years. Brian is one of the most sought after International business leaders in the country today. He is committed to teaching entrepreneurs how to leverage their most precious assets from within, and to recognize and pursue their passions to create a fulfilling and successful life. Brian has authored the book “The Birth of a Brand – Launching Your Entrepreneurial Passion and Soul”, is a sought after Keynote speaker and mentors small business owners. http://w

Tom too tall Cunningham interviews Sabine Schleese who was named one of the 2014 W100 Top Female Entrepreneurs in Canada and has been on this list 10 times in the past years. She is one of three partners of Schleese Saddlery Service Ltd. which has been manufacturing English riding saddles in Canada since 1986. The company specializes in saddles made for women, especially for recreational and amateur riders who care about comfort for themselves and protection for their horses’ backs. They have had numerous business and industry awards and were featured twice on Discovery Channel and also in the Wall Street Journal. She was also awarded Exporter of the year from the Organization of Women in International Trade in Toronto. Sabine worked for NASA during the Space Lab years (late 70’s) as liaison between the US aeronautical engineers and the European Space Agency engineers through the American consulate in Bremen, Germany. Sabine and her husband were just awarded 2014 Entrepreneurs of the Year at the Business