Thrive Loud With Lou Diamond

Kristina Mand-Lakhiani is an international speaker, entrepreneur, artist, philanthropist, and mother of 2 kids.  She is the co-founder of  Mindvalley, a leading publisher in the personal growth industry,  In her book, "Becoming Flawesome", Kristina shares her own journey from being on top of a personal growth empire like Mindvalley to stepping aside, conscious uncoupling from her husband, and walking her path towards being more honest with herself. Enjoy this captivating conversation between Kristina and Lou on Thrive LouD. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Chef Matt Basile spent over a decade disrupting the food industry as the founder of Toronto’s most recognizable food truck brand, Fidel Gastro’s, and popular gastropub, Lisa Marie. Today, as the co-founder of Alchemy Grills, he’s taking on a new frontier — disrupting the barbecue and live-fire cooking landscape. In an industry steeped in tradition, Basile is always striving to do things differently. In just under four years, Basile transformed the Fidel Gastro’s brand from an underground sandwich pop-up to an internationally recognized food brand. He also ran the Queen West gastropub and brunch hotspot, Lisa Marie, for six phenomenal years. It was featured on various TV series, including You Gotta Eat Here! and Chef in the City, and was also ranked as the ninth best brunch spot in Canada by OpenTable magazine. Today, Basile has partnered with two seasoned entrepreneurs to launch Alchemy Grills. The Alchemy is the first barbecue to allow home cooks the option to smoke and grill food at the exact same time wi

Consider this: 100% of business owners will leave their business one day. But few are prepared. Laurie Barkman, the business transition sherpa, is the former CEO of a $100 million revenue company that was sold to a Fortune 50. As a mergers and acquisitions advisor, Laurie provides a structured process for business owners to plan successful transitions of their companies. Laurie is the author of "The Business Transition Handbook: How to Avoid Succession Pitfalls and Create Valuable Exit Options."  This book demystifies the often overwhelming exit process, guiding business owners who are considering leaving their ventures or simply beginning to think about their next steps. She is an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University, and hosts the award winning podcast Succession Stories, where she speaks with hundreds of entrepreneurs who have shared their journeys through succession. Laurie returns to Thrive LouD and shares how her book and podcast are essential resources to business o

Alex Melone, Andrei and Alex Marin all saw a wide opening in the email marketing world for an agency that truly cares about its end product and each client it serves. After performing in-depth market analysis, they each were surprised to see that no other agency out there had effectively done this - all the others had been cranking out canned designs, templated strategy and analysis in order to maximize internal efficiency rather than providing the absolute highest-quality product to their clients - hence, CodeCrew stepped in to fill this underrepresented share of the market and take the world by storm. It turned out to be a good idea, because CodeCrew has been growing in leaps and bounds since day 1, and still retaining its original mission close to heart. Passionate about making the world a better place through their complementary skill sets, they found that they could leverage Alex’s impressive design background with Andrei’s deep technical background and Alex’s client-facing experience to truly create a f

Sylvie di Giusto is an international speaker and best selling author that organizations around the globe trust to help them make the right decisions that grow their brands and bottom lines. Building on her five cornerstones of Modern Emotional Intelligence—visual, behavioral, verbal, digital, and social intelligence—Sylvie gives her audiences ‘The Power of Choice’ a conscious decision-making framework that allows us to understand our perceptions, choose our behaviors, and determine our best outcomes. Her latest book Discover Your Fair Advantage leads you deep into the customer experience and shows you how to make every interaction count. Sylvie takes your organization on an entertaining, spectacular, and thought-provoking journey through the brain, the mind, and from the unconscious to the conscious—and ultimately to the heights of personal, professional and organizational success. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Author, Catalyst, and Executive Coach Laura Gassner Otting inspires people to push past the doubt and indecision that keep great ideas in limbo by helping audiences think bigger and accept greater challenges that reach beyond their current, limited scope of belief. Laura’s secret superpower is seeing your greatness and reflecting it back on you, so that you can get “unstuck” — and achieve extraordinary results. A frequent contributor to Good Morning America, the TODAY Show, Harvard Business Review, and Oprah Daily, Her amazing new book WONDERHELL - why success doesn’t feel like it should and what to do about it  In this wickedly smart episode of Thrive LouD, “LGO” shares with Lou how “WONDERHELL” came to be; why she wrote it; and her recent experience with banana bread that wasn’t what she'’d call a rising success. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Laban Ditchburn is known as The World’s Best Courage Coach, he has been through self-discovery, and conquered the full gamut of addictions—alcohol, sex, gambling, drugs, and negative self-talk.  His unique methods and message continue to help so many people on this planet. His debut and internationally acclaimed book “Bet on You” is a “can’t put down” must-read with its raw, real, hilarious, and inspiring message of hope. With an Aussie/Kiwi accent, flavored with a touch of a Mexican salsa and a dash of Indian curry, Laban Ditchburn connects with Lou from the other side of the world from a rooftop in Mumbai to share his journey and passion. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Stephanie and Ethan Bull have found the perfect balance in their marriage and company they co-founded, ProAssisting. Over the last 5 years, ProAssisting – which provides remote executive assistants on a fractional basis for top CEOs, Board Directors and entrepreneurs – has grown exponentially to the 7-figure revenue level. Their family, which began with marriage in 2007 and now includes 12- and 8-year-old sons, has never been stronger, they said. In addition, the Bulls’ first book, “The 29-Hour Work Day,” which was released in 2022 will debut an Audible version later this year. The book is a high-performer’s guide to leveraging their executive assistant to support personal and professional growth. Enjoy this fun chat as Stephanie and Ethan share their story, their passion and their business with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Joe Mull has spent thousands of hours shaping managers into strong leaders with his decades of experience, compelling content, and dynamic delivery. In demand as a speaker and trainer, Joe has attracted audiences of all sizes from all sectors from all over North America. Prior to launching his own firm, Joe was head of Learning & Development for a Top 10 U.S. healthcare organization where he managed training for more than 9,000 employees at over 500 locations. Joe’s latest release Employalty maps out how to ignite commitment and keep top talent in the new age of work.  Enjoy this fun chat between Lou and Joe on Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Helen Dayen is an executive coach with over 15 years of experience in leadership development, relationship management, business development, and executive coaching. She specializing in elevating influential leadership, honing executive presence, building teams and fostering stronger professional relationships. Helen works with professionals in high stress/high demand industries such as finance, technology, and law. Helen enhances the effectiveness of executives and high performers as they face inflection points in their careers and businesses. With a clear message and strong connections, Helen’s clients can become better leaders, team players, and influencers. Listen in as Helen shares with Lou how she’s working with her clients  at the intersection of emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, and ChatGPT. She shares this and more with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

(An)drew Tarvin is a proven businessperson and engineer, having delivered exceptional results at companies large and small. Prior to starting Humor That Works, Andrew was a global project manager at Procter & Gamble where he successfully led initiatives for a $350 million business. It was there that he developed, tested, and refined many of the examples in this book so you know it s not just fluff these ways actually work. Are you stressed out at work? Do you feel like you're in a rut? Are you looking for a way to step up your game? Do you realize that you spend 33% of your waking hours at your job and therefore want to learn to enjoy it more? If you answered "yes" to any of the above (or just want to learn how to use humor in the workplace), Andrew’s new book The Skill of Humor Playbook is the book for you. Andrew shares with Lou how this playbook came to be, it’s invaluable message and tactics all while Lou dons different cowboy hats. We know what you’re thinking: “Surely you can’t be serious?” We are

Anjel B Hartwell is an internationally known artist, author & evolutionary alchemist. Honored as a Be The Change “Movement To Watch” Award Winner and considered one of America’s Premier Experts, she has appeared multiple times in major media and is the Creator, Executive Producer & Host of the 8X Award Winning & Apple #1 Internationally ranked Wickedly Smart Women Podcast. Her book Be Heard By Millions & Live Your Destiny was a #1 New Release in 3 Categories. She is hired to consult with high achieving visionary leaders who are called to be the Vanguard of the Creative Age. Anjel has just launched a new program called “Leading Visionaries” spotlighting the Creative Age Leaders who are ingenious, insightful, innovative and truly Inspiring! Fittingly, for the 888th episode of Thrive LouD, Lou reconnects with Anjel - listen in to learn why. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Dawn Harris Sherling M.D. is an internal medicine physician and author whose work calls out the rampant diet-related misinformation out there and simplifies the real science and latest medical advancements that can not only heal a host of digestive related illnesses, but also make eating easier and more joyful again. After struggling with IBS herself, Dr. Dawn Harris Sherling’s symptoms seemingly disappeared while in Italy. In an effort to help her patients and herself, Dr. Sherling began learning more about how food additives such as emulsifiers, thickeners, and stabilizers are wreaking havoc on our microbiomes and how eliminating them can reverse several diet-related diseases. Her book Eat Everything: How to Ditch Additives and Emulsifiers, Heal Your Body, and Reclaim the Joy of Food, shares an easier, healthier, more joyful way to eat and enjoy life. She shares this and more with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Dr. Laura Sicola is a leadership communication and influence expert, speaker, author and the host of the Speaking to Influence podcast. Her Speaking to Influence Brand is all about Mastering Your Leadership Voice and uncovering Communication Secrets of the C-Suite. She knows that in today’s world It’s not enough to be the brains behind the operation; leaders have to be the face and the voice in front of it too. Her TEDx speech "Want to sound like a leader? Start by saying your name right" has been viewed over 6.8 million times and is one of  the best leadership communication resources you’ll ever find. Returning to Thrive LouD, Laura brings Lou up-to-speed as to all the great work she is doing and what’s to come.   ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Robert Kerbeck is the author of the true crime memoir, RUSE: Lying the American Dream from Hollywood to Wall Street is a thrilling look into the world of corporate espionage and his career as a secret spy. Robert’s essays and short stories have been featured in numerous magazines and literary journals. One story was adapted into the award-winning film, Reconnected. A lifetime member of The Actors Studio, Robert has worked extensively in theater, film, and television, appearing in lead roles in major shows and earning several awards. Robert Kerbeck fought one of the worst fires in California history, the 2018 Woolsey Fire, to save his home. His debut book, Malibu Burning: The Real Story Behind LA’s Most Devastating Wildfire, won the 2020 IPPY Award as the Silver Medalist in Creative Nonfiction, the Readers’ Favorite Award as the Silver Medalist in Nonfiction Drama, and the Best of LA award. Robert connects with Lou to share the backstory behind RUSE and his real life story and how it’s led him to what he’s do

Erin King is the world’s leading digital persuasion expert, a 2x bestselling author, and the founder of Get More Yes Media, a sales and leadership training firm. SUCCESS Magazine named Erin one of the "Top 10 Must-See Motivational Speakers of 2022" along with Mel Robbins and Jay Shetty. Erin has helped clients ranging from The Academy Awards and Disney to The US Navy and VISA communicate more compellingly using her trademark "PUB" methodology. She’s the author of “Digital Persuasion: Sell Smarter in the Modern Marketplace” and the host of the top-rated podcast "On Your Terms with Erin King."  In the Age of AI, Erin shares with Lou where her businesses is focusing now and we’re she’s doubling down and where other should too. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Solo artist Dan Rose is an exciting songwriter and performer, who puts his thoughts on things such as sustainability, climate action and a minimalistic approach to life, into words using only his acoustic guitar and his characteristic DIY approach. Rose’s songs could be called modern protest songs, and he is never afraid of sharing his feeling of inadequacy or his frustration about the state of the world with his listener – always with a sense of down to earth charm and warm presence.  Dan has launched his latest single “Smell the Need for Change” coinciding with EARTH DAY (4/22/23). Listen in to a man who is truly thriving through his life and his passion.   ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***  

Jeremy Utley is one of the world's leading experts in innovation. As the Director of Executive Education at Stanford's renowned Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (aka "the d.school"), his courses have been experienced by nearly a million students of innovation worldwide. He advises corporate leaders on how to imbed the methods and mindsets of design thinking into their organizations, and works with professionals to cultivate a robust personal creative practice. A self-proclaimed “recovering MBA, spreadsheet junkie, and management consultant,” he now studies innovation in large enterprises and startups. He advises CEOs and senior leadership teams in the United States, Europe, and Asia on growth and innovation strategy, and has led scores of capacity-building initiatives worldwide. He's a prolific blogger and podcaster, and is co-author (alongside Perry Klebahn) of “Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matters.” Jeremy talks with Lou about making “Ideaflow” a practice you incorporate into your daily plans

Ulrik Nerløe, is a renowned mentor, international bestselling author, podcaster and public speaker. With a proven track record of success, he has helped leaders, leadership teams, and organizations transform their culture and leadership. He is one of the founding fathers of heart leadership, a philosophy that emphasizes the power of the heart in leadership. ❤ His unique approach combines knowledge of quantum physics, energy, and emotional intelligence to help individuals, leaders, and organizations achieve their goals and unleash their full potential. Ulrik’s international bestseller book "The Life Bridge - Your Journey from an Unconscious to a Conscious Life," a personal self-help book to support your transformation into becoming a "whole" person. He hosts the “Life After” Podcast which features stories about people transforming themselves from an unconscious to a conscious life. Ulrik catches up with Lou in an engaging, inspiring, trans-Atlantic and heartfelt episode. It’s a must listen.   ***CONNECT W

Nina Verkoeyen, called "the modern female Buddha" by LA Weekly, is the founder of Meta Spirituality - an emerging spiritual tradition taking America by storm.   A former psychologist and spiritual teacher, she has 20 years of experience in human consciousness and hundreds of thousands of students worldwide.  In 2016, Nina went through a spontaneous spiritual transformation (enlightenment) and acquired spiritual knowledge that profoundly changed her life and work. Since then, her mission has been to spread the message of Meta Spirituality and share it with millions of people.   Nina believes that we have outgrown mainstream spirituality with its focus on intermediaries - spiritual tools popularized by mainstream spirituality that are rather detrimental to our personal growth than helpful.   Nina shares with Lou on Thrive LouD how the Meta Spirituality community is rapidly gaining popularity as more people are becoming ready to enter a direct relationship with The Creator within, saying no