Thrive Loud With Lou Diamond

Jen Maxfield is an Emmy-award winning reporter and anchor for NBC New York. She is an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, teaching courses in broadcast journalism including Video 1 and On-Air skills.  Her best-selling book, More After the Break: A Reporter Returns to Ten Unforgettable News Stories, give her a chance to revisit and follow up on specific, touching stories she has covered through the years. Enjoy this engaging and informative conversation as Jen connects with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Judi Holler is an author, keynote speaker, thought leader, podcaster, improviser, and the creator and CEO of the Haus of {&}, a private label lifestyle brand that connects ambitious humans to their goals. Judi helps teams reconnect, fully engage, and up-level their effectiveness through energizing keynote education and a proprietary methodology that leverages each team member’s unique skill set to execute and adapt better, reach new goals, and amplify their business. Judi’s professional accomplishments have gained her praise with mentions in Forbes and by Success Magazine. Additionally, her top-rated podcast, “Yes, And” with Judi Holler, highlights her professional improv training, as an alumnus of Second City’s Conservatory in Chicago, bringing the improv mindset to you each week with a focus on mental health, high-performance habits, and spirituality. Judi dives into the power and importance of “&” with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Victoria Kennedy catches up with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD to discuss the incredible growth of her company Victorious PR and the relaunch of her music career. Victoria newest release, her personal rendition of “O Mio Babbino Caro”, reached #1 in the UK and #3 in the US on iTunes Classical Charts! ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Donna Loughlin Michaels, President & Founder of the Loughlin/Michaels Group, is known for her work with futurists and innovators, and moving their businesses forward. She is also known for her results-oriented PR programs, dedication to her clients, and constant enthusiasm for new innovation. The industry veteran has ushered in 5 personal IPOs and taken hundreds of startups from the street to headline news. Donna operates at a personal best daily, maintaining an ongoing dialogue with her clients and landing them the headlines in top-tier business, finance, technology, consumer, and lifestyle publications. She is also the host of the Before It Happened podcast. A program that takes you on a journey before it happened with the innovators who imagined and are still imaging the future. Donna connects with Lou as the two talk shop, podcasting, messaging and a lot more on Thrive LouD. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Christina Lael is a Certified Public Accountant, an attorney, a Certified Tax Planner, and a self-proclaimed “tax nerd.” She reads case law like some people binge-watch Netflix and gets excited when she discovers anything new. Apart from spending time with her family and playing golf or tennis, nothing gives her more pleasure than seeing the reaction her clients have when she demonstrates how much their new tax plan will save them. She is positively obsessed with helping clients structure their businesses in a way that legally saves them the maximum in taxes, funds their retirement accounts quicker, and avoids astronomical taxes when/if they sell. Christina’s recently released her latest book Thinking Outside The Tax Box, and is a popular instructor for several continuing education providers. Listen in as Christina shares her passion on Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond. And check out this Christina’s special offers to Thrive LouD listeners for Freedom Tax Plans as well as a Custom Tax Planning Strategy session wi

Natalie Dawson is an expert in developing people and building scalable teams. She has interviewed, hired, trained, and led thousands of employees over the course of her career, most recently as Co-Founder and Partner of Cardone Ventures, a management consulting, joint ventures, and private equity firm that helps business owners achieve their personal, professional, and financial goals through the growth of their business. Natalie is responsible for the operations and finding, hiring, aligning, developing and retaining the team that allows the business to scale profitably. She is a #1 Amazon best seller for her book “TeamWork” which details exactly how she has built a highly engaged, highly aligned, high performance team in order to accommodate the business opportunity and growth. Natalie connects with Lou on Thrive LouD to share her journey and her continued excitement for what is to come. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***  

Jess Owens is the founder & CEO at Greenlist. Greenlist reduces retailer costs and negative environmental impact by sending returns direct to another customer. This peer-to-peer (P2P) approach to returns is creating more profit and less waste. Hear Jess’s story as she connects with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Los Silva is an Entrepreneur, Investor, Advisor and Speaker. He has coached, consulted and advised thousands of companies in eCommerce, SAAS, Real Estate (and more) to grow and scale their brands. He owns multiple agencies in the eCommerce, Social Media and Creator spaces and has spent over $100 million in advertising, helping numerous brands scale to 8- and 9-figure sales quickly. Los shares how he’s hustled, evolved and thrived within the eCommerce space for years with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***    

CEO and Co-Founder of Wander Beauty Divya Gugnani spent nearly 20 years searching for beauty essentials that could keep up with her on-the-go lifestyle. Divya began her career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs before moving on to private equity and venture capital at Investcorp International and FirstMark Capital. A self-proclaimed ‘accidental entrepreneur,’ she later left the finance world after selling her first business, and, bitten by the startup bug, went on to become a serial entrepreneur. After co-founding multiple companies and having children, she found her former beauty rituals tossed to the wayside as she became more time-starved than ever. She needed products that saved time in her day, space in her beauty bag and that never sacrificed on performance. Thus, Wander Beauty was born. Launched in 2015 with Co-Founder Lindsay Ellingson, Wander Beauty brings effortless everyday essentials TM. Each multitasker is co-created with our community and enriched with clean, globally sourced ingredient

Personal development books changed Nicholas Hutchison’s life! When he was in his late teens and early twenties, I struggled with an unappealing ego and a lot of insecurities. Thankfully, an early mentor recommended a few personal development books and thought that since he was hungry for “success”, they would be a good fit. Fast forward a few years and a few hundred books, and Nicholas is a completely different person. From this he started BookThinkers, which is committed to helping our audience of over 100,000 personal development book lovers discover new books, new mentors and new resources that they can use to achieve more and live better. Nicholas connects with Lou about his story and journey from zero books to hundreds on Thrive LouD. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***  

Sean Castrina is the founder of The Weekend MBA, a serial entrepreneur, having started more than 20 companies over the last 20 years, and still seeks to launch a new venture annually. He is the author of 4 bestselling business books including 8 Unbreakable Rules for Business Startup Success, The Greatest Entrepreneur in the World, Developing The Entrepreneur Within and World’s Greatest Business Plan. He hosts one of the most popular business podcasts on the planet- The 10 Minute Entrepreneur Podcast. Sean and Lou chat shares his journey with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Ken Rusk spent his younger years digging ditches and working in construction. He never went to college. Instead, he made goals, planned, and worked hard for thirty years. Now, Ken is a very successful entrepreneur with multiple businesses and revenue streams. Ken specializes in mentoring and has coached hundreds of young people in areas such as short-, mid-, and long-term goal setting, life visualization, career paths, and sound financial planning. He is passionate about helping people achieve their dreams regardless of their educational background or past. His incredible book, Blue Collar Cash, is all about creating your own path to success and fulfillment. Ken shares his journey with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Richard Mugica is the founder of 1 Call Closers a sales agency that has now worked with influencers such as Dean Graziosi, Tony Robbins, Anik Singal, Bedros Keuilian and others to help scale their online offers to 1 million a month online. In the span of 3 years, 1 Call Closers has sold over 40 million in the digital product space and has built over 13 7-figure sales teams. Richard is known as the acquisition King in the high ticket space! Richard shares his journey on Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Matt Sweetwood is the CEO of Greener Process Systems Inc. Greener has developed a patented state-of-the-art technology, SETH™ that captures emissions and reduce air pollution from ships that are docked in harbors. And many of which are located in and around major cities throughout the world. SETH™ reduces air pollution in urban areas near ports improving health conditions for millions. SETH™ reduces the impact of ship emissions on the environment. Matt has raised 5 children to successful adulthood as a single dad, grew a business in the competitive electronics industry from $1 million to $100 million. He is now the CEO of the emerging environmental start-up, Greener Process Systems. Matt has the life experience and knowledge how to demonstrate innovative ideas that inspire. Listen in as Matt shares with Lou this extremely important problem that Greener Process is working on to help save our planet. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

A natural salesman, Bennett Maxwell has been making use of this gift since he was stopped from selling candy bars in elementary school.  Through his life-long entrepreneurial experience, Bennett has learned that success comes from surrounding yourself with other do-ers and is a member of the Forbes Business Council, Apex Executives and The Power Room. You might even say that from a business perspective, Bennett is one tough cookie. Knowing that entrepreneurial ventures only succeed with a purpose, and having to work in the business instead of on the business can mask that goal, Bennett believes that building a business should mean eventually working yourself out of a job.  Beyond working with purpose, businesses should also be heart-centered, which is why he bought Dirty Dough, a single location cookie company - which he’s now franchised into over 60+ locations. Bennett saw the company’s potential to address self-image issues contributing to mental health problems in kids and teens. The name Dirty

Anna Liotta, creator of Generationally Savvy™ Communication Solutions, is an award-winning speaker, business consultant, and author. She engages audiences with her practical strategies for attracting, growing, and retaining top talent and loyal clients from every generation. Anna integrates communications, sociology, business psychology, and demography to unify workplaces and dramatically improve company performance. In an episode that has been many years in the making, Anna and Lou talk about the complexity of multiple generations mixed together in today’s workforce and how Anna helps organizations become more generationally savvy. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

For more than 20 years, Patricia Carlin has been on the leading edge of digital payments both in the U.S. and abroad. David Carlin has firsthand experience on the other side of the digital payments industry, and was aware of the struggles other business owners faced when it came to accepting payments. Realizing how powerful their “two” brains together are, they have turned their lives into a power couple think tank. Together they have processed billions of dollars in payments, worked with every major brand in the e-commerce industry, and made 10’s of millions in commissions. After thousands of requests, they finally made the decision to pull back the curtain and teach others exactly what it takes to become a million dollar payments agent. And so they created Residual Payments - The premier training community for digital payments experts. THE PREMIER TRAINING COMMUNITY FOR DIGITAL PAYMENTS EXPERTS  This dynamic duo bring their energy, passion, love for payments and each other into a very fun conversa

Chris Ryan is an experienced entrepreneur, rainmaker, investor, turn-around specialist and philanthropist His career spans over 25 years dedicated to people and purpose; creating a culture of care in both individuals and organizations. Chris is the CEO of GoBundance with a goal to realize and achieve the organization’s next level goals. Previously, he was a Chair at TIGER 21, the premiere peer-to-peer learning organization for ultra-high-net-worth individuals. He instills a culture of self-reliance and perseverance. His ability to formulate a vision, create a strategy, and plan an execution, allows him to guide individuals and organizations to maximize their potential and exceed expectations! As an “OG” New Yorker, Chris catches up with Lou Diamond and shares his passion and purpose on Thrive LouD. And make sure to check out Chris’s musically gifted daughter Bishop Abagail’s recent hit Good For a Song. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Todd Cochrane is the CEO of Blubrry Podcasting - a podcast media company that represents 105,000 Audio and Video podcasters in which his company provides advertising opportunities, media distribution/hosting, podcast media statistics, and other services. He is a podcast advertising specialist. Executing podcast advertising deals with a variety of national vendors for the past 13 years. Todd was responsible for bringing GoDaddy into the Podcast Advertising Space as one of the first podcast advertisers in 2005. He founded the Tech Podcast Network in 2004. Todd is a visionary behind many innovations in the new media space and speaks worldwide. His personal tech show Geek News Central has been produced twice weekly since Oct 2004 and is the co-host of the New Media Show. He is also the published author of "Podcasting The do it Yourself Guide" by Wiley Publishing. Todd resides in Quincy, Michigan, having spent the majority of the past 25 years in Honolulu, Hawaii, with his family - much of it in bumper-to-bumpe

  Rochelle Rice, CSP, is a nationally recognized speaker, author, and educator. She is first woman in the world to hold both the Accredited Speaker (AS) designation from Toastmasters International and the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation from the National Speakers Association. A former professional jazz dancer, her passion stems from the inordinate amount of stress in our society placed on thinness rather than the body as a resource for effective leadership. Rochelle has been in the fitness industry for 30+ years and brings a unique approach to her work. Blending her somatic experience training to help people regulate their central nervous system, she helps people stop fighting with themselves and be at ease in leadership roles (or just leadership acts). With her work, people learn to be comfortable that what they say and do are aligned to how people perceive them. Providing confidence, trust and hope, with a solid, proven technique, her message is one of unwavering faith in people’s uni