Thrive Loud With Lou Diamond

Cait Donovan, is the Burnout Expert and an incredible podcast host. She spent the first 12 years of her career as a full time acupuncturist.  She bought a ticket for the burnout cycle and rode that ride for nearly a decade. One day, she decided to heal. She did. Now it's her turn to reach back and use her Chinese Medicine know how plus life coaching to help you create a Burnout Resilient Life. It all starts with her podcast Fried, the Burnout Podcast - THE #1 PODCAST ABOUT BURNOUT. Real. Raw. No Holding Back. Stories from people like who've burnt out and come back to tell the tale. From thought leaders to your friend down the street, there's a story in FRIED that you will relate to, guaranteed. Cait comes onto Thrive LouD and shares with Lou her journey and how she is now helping others too.           ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***    

Matt Clark is the Founder & Chief Rainmaker at The Virtual Edge with his business partner Wesley Longueira to help entrepreneurs charge more, work less and feel great about it. Since starting the business in 2016 they've grown to serve over 1000 people across 26 countries. Matt helps his clients create magnetic messaging, results-based sales training and high-ticket leveraged offers. He is big on mindset, energy and health. And most importantly Matt believes that business should be fun. Coming to you from Costa Rica, Matt connects with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond. *** Connect to Lou Diamond & Thrive LouD

Affinity Solutions CEO Jonathan Silver returns to the Thrive LouD podcast after almost two years. Jonathan updates Lou and the listeners about: How Affinity Solutions has evolved over the last few years What his company has been focused on of late Explaining what Purchased-based Media Scoring (PbMS) is all about and why creating a clearer definition of media scoring has never been more important Affinity's recent deal with Omnicom's Annalect RampUp '22 - The top 3 things discussed and "where the puck is headed" His vision for Affinity for 2022 and beyond AND what the future of CX looks like Plus some additional fun topics are discussed in this 'catch up' episode.

Barry Gabster, the founder and CEO of InitiateU, is revolutionizing the advertising game. InitiateU has worked with up to 82 clients per month, mailing over 2 million mailers in one month, skyrocketing their sales from $800k to $8.5 million in gross sales in just one year all by word of mouth.   Speaking of which, listen to Barry on this fun conversation of Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond to learn more about his unique offerings. Connect to Lou Diamond and Thrive LouD

James Brown is an acclaimed speaker and customer service expert who helps organizations and businesses leverage the power of relationships for revenue success. A former All-American collegiate track star, World Championship trials qualifier and award-winning national sales executive, James is no stranger to competing at a high level. He’s drawn on “champion principles” to succeed throughout his 30-plus years working with national and corporate clients in the hospitality and financial industries, and helps them be aware of and stay within the exchange zone. As a speaker, James has merged his unique expertise as a leader and teammate (on the track and in corporate America) to offer engaging keynote and breakout sessions that inspire while providing practical solutions for sales success by developing customer-centric services and rewarding (revenue) relationships. James challenges organizations to adopt a “champion mindset,” motivating people to see everyone they meet as a customer!  

Internationally recognized client-acquisition expert, author, and hall of fame speaker Bill Cates is featured in a Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond minisode. Pulled from his original appearance, Bill shares with Lou the utter importance of knowing the people you are trying to reach. *** Produced by Adele Williams Connect to Lou Diamond & Thrive LouD

Ryan Early is the controlling owner of Blue Green Ventures, American Wholesale Hemp, Hempyre Genetics, and Can- ek Labs, and the General Contractor for the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Industrial Hemp Pilot Program. He is also the owner of the Midwest Microbiome Repository, in charge of gathering and testing various strains of hemp and other potentially viable agricultural commodity crops. After testing hundreds of specimens, Ryan discovered the secret sesquiterpene complex that will power the future of natural farming, called BlueMagic. "Project Hemp for Victory" was founded in early 2018 in partnership with NWOSU and Ryan’s company, Hempyre Genetics, LLC. With the passage of HB2913, which Farmer Ryan was a large part of the language and lobbying for enacted the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Pilot Program.   *** CONNECT TO LOU DIAMOND  

As Vice President for Safety & Airworthiness, Bobbi Wells is the Vice President of Safety, Environmental & Regulatory Compliance at American Airlines. Previously she was responsible for the Air and Ground Safety, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and Airworthiness Records programs of the FedEx Express fleet and air operation worldwide. Prior to that she is a 10-year veteran of the US Army.  She is a highly respected leader within the aviation industry and is a huge supporter of opportunities for women in leadership across many different industries. Enjoy this conversation as Bobbi shares with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD a little bit about her career, her love of flying and travel and what great opportunities exist today within her industry. *** CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD

Human Potential Expert and Author of “Meant For More” Mia Hewlett is featured on Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond. In this minisode pulled from their original conversation, Mia shares with Lou how entrepreneurs can solve one of the biggest problems they face today through 'leveraged aligned action."   *** CONNECT TO LOU DIAMOND AND THRIVE LOUD  

Mark Herschberg is the author of The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You. Educated at MIT, Mark has spent his career launching and fixing new ventures at startups, Fortune 500s, and academia. He’s developed new software languages, online marketplaces, new authentication systems, and tracked criminals and terrorists on the dark web. Mark helped create the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program, MIT’s “Career Success Accelerator”, where he’s taught for twenty years. Mark also serves on the boards of non-profits Techie Youth and Plant a Million Corals. Lou tries to extract all of the "Swiss Army" tools that Mark has so listeners can understand how powerful and useful his lessons can be.

Breanna (Brea) Gunn is a messaging and funnel specialist, working with business owners and solo-preneurs to create messaging and processes that inspire loyalty, momentum, and action that leverages trust, authenticity, and profitability. Brea uses her more than 10 years of experience with customer service and marketing to uncover the gaps in messaging that lead to lower conversions and plugs them through customized systems, structures, and processes that are bolstered by copy that converts. From wanting to put away the bad guys to helping small businesses Brea shares with Lou Diamond her 'accidental journey' to help entrepreneurs create a fruitful customer journey for their customers. *** Oh and if you didn't already know, Brea went viral with this fun TikTok video. *** CONNECT TO LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD

Storyteller, Filmmaker, Consultant, (and now) author Jude Charles returns on Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond. His latest creation, Dramatic Demonstration, puts into the hands of leaders across the globe, how they can attract premium clients and scale your business with visual storytelling. Recorded LIVE on YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn - you'll learn how Jude has been battling burnout and changed the way he works to be at his best to help others share their stories. *** CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD

Kelley Earnhardt Miller is one of the most prominent businesswomen in NASCAR today. Kelley oversees the company’s race team, management team, and business ventures for her brother Dale Earnhardt Jr. and is the daughter of seven-time NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt.  In this minisode, pulled from Kelley's original appearance on Thrive LouD, she shares with Lou the importance of the "WIN WIN" in business, racing and in life. Produced by : Adele Williams

Patrick Samy has always had a passion for pursuing knowledge. So when his passions led him from engineering to the intersection of healthcare and technology with Span, Patrick dove in headfirst. Patrick was building Skype consumer products for his job with Microsoft when he noticed that his 10-hours-a-day desk job was taking a toll on his physical activity and long-term health markers. Concerned for his health, Patrick began monitoring his health metrics with various wearable technology. But though Patrick could track the data, it didn’t help him discover what his metrics meant—or how to fix them. It was longevity MD Adam Bataineh who helped Patrick make sense of the data and change his lifestyle effectively. Patrick delved into the world of health and technology and realized he wasn’t the only one struggling to leverage his health metrics. So he and Adam created Span, a company that analyzes data from wearables to help people maximize their health potential. Patrick’s goal isn’t just to help people improve t

David B. Falk is an American sports agent who primarily works with basketball players in the National Basketball Association. Falk began his career representing professional tennis players for Donald Dell's ProServ and is best known for representing sports icon Michael Jordan for the entirety of Jordan's career. Besides Jordan, Falk has represented more than 100 other NBA players, and is generally considered to be the most influential player agent the NBA has seen. During the peak years of Falk's career in the 1990s, he was often considered the second-most powerful person in the NBA behind Commissioner David Stern, and in 2000 he had at least one client on all but two NBA teams. He was listed among the "100 Most Powerful People in Sports" for 12 straight years from 1990 to 2001 by The Sporting News, and was also named one of the Top 50 Marketers in the United States by Advertising Age in 1995. David connects with Lou Diamond

Mark Lachance is a serial entrepreneur, strategic thinker, and investor. He possesses a deep understanding of blitzscaling companies. Having owned and operated several businesses that have experienced hypergrowth through creative business development and lead generation, he is a master of sales and marketing and continues to apply and grow his expertise through current projects. Mark is currently the CEO and lead investor of Maxy Media Inc., one of the largest TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, and Google Display Network performance marketing agencies in the world. Currently, Maxy Media is the number one advertiser in terms of monthly spend on the TikTok platform in Canada and top ten in North America. Mark has also mapped out "The Lucky Formula" on how to stack the odds in your favor and cash in on success. He shares all of this with Lou Diamond AND provides the Thrive LOUD listeners with a special free gift! Learn how "LUCKY YOU ARE" by taking The LUCKY QUIZ - (theluckyformula.com/quiz) and get your Lucky Score!!

Seyed Jafar Jafari is a coach, mentor, truth-seeker, and entrepreneur. He runs two highly successful companies: PSC Academy, Inc, and Buildgoal, Inc. Seyed Jafar, or known by his nickname Master Jeff, has had over twenty years of experience in training people to tap into what he calls "The Zone." Master Jeff and Lou dive deep into the Zone in this fun episode of Thrive LOUD with Lou Diamond *** Connect to Lou Diamond & Thrive LouD  

Two-time NBA All-Star, Olympic Gold Medalist and Philanthropist Allan Houston is featured on THRIVE LOUD with LOU DIAMOND in an episode pulled from the "WHY THEY LISTEN" podcast.  Allan founded FISLL - a social impact brand providing leadership training, legacy development and consumer products. FISLL exists to engage, equip and inspire people to Live Better, Perform Better, and Lead Better. FISLL actuates 5 essential values of Faith, Integrity, Sacrifice, Leadership, & Legacy as language to promote healthy mind, body and spirit. Listen in as Allan shares the focus of how The FISLL brand; FISLL's media channels and digital learning platform, publications, podcasts, virtual events and the FISLL mobile app; FISLL’s merchandising division are all engaging and empowering its users. Through the Allan Houston Legacy Foundation (AHLF) - a multi-dimensional organization created to work with any individual, program, business, or institution that serves the community.  AHLF manages The FISL

Empowerment Strategist JJ Flizanes comes back onto Thrive LOUD with Lou Diamond in a fun 'catch up' episode pulled from their LIVE interview on Groundhog Day. JJ's message is incredibly timely.  Stress right now is at an all time high for everyone yet we don’t seem to have many effective ways to reduce it. JJ has put together up-to-date ways to be better in all areas of life which she has packaged together into an amazing free workshop for Thrive LOUD listeners on February 23rd at 5pm PT/8pm ET called 3 Reasons Why Traditional Talk Therapy is Ineffective.  Listen to hear more about the program AND click the link above or head on over to  THRIVELOUD.COM/JJFREEWORKSHOP - to sign up for this amazing program.

Are you prepared to take the risks necessary to drive innovation and champion an environment of over-the-top invention? Cirque du Soleil Executive Vice Chairman of the Board, Daniel Lamarre shares with Lou Diamond on Thrive LOUD what it takes for anyone, regardless of position or industry, to embrace the value of creative leadership. Daniel Lamarre has mastered the ability to bring business and creativity together across multiple languages and cultures in a way that has never been seen before. The secrets he shares in his latest book Balancing Acts are rooted in tremendous faith in your own creative skills and those of the sharpest minds within your organization. Listen and learn more about Daniel and grab yourself a copy of Balancing Acts by clicking the link below: Also - check out the behind the scenes video of Lou's favorite Cirque du Soleil show "O" [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMCJAqR4XUk[/embedyt]