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Part strategist, part storyteller, part English-to-English translator, Tamsen Webster helps experts drive action with their ideas. Tamsen honed her trademark Red Thread approach in and for major organizations like Johnson & Johnson, Harvard Medical School, and Intel, as well as with hundreds of individual founders, academics, and thought leaders. She's a former TEDx Executive Producer and current Idea Strategist. She's also author of Find Your Red Thread: Make Your Big Ideas Irresistible.  Tamsen catches up with Lou and the two discuss Tamsen's passion for pulling out big, irresistible ideas! *** CONNECT TO LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD  

Charmaine Hammond has been in the business of changing lives for more than 25 years. This former Correctional Officer (yup! She worked in jails) and Corporate Dispute Resolution Expert now travels the world teaching the principles of leadership, business success, and collaboration. In business 21 years, she has owned several businesses in Canada and the US. She is a co-founder of the Evolutionary Business Council whose collective reach exceeds 140 million. She is also co-founder and co-host of the Global Influence Summit. She has sat on all four sides of the sponsorship table (as a Director of nonprofits seeking sponsorship, a specialist in government responsibility for funding/sponsorship portfolio , as an entrepreneur like you seeking sponsorship, and as a sponsor for other people's events, projects, and dreams). As a bestselling author (of five books & featured in six others) and Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), she has had tremendous success in finding corporate sponsors to fund her printing, gr

Sonny Melendrez is in the business of making people happy. Inspiring others has always been an important element in the life of this dynamic radio and television personality, author and speaker. Twice named Billboard Magazine's "National Radio Personality of the Year," Sonny was inducted into the Texas Radio Hall Of Fame, The San Antonio Radio Hall of Fame and included in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as one of the Top 100 Radio Personalities of All-Time. He has entertained on some of America’s greatest radio stations, both in Los Angeles and San Antonio and his popular radio program and podcast, The Sonny Melendrez Show, delivers much needed inspiration & entertainment to a worldwide audience. After the two met at the Grow Retreat in San Antonio in early January, Lou felt that it was his moral imperative to get Sonny to come on Thrive LOUD and share his incredible journey, voice and passion for life each and every day.   *** CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD  

Amer Kaissi is a professional speaker and a certified executive coach. His most recent book is “Humbitious: the power of low-ego, high-drive leadership.” Amer is an award-winning Professor of Healthcare Administration at Trinity University, a Top-15 program. He is also the author of the book “Intangibles: The Unexpected Traits of High-Performing Healthcare Leaders,” which has won the 2019 American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Book of the Year award. At Trinity, Amer teaches courses in Leadership, Professional Development and Public Speaking. His research focuses on leadership, coaching, and strategy. He is an avid soccer fan and he lives in San Antonio, Texas with his wife and two teenagers. Listen and learn more about the power of being a "Humbitious" leader in today's world as Amer explains to Lou Diamond on Thrive LOUD *** CONNECT TO LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD

Cited by Oprah Magazine as “one of our favorite creative thinkers…”, improvisor, comedian, coach and Army veteran Dion Flynn, is best known as Barack Obama (and other characters) with over 100 appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. If Dave Chapelle and Eckhart Tolle had a son who did improv, it’d be Dion. An expert in fun and innovative ways to help people connect with themselves and others, he’s led scores of people through his Improv Recovery Workshops. After performing on the same stage at the 2022 Grow Retreat, Dion talks with Lou all about his unique path, improv skills in business, and a very, very V.I.P. pops into the episode to share the brilliance and importance of the air fryer.   *** CONNECT TO LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD

Jessica Mead is the Founder and CEO of Brandlync, a managing partner of Drivonic, and the co-founder of The Epek Companies and Mead Holdings Group. This all has a combined valuation toppling 100 million and a portfolio of angel investments that encompasses more than 20 companies. With offices in California, Washington, Indiana, Arizona, Brazil, the Netherlands, and India, Jessica is a non-traditional wife and mother who runs her business empire pretty much from wherever she chooses. She is seldom seen without her children as she homeschools them full-time: pioneering curriculum that is enviable by both traditional teachers and alternative education experts. She has been featured alongside Richard Branson, Shaquille O’Neil, and in publications like Forbes, Entrepreneur, and Yahoo Finance. Regularly, Jessica is asked to comment on the power of the female investing dollar, public school reform, homeschooling children while advancing one’s own career, and how to scale companies from the inside out without gi

Fresh off producing our record breaking Thrive LOUD 700th Episode, we, the incredible interns of Thrive LOUD with Lou Diamond, took over the reigns from Lou and put together a very timely and important episode. The last two years have been challenging for everyone.  Whether you've lost someone near and dear or you've missed out on a milestone event, we all have had to mourn, adjust, adapt and grow. We wanted to share what these last two years have been like for the four of us.  We have a feeling you'll be able to relate. What we've learned from the amazing and inspiring people that appear on this incredible podcast, is that to 'Thrive LOUD' in life you need to keep moving onward and upward.  Listen in to our personal stories and how we have managed through this time. .... The Interns at Thrive LOUD .... John, Zoe, Liam & Adele   ***** CONNECT TO LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD

Tom McCarthy is a father of two, husband of 30 years, CEO or Board Member of 8 companies, early stage investor in over 40 companies and worldwide philanthropist. After a successful career with a Wall Street firm, Tom found his true passion in the field of helping people in business, athletics and life, breakthrough their limitations and step into their full potential. Tom has been the peak performance coach for athletes who have won World Championships and Olympic Gold Medals.  In the corporate world, Tom’s clients include Cisco Systems, Microsoft, Wells Fargo, Salesforce, Met Life and many others. He has also helped several CEO’s and Executive Teams realize their dream of taking their companies public. Tom has been called the World’s #1 High Stakes Performance Coach and he has been selected by Forbes as an expert and thought leader in the areas of leadership, communication, and peak performance for their Knowledge Innovation Center. When the stakes are high, Tom is the coach that the world’s leading com

On June 18, 2015, Frank Kitchen was fired by his employer at a Lunch Meeting.  His son was 2 years old and his wife was 7 months pregnant with their second child. It was Father's Day weekend! That weekend, he got hungry and committed to living the Professional Speaking Dream he had been "talking" about for years. He founded his own company, Frank Kitchen Enterprises and developed the “I Live F.R.E.S.H.” recipe which he now teaches to audiences and clients around the world. When Frank is not speaking, he practices what he teaches by volunteering with the Non-Profit organization Hustle PHX as a Board Member and mentor for aspiring entrepreneurs; and by raising millions of dollars annually for non-profits as one of the First African American Fundraising Ambassadors/Auctioneers in the world. Frank let's Lou into his kitchen and the two of them drum up some F.R.E.S.H. recipes that you're certain to savor. *** CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD

Pamela (Pam) McCord got a late start in writing, but has made up for it with several published novels and at least one more on the way. ​A serendipitous conversation with a writer friend launched her literary career, and the fact that she might never have had that particular conversation is enough to make her believe that fate played a hand in sending her down her best path. She’s lived in Southern California most of her life and is thankful to have a loving family and supportive friends. ​Spending time at home during the COVID pandemic has advanced both Pam's writing and her relationship with her My Cat From Hell TV star, Allie, who manages to exude just enough affection to make her scary feral ways tolerable. Pulled from the Bedside Reading's Authors That Thrive Podcast - and from the Pai Gow tables of Las Vegas - Pam shares her passion for writing, her cat and some other-worldly spirits with Lou Diamond on Thrive LOUD. *** CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD

Maria Romano is the founder of True Love Knots, a program she created specifically to help those looking to find their passion in life by performing Wedding Ceremonies. An ordained minister and highly sought after professional speaker, she has performed over 3000 marriages. Since she has a passion for love, she has created a course on how to become a Rockstar Wedding Officiant. In addition Maria also speaks to individuals looking to get back into the dating world where she shares her own personal expEriences. She is all about LOVE and she talks with Lou Diamond all about it on Thrive LOUD. *** CONNECT TO LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD  

RALF SPECHT is a visionary business leader, highly sought-after speaker, and creator of the Soul System™, a framework that aligns value-creating employee action with broader corporate strategy through shared understanding & shared purpose. As a founding partner of Spark44, he was the architect of an innovative, industry-first joint-venture with Jaguar Land Rover, which he grew to a global revenue of $100+m and 1,200 employees before it joined forces with Accenture Interactive in 2021. Previously, he consulted with global companies and brands for more than two decades with McCann Erickson. He is the author of Building Corporate Soul: Powering Culture & Success with the Soul System™ from Fast Company Press, and the forthcoming, Beyond the Startup: Sparking Operational Innovations for Global Growth. His driving vision is to make soulless companies a thing of the past. Ralf connects with Lou and discusses how the Soul System™ can apply to any organization on Thrive LOUD. *** CONNECT TO LOU DIAMOND & T

Randall Crowder is passionate about new venture creation and the innovative spirit that fuels entrepreneurs and advances technology. As an active investor and entrepreneur, he understands what it takes to successfully launch and grow new businesses.  He is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Phunware (NASDAQ: PHUN), a technology company in Austin, TX providing brands with a fully integrated cloud platform for mobile, including a blockchain-enabled data exchange and mobile loyalty ecosystem powered by PhunCoin. He is a co-founder and Managing Partner at TEXO Ventures where he focused on tech-enabled health services and he is the sole founder and Managing Partner at Novē Ventures where he focuses on companies leveraging blockchain technology. Listen in as Randall chats with Lou about two hot areas in the world today: blockchain and health services. *** CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD

Tim Storey is an acclaimed author, speaker, and life coach, known for inspiring and motivating people of all walks of life, from entertainment executives, celebrities, and athletes to adults and children in the most deprived neighborhoods in the world. A native of Mexico City, Mexico, Peter O. Estévez is an entrepreneur, as well as a philanthropist and advocate for recovery and mental health Celina Belizán is an entrepreneur and early stage investor, turned knowledge broker, guide, Tony Robbins Master Coach, and Conscious Parenting advocate/educator. Celina specializes in mindset, brain education and skills of emotional fitness in both adults and children, empowering people to control their experience in any situation This triple threat  are the three co-founders of  EXCELENTE, the first-ever Latin Leadership & Personal Development Global Summit, being held on February 19, 2022, at Worre Studios in Las Vegas, Nevada. Listen to all three share the origin, inspiration and their passion for this in

Donald Ian Bull grew up in San Francisco and attended UC Berkeley, moved to Los Angeles to attend UCLA Film School and then stayed in Los Angeles to start a career in non-fiction TV and documentaries. In the early 90’s, documentaries were morphing into reality television, and he worked as an editor, then director and producer on many shows, including The Real World, The Osbournes, and Dr. 90210.  He then returned to writing, his first passion. He wrote the action-adventure trilogy, The Quintana Adventures, featuring former Army reconnaissance photographer Steven Quintana and movie star Julia Travers. The Picture Kills is the first book, Six Passengers, Five Parachutes is the second, and The Danger Game is the last book in the trilogy. He’s also written two other novels – Liars in Love and Facing Reality, and several books of nonfiction. In his TV career, Donald worked with kids at summer camp, cheerleaders, plastic surgeons, rock stars, models, actors, pot growers, soldiers, celebrities, football champio

Jerry Fetta helps make finances simple, true, and applicable. As the Founder and CEO of Wealth DynamX, a Financial Firm that helps thousands of clients across the U.S. build wealth, Jerry has a passion for providing financial education for families so they can become solvent and achieve greater financial freedom in life. Jerry is married to his wife and business partner, Lexy, and together they have achieved Financial Independence in their own lives before the age of 30 and want to help as many families as they can to do the same. Listen in as Jerry shares some of his philosophies with Lou Diamond on Thrive LOUD. CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD

Chris Westfall has created multi-million dollar revenue streams for companies on four continents, with innovative new strategies on leadership communication.  However recently, Chris has birthed something new into this world.  His latest book "easier: 60 Ways to Make Your Work Life Work for You" covers, employee engagement, the myths and realities of entrepreneurship, and how to access resiliency in the midst of a crisis. Chris catches up with Lou and shares what inspired writing this book, why it's actually a written as a 'business fable' and how there are so many great lessons to help the working professional. Click the image to grab yourself a copy and click the play button to learn from the great Chris Westfall. *** CONNECT TO LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD  

Alison Conigliaro-Hubbard is a former technology executive, who sees the world with the straight up honesty and spirit of a Brooklyn-native, combined with California wellness-cool, and at a global scale. Her style is classic, with a fire, and a bit of edginess. She is the Founder of The Lens Leadership, providing leadership coaching and consulting services to organizations, executives and individuals who want to step up to a bigger game. Alison is a coach who sees the strengths in every individual, helping each player to leverage their own personal magic to maximize success. With over 26-years in corporate Sales and Product Marketing Leadership within large and mid-sized enterprises, start-ups and emerging technology areas, Alison is known to be obsessively customer-focused, and has driven and experienced business growth from a wide range of perspectives. This episode is decades in the making as Alison & Lou are childhood friends who have recently reconnected. Alison shares her personal ups & downs th

Karen Mangia is an internationally-recognized thought leader whose TEDx appearance, keynotes, blogs and books reach hundreds of thousands of business leaders each year. She is the author of Working from Home: Making the New Normal Work for You (Wiley), Listen UP! How to Tune Into Customers and Turn Down the Noise (Wiley) and also Success With Less  (Marie Street Press). A prolific blogger and sought-after media interview, she has been featured in Forbes and regularly contributes to Thrive Global and ZDNet. As Vice President of Customer and Market Insights at Salesforce, she engages current and future customers around the world to discover new ways of creating success and growth together. She serves on the company’s Work from Home Taskforce, where she is helping the company’s 50,000+ worldwide employees to better adapt to a work-from-home environment. Passionate about diversity and inclusion, she also serves on the company’s Racial Equality and Justic