Thrive Loud With Lou Diamond

Adam Frisch is the CEO of BIM - the Premier Payments and Consumer Engagement Platform.  Adam is leading a company that is changing the way consumers and merchants interact with one another. BIM enables merchants to develop more meaningful relationships with their customers, generate incremental revenue growth, lower payment costs, dramatically reduce fraud rates, drive loyalty participation and create superior mobile and online buying experiences for their shoppers. Prior to leading BIM, Adam was a top equity research analyst on Wall Street at both UBS and Morgan Stanley.  Adam was Institutional Investor Magazine's #1 analyst covering Payments and IT Services for several years. Listen to Adam share his journey, his career and his desire to make a difference in his work.  Making him an innovator, disruptor and a true Thriver.  

Ron Suber has played the role of financial technology guru, leader and executive throughout a very successful career.  He has been an active investor in over 21 FinTech Companies.  Ron has also been instrumental in the turnaround of numerous companies. Ron is the former President of Prosper and was recently named Executive Vice Chairman and Board Member of Credible. Listen to this really cool episode of Thrive LOUD of the man that's been dubbed "The Godfather of FinTech".    

Hayley Foster has packaged a career in advertising and marketing (Wells Rich Green, Grey Advertising and Organic Inc.) and being a successful entrepreneur (co-owner Verge Marketing Inc.) to give back to her community and lead Foster Inc. Through peer-to-peer advisory groups, one-on-one Fostering sessions, bootcamp workshops, masterminds and value-added networking events, Hayley works with women-owned businesses to help them either get started or take their businesses to the next level. When Hayley isn't Fostering the women in her group, you can find her mentoring and mothering her two young girls, skiing out west or training for a Tough Mudder or Crossfit event. Marketer, Strategist, Entrepreneur, Energizer of Women Owned Businesses, Super Mom, and Chief Fostering Officer of Foster Inc. Hayley Foster Thrives LOUD every day!  

For more than 20 years, David Mammano has been a serial entrepreneur.  Having started seven businesses from scratch, he thrives on starting and growing businesses. David has started, sold, franchised, licensed, and taken on partners as well as investors with his companies. He’s done it all, and now Dave is helping others start or grow their businesses by infusing the latest entrepreneurial principles into their strategy through his company Avanti Entrepreneur Group. He also hosts a great podcast show called "The Avanti Entrepreneur". Listen to this episode and I think you'll agree that he's a great communicator and is as authentic as they come.

Mary Miller inspires people to overcome obstacles and pursue their dreams.  An energetic and enthusiastic business leader, she is notorious for her positivity and desire to help others realize their uniqueness and personal power. She is the CEO and owner of JANCOA Janitorial Services, Inc., an award-winning, family owned and operated commercial cleaning service in Cincinnati, Ohio founded by her husband 45 years ago.  Together, they created The Dream Manager program, popularized by the bestselling book under the same title written by Mathew Kelly,  to inspire and engage employees while improving business culture. Mary is an associate coach for the Strategic Coach program working with fellow entrepreneurs on concepts to focus and balance their careers with life.  Her new book Changing Direction is a huge hit and when you listen to this episode you'll be more impressed with why she embodies the credo of Thrive LOUD.  

After working at Ernst & Young as an international tax attorney in the International Tax Services Group in New York and London, Donald Scherer founded the first iteration of CrossBorder Solutions with his mother in her living room. As the CEO of the company, he was responsible from hyper-scaling the company from a 2 person operation to one of the largest independent transfer pricing firms in the world. After a brief stint at Thomson Reuters, he founded Ballyhoo Software and now AssemblySales.com. Donald is an Entrepreneur, Innovator and Author of Assembly Required. His methodology of the sales process is changing the way businesses look at sales and how they can maximize results. Enjoy this episode as Donald breaks down how Assembly builds up organizations most important measurement - sales!    

Liz Diemer is part of the leadership team at the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research where she is the Director of TEAM FOX. The Michael J. Fox Foundation's single and urgent goal is to ELIMINATE PARKINSON'S DISEASE IN OUR LIFETIME. In her role at TEAM FOX, Liz works to support Team Fox's global community of members in hosting unique 'Create-Your-Own-Event' grassroots fundraisers on behalf of MJFF. She’s fun inspiring – and unbelievable leader and has an absolutely spectacular smile. After you listen to all of the things she and her team do you’ll understand how  TEAM FOX is helping the WORLD to Thrive LOUD!   ***** Learn more about TEAM FOX.... ***** Tips for Parkinsons in NYC Wednesday, October 11th 6:00-10:00PM Printers Alley 215 West 40th Street NYC

For those of you unfamiliar with "THE" Scott King – he is a life-long sales and marketing man who has sold bicycles, food, hardware, software and services. His career has helped him develop strengths to communicate with all types of people and to portray value propositions based on each role at each stage of the purchasing process. Scott falls into the master connector category bringing together leading marketers and addressing the challenges and latest and greatest things happenings within the marketing community. He has worked at ITKO, CA Technologies and Zimperium always with the focus of gaining customers and better marketing to them. Scott resides in Dallas, Texas – and will often employ his kids to handle the dirty work of his popular CMO Podcast show.    

Mark Birch is a builder of great communities.  He is an enterprise software tech entrepreneur, sales executive, and startup investor based in NYC. As founder of the Enterprise Sales Forum he helps bring B2B sales professionals together through a network of global chapters to share ideas, network with peers, and learn from top sales operators & leaders. He also keeps his skills sharp as an extraordinary enterprise sales leader @StackOverflow. All while being a heavy metal acoustic guitarist, dumpling aficionado and incredibly funny (in that sarcastic sort of way) all-around great guy.   Enjoy listening to Mark Birch on Thrive LOUD

Jesse Itzler is an entrepreneur, author, rapper, husband, father of 4, and one of the most passionate and adventurous people you’ll ever encounter. He is the co-founder of Marquis Jet, the founder of The 100 Mile Group and an owner of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks.  He is also a best-selling author of "Living with a Seal" (and soon to be released "Living with a Monk") where he demonstrates his incredible drive and zest for life. Hear his journey and how through groups and initiatives like #WeDoHardStuff and 29zero29 he's continues to inspire those to achieve incredible accomplishments one step at a time.

Phil Gerbyshak is the Chief Digital Officer of Vengreso and is one of seven co-founders. He’s an award-winning speaker, an author and a technology geek who has been using digital to build business for nearly 20 years when he hand coded his first website dedicated to his favorite decade, the 80s (Phil actually owns a Pac-Man Blazer). Since the early days of the Internet, Phil has built websites, communities and bank accounts using the latest tools integrated into the classic needs of sales and marketing. A teacher at heart, Phil has delivered programs for audiences of 5 to 500, for the Fortune 50 to the smallest businesses and he’s been featured in articles in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, USA Today, Financial Times, Daily Globe and Mail, Inc and Entrepreneur to name just a few places. When Phil isn’t teaching digital sales transformation, creating content, or reading the latest business book, you can find him playing pinball, walking on Florida’s beaches or enjoying one of 57 craft breweries in the

Jason Brand is President of Brand Industrial Group, Owner of Kunia Country Farms -- one of the largest aquaponic farms in Hawaii, and Co-Founder and Manager of Manulele Distillers -- home of Kohana Rum. Kō Hana Hawaiian Agricole Rum is meticulously crafted from farm to bottle. Hand harvested and pressed to juice. At Manulele Distillers, home of Kō Hana Agricole Rum, their all about celebrating the Kō which they have the privilege to plant and grow. They cherish sugarcane just like a winery loves the grape. – Truly celebrating the juice. Jason's journey from Wall Street to Kunia Country Farms in Hawaii helping to bring Kō Hana to life is an amazing story.  Listen, learn and enjoy! **** Kō Hana Agricole Rum is a new sponsor of the Thrive LOUD podcast.

Judi Shils has spent the last 15 years of her life spearheading grassroots community projects. While attending a Marin County Supervisors meeting in 2002, she listened to concerned citizens pose questions about the high cancer rates in their neighborhoods and express thoughts as to possible cause. The dearth of answers led Shils to form the Marin Cancer Project: Search for the Cause, and then the youth-driven movement for sustainable change, non-profit, Turning Green.  In 2013 she created the first organic/non GMO-school lunch program called The Conscious Kitchen. In 2015, with two kitchens opened for business, the Sausalito Marin City School District became the first organic non-GMO school district in the nation. For 25 years Judi had an Emmy Award winning career with both ABC Sports and Oxygen TV.  She currently resides in Northern California and is working with powerful young people to turn the world green one day at a time.  She is passionate about making our world Thrive and why she’s

How to Connect to Bernie & Lou: Bernie:  Twitter: @Swain_Bernie  // Site: bernieswain.com Lou:      Twitter: @ThriveLouD     //  Site: loudiamond.net More on Bernie:  Bernie Swain is the founder & chairman of the Washington Speakers Bureau – one of the pre-eminent lecture agencies in the world – and author of  “What Made Me Who I Am“. Bernie is a humble man that embodies much of what the American dream is all about.  From starting his Agency out of a closet, making every deal with just a hand shake he turned his business into one of the more respected global companies. Hear his story.  Learn about the mentors that have helped him along the way.  And learn about some of the incredible ‘clients’ he’s represented throughout his career. This episode is a special treat — enjoy the authentic Bernie Swain. **Quotes from this episode** “Passion is a lot more important than talent” “There are no short cuts to long term succes

How to Connect to Mary & Lou: Mary:  Twitter: @ TennisChannel Lou:    Twitter: @ThriveLouD  //  Site: loudiamond.net   More on TWB:  Mary Carillo is widely recognized as one of the most talented and opinionated network television broadcasters. She has covered tennis since the mid 1980s on NBC, CBS, HBO, USA Network and the Tennis Channel.  Since 1997 she's been a correspondent on HBO's Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel, the network's monthly magazine-styled sports journalism program.  She's won a Sports Emmy Award and the George Foster Peabody Award for work at HBO.  She's also covered numerous Winter and Summer Olympics and is heading to the upcoming Olympics in Korea this winter. She's thrives each and every day with her wit, provoking comments and keen analysis and was marked as one of Lou's MUST HAVE GUESTS on Thrive LOUD.  And for YOU the listener -- this is a MUST LISTEN.  ENJOY! ********************************************************* T

How to Connect to Anna & Lou: Anna: e-Portfolio: http://ajminnes.wixsite.com/website Lou:   Twitter: @ThriveLOUD  //  Site: loudiamond.net   More about Anna Anna Minnes interned this summer at Thrive LOUD and has been integral in helping the show grow so quickly. Anna is currently a communication major at Cornell University with a film minor. When not in class or in the library, she can be found rehearsing with the famous improv group on campus called The Whistling Shrimp, for which she is the general manager. Anna believes there are two fundamental truths to life: 1) laughter can cure almost anything, and 2) you can never truly fail so long as you treat others with kindness. She is a passionate, driven individual with a hunger for challenge and a thirst for adventure. Which is why she's had such a great time as an intern at Thrive LOUD. The Whistling Shrimp Info: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhistlingShrimp/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel Website: http://thewhistl

How to Connect to TWB & Lou: Taryn:  Twitter: @twbrill  Lou:  Twitter: @ThriveLouD  //  Site: loudiamond.net   More on TWB:  Taryn Brill has been just about everywhere on TV as an informative, fun, energetic and amazing Correspondent.  Taryn currently hosts Best Seller TV, seen on C-Suite TV, interviewing authors of the world’s leading business books. You can also catch her interviewing Hollywood’s A-list as a host on NBC’s 1st Look /LXTV, as well as hosting medical segments for WebMD. She began her broadcasting career as a contestant producer/writer for Regis Philbin on the original primetime hit Who Wants to be a Millionaire and as an intern for The Late Show with David Letterman. TWB (as called by her friends and colleagues, Winter is her middle name) was the in-house Correspondent for Everyday Health working alongside Dr. Sanjay Gupta.  She worked in network news as a Correspondent for The Early Show on CBS.  She was the Features Correspondent on

How to Connect to Blake & Lou: Blake:  Twitter: @BlakeIan   //  Site:  tawkers.com Lou:     Twitter: @ThriveLouD  //  Site: loudiamond.net     More on Blake:  Blake Ian is an entrepreneur, technologist, singer-songwriter, meditator and relentless dreamer of dreams! Ian got his start at Apple, before taking a role as CTO at a leading NYC/LA branding agency. There he launched a social media division in 2009, In 2012, he used his keen understanding of both software and user behavior to launch his biggest effort to date: Tawkers, a fast-growing B2B conversation platform that marries texting & content creation as a powerful marketing tool for brands and publishers . As a recording artist and performer Ian has released 3 full-length albums and 5 singles of his own original work. He has toured the country and opened for Donovan, Kenny Loggins, The Animals, Chris Daughtry, Steve Miller Band, Gin Blossoms, Duncan Sheik, Jeffre

How to Connect to Ken & Lou: Ken:  Twitter: @KenDavidoff // Site: http://nypost.com/author/ken-davidoff/ Lou:  Twitter: @ThriveLouD  //  Site: loudiamond.net   More on Ken:  Baseball Writer and Columnist at the New York Post Ken Davidoff joins us on Thrive LOUD. Enjoy a great conversation where Ken shares his journey and career as a sports journalist, New York Yankees beat writer and how he thrives covering the sports he loves. If you want to read some of his features stories, email Ken, or check out his latest column — Check out him out on his New York Post page.

How to Connect to Denise & Lou: Denise:   Twitter: @themoms    //  Site: themoms.com Lou:       Twitter: @ThriveLouD  //  Site: loudiamond.net   More on Denise: Denise Albert is an award-winning journalist and television producer and a  #fulltimeworkingstayathomemom #HappilyDivorced, #FutureCancerSurvivor (and #Survivor) "independent" mom of two boys. She is the co-founder of the mulit-platform brand, The Moms. Denise was the Co-Host of The MOMS on SiriusXM Stars and Founder of The MOMS brand of Mamarazzi® events – a unique event that brings together celebrity moms with moms across the country for a conversation about motherhood. Denise and her partner Melissa Gerstein also serve as “spokesmoms” for many national household brands and Denise currently speaks and moderates panels at many Breast Cancer related events including Susan G. Komen, Lolly's Locks and worked with Ford's Warriors In Pink. Denise is the 5th member of her family to enter