Making Elephants Fly | Conversations with High Octane Leaders, Dreamers, & Creatives

101: Creating Super Fans | A Conversation with Brittany Hodak

100: Being Consistent With The Right Thing | A Conversation I'm Having With Myself

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry Weaver sits down with himself to reflect on the journey of the podcast. Join Terry as he talks about the trials and tribulations of starting and running a podcast, the incredible growth along the way, and the invaluable lessons learned from 100 episodes. In this milestone reflection, Terry unpacks what it means to be consistent in the right things,  the need to bet on oneself, and the invaluable impact of clarity and purpose. Don’t miss the Po...

EP.100: Being Consistent With The Right Thing | A Conversation I'm Having With Myself

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry Weaver sits down with himself to reflect on the journey of the podcast. Join Terry as he talks about the trials and tribulations of starting and running a podcast, the incredible growth along the way, and the invaluable lessons learned from 100 episodes. In this milestone reflection, Terry unpacks what it means to be consistent in the right things,  the need to bet on oneself, and the invaluable impact of clarity and purpose. Don’t miss the Po...

099: Wresting With Big Dreams | A Conversation with Dylan Postl

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with former WWE wrestler and actor Dylan Postl. Dylan, known by his ring name Hornswoggle, and now Swoggle, is an American professional wrestler and actor. He gained fame in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) from 2006 to 2016 as the sidekick of Finlay. His comedic antics and underdog persona made him a quick fan favorite, and he held the WWE Cruiserweight Championship during his tenure. He has since pursued a career in independent wr...

098: Choosing to Thrive Not Just Survive | A Conversation with Liz Wilcox

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Liz Wilcox.  Liz is an online entrepreneur & copywriter who specializes in email marketing. You can currently find Liz on Season #46 of Survivor. She helps freelancers and professionals alike package up their magic and turn it into emails that convert. In a previous life, Liz was an education major and – like so many before her – never actually got a teaching job. Instead, she found her way to the online space and fell in love wit...

097: Making Fun A Habit | LIVE From The Thing | A Conversation with Mike Brennan

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Mike Brennan. Mike , author of Make Fun a Habit: The Creative PLAYbook for Making Life and Work Fun Again, isn’t your typical Creative Consultant and Communicator; he’s a passionate advocate for reigniting the lost art of fun and creativity. Mike’s expertise goes beyond the pages of his book. He’s helped renowned clients like Heineken and Chase Bank infuse creativity, innovation, and fun into their work. His art graces prestigious...

096: Your Ideas Aren't Trash | A Conversation with Logan Sekulow

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down again with Logan Sekulow. Logan  is an award-winning filmmaker, producer, radio show host, and podcaster. Logan holds degrees from Full Sail University in Film and Entertainment Business as well as a Certificate in Leadership Excellence in Executive Leadership from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management. He co-hosts the longest running Walt Disney World Podcast and co-host of the Sekulow Brothers Podcast.  Logan b...

095: Choosing Significance Over Fear | A Conversation with Seth Godin

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with the legendary Seth Godin. Seth is an author, entrepreneur and most of all, A teacher. Seth is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, and speaker. In addition to launching one of the most popular blogs in the world, he has written 21 best-selling books, including The Dip, Linchpin, Purple Cow, Tribes, and What To Do When It's Your Turn (And It's Always Your Turn). His book, This is Marketing, was an instant bestseller in countries a...

094: Collective Strength: How Collaboration Propels Us Towards Success | A Conversation with Kabrina Budwell

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Kabrina Budwell LIVE from the Jamacia Mastermind 2023. Kabrina is a former Disney Trainer and Cast Member, positioning expert, speaker, and author. She specializes in frameworks and messaging alignment for businesses to accelerate growth and give them a clear place to point to for their teams. She integrates brain science, psychology, and generational studies to help leaders create raving fans that come back again and again. She h...

093: Fans First, Fun Always: Creating Remarkable Experiences | A Conversation with Jesse Cole

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Jesse Cole, owner of the Savannah Bananas baseball team. Jesse Cole is the founder of Fans First Entertainment and the owner of the Savannah Bananas. With one mission to Make Baseball Fun, the Bananas have quickly become known as the Greatest Show in Sports. The team has sold out every game since their first season and have a waitlist for tickets of over 900,000. The Bananas have more than 5 million social media followers and been...

092: The Good Money Revolution | A Conversation with Derrick Kinney

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Derrick Kinney, a financial planning expert and advocate for the Good Money Revolution.  As a Private Wealth Advisor at Derrick Kinney & Associates for over 25 years, Derrick has a proven track record of providing financial security and quality advice to help people live the lives they’ve always dreamed of. But upon realizing that he no longer had the driving passion to be a financial advisor on his annual sabbatical in 2019, De...

091: Freedom & Connection | A Conversation with Vincent Pugliese

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Vincent Pugliese, a successful entrepreneur, author, and photographer.  Vincent is the founder of the Total Life Freedom Community. Living a life of freedom is of huge importance to Vincent and his wife Elizabeth. They homeschool their three boys, and believe that having control of your time, your money, and the work you do, leads to the ultimate life freedom. While teaching others to do the same, the movement of Total Life Freedo...

090: The Storytelling Leader | A Conversation with David Hutchens

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with David Hutchens.  Join David and Terry as they talk about discuss the power of storytelling in leadership and its ability to create emotional connections with an audience.  They delve into various techniques used by successful storytellers like using all five senses or leaving breadcrumbs to get back to a story. David Hutchens has been exploring the intersection of story and leadership for more than 20 years. A former advertising c...

089: Genuine Marketing | LIVE From The Thing | A Conversation with Dan Russell

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Dan Russell.  Dan is the award-winning founder of marketing think tank Vivid Labs and is the author of Snake Oil, a modern-day handbook for business leaders trying to navigate the chaos of modern marketing. Over the past nine years, he's unlocked over $50 million in revenue for his clients by leveraging the science of marketing and why we buy. These days, he teaches those principles to entrepreneurs and executives through his priv...

088: Marketing Different | A Conversation with Mike Michalowicz

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Mike Michalowicz. Mike has devoted his life to the research and delivery of innovative, impactful entrepreneurial strategies to you. Mike is the creator of Profit First, which is used by hundreds of thousands of companies across the globe to drive profit. He is the creator of Clockwork, a powerful method to make any business run on automatic. In his 2020 release Fix This Next, Mike details the strategy businesses can use to determ...

087: Making a Living With Your Ideas | A Conversation with B. Jeffery Madoff

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with creative entrepreneur and filmmaker B. Jeffery Madoff. B. Jeffrey Madoff is a New York City-based filmmaker, author, and professor. He is the founder and CEO of Madoff Productions, a film production company that creates award-winning branded content. Madoff began his career as a fashion designer, but switched to film and video production after being named one of the top 10 designers in the U.S. He has edited and directed award-win...

086: Secrets of Dynamic Communication | A Conversation with Ken Davis

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Ken Davis. Ken is one of the country’s most sought-after motivational and inspirational speakers. His mixture of side-splitting humor and powerful insights on living fully alive have inspired audiences worldwide. He is an award-winning author of 12 books. His book, “Fully Alive,” was made into a motion picture shown in theaters across the U.S. He keeps busy speaking to a diverse group of corporate and faith-based audiences worldwi...

085: Your Story Belongs on a Stage | A Conversation with Aurora Gregory

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Aurora Gregory.  Aurora’s career as a communicator started when she was 14. As an 8th grader, she was a finalist in a speech contest. While she didn’t win, the experience launched her into the world of communicating stories and ideas. Today, she is a business coach, speaker mentor, and certified master marketer, teaching knowledge experts how to land stages, connect with audiences, and build businesses they love. She is the co-aut...

084: Read to Lead | A Conversation with Jeff Brown

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with a Podcasting legend and now author, Jeff Brown. Jeff Brown is an award-winning radio producer and personality and a former nationally syndicated morning show host. After more than 25 years in the radio and music industries, Jeff went boss-free and launched the Read to Lead podcast, a four-time Best Business Podcast nominee. Jeff has interviewed hundreds of leaders in their industry on the podcast, including Seth Godin, Simon Sinek...

083: Leading Champions | A Conversation with Justin Kavanaugh

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Olympic Coach Justin Kavanaugh aka Coach Kav. Justin has been involved in almost every aspect of the sports performance and fitness industry, from being an elite athlete himself, to founding his first sports performance company while still in school, to managing gyms, to developing team and personal training programs. When an injury ended his college football career, he turned his passion and talent to helping other athletes reach ...

082: History, Legacy, & The Family Business | LIVE From The Thing | A Conversation with Ricky Debler

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Ricky Debler LIVE from The Thing Orlando 2021. Ricky is the Managing Director of Palmas Restaurant Group based in Orlando, Florida. Where they operate San Angel Inn Restaurant, La Cava del Tequila, La Cantina, and the La Hacienda Restaurant in the Mexico pavilion at Epcot® World Showcase at Walt Disney World. They also run the food and beverage service throughout Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort including room service, the Pepper M...

081: Making Creativity Fly | Another Conversation with Mike Brennan

On this episode of “Making Elephants Fly,” Terry sits down with Mike Brennan. Mike is a New Jersey-based designer and illustrator. His artistic journey began as a boy in New York, where he would construct heartwarming greeting cards which lit up the faces of his family and friends. From an early age, he understood the importance of serving others through his art and bringing them value, an ethos still evident in his creative practice today. Mike’s portfolio showcases his versatility and crea...

080: A Journey from Cult to Content | A Conversation with Julia McCoy

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Julia McCoy. As a content marketing influencer, educator, and author, Julia is committed to helping people break out of the content ruts that stop success. After failing out of college by trying to do things “the right way,” Julia followed her dream to write for a living at 19 years old. In 2011, three months after teaching herself online writing after dropping out of college, Julia founded Express Writers. She’s built her company...

079: Market Like A Pop Star | A Conversation with Liz Wilcox

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down again with Liz Wilcox. Liz is an online entrepreneur & copywriter who specializes in email marketing. She helps freelancers and professionals alike package up their magic and turn it into emails that convert. In a previous life, Liz was an education major and – like so many before her – never actually got a teaching job. Instead, she found her way to the online space and fell in love with sales strategy. Today, Liz teaches people how t...

078: Achieving Your Goals & Owning Your Time | A Conversation with Leslie Weaver

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Leslie Weaver, who also happens to be his wife. Have you ever read the children’s story Corduroy? It’s a story that uncovers the idea of kindness, friendship, courage, and hope. Stories open the door to adventure, new experiences, and dreams. Words leaping off a page to tell a story to an audience is the driving force behind Leslie Weaver. With over 25 years of experiencing adventure in camp settings, after-school programming, non...

077: You Are The Brand | A Conversation with Mike Kim

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Mike Kim. He is a marketing consultant, communications strategist, copywriter, and all-around fine human being. Mike ditched his comfy C-suite marketing job as the CMO of a successful multi-million dollar company near New York City in pursuit of career freedom. He now hosts the #1 ranked podcast on personal branding in iTunes, The Brand You Podcast is designed to help you showcase your unique expertise and build a highly profitabl...

076: You Should Stop Doing That | A Conversation I'm Having With Myself

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down for a conversation with himself. Yes, you read that right. No guest or interview on this episode. Be careful because you're going to be hearing Terry's inner dialogue. On this episode, Terry wrestles with this idea:  You should stop doing that. Life is full of people that tell us what to do and yet what's standing in between us and the things we want are what we need to stop doing. You will discover a few things that Terry is stopping ...

075: The Magic of A Wonder Mindset | A Conversation with Harris III

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Harris III. Harris began his career at a young age, traveling the world as an award-winning, professional illusionist. He has performed for and spoken live to more than two million people in more than 30 countries on five continents. His performances have been televised to millions more on the Travel Channel and ABC Family. After traveling the globe and making a million dollars by the age of 21, only to go bankrupt a year later, H...

074: Getting Fired Is Funny | A Conversation with JJ Barrows

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with JJ Barrows. JJ is an artist, writer and stand-up comedian who spends much of her comedic energy devoted to making comedic YouTube videos about her life's foibles. She's performed in comedy clubs, conferences, churches and awkward dinner parties all over America. Her refreshing story-telling style relates to anyone who’s experienced the awkwardness of being a human, getting older while remaining young and most recently the mystery ...

073: Speak Up & Get Off your Ask | A Conversation with Brian Olds

073: Speak Up & Get Off your Ask | A Conversation with Brian Olds On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Brian J. Olds Identified as a “curator of collaboration”, Brian specializes in empowering rising professional speakers to create clarity, streamline systems and cultivate the relationships needed to reach the unique audience they are called to serve. His passion for speaking, diversity and building relationships led him to create Black Speakers Network (BSN), a me...

073: Speak Up & Get Off your Ask | A Conversation with Brian Olds

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Brian J. Olds Identified as a “curator of collaboration”, Brian specializes in empowering rising professional speakers to create clarity, streamline systems and cultivate the relationships needed to reach the unique audience they are called to serve. His passion for speaking, diversity and building relationships led him to create Black Speakers Network (BSN), a membership-based professional speaker development and empowerment comp...

072: The Abundant Leader | A Conversation with Ray Edwards

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Ray Edwards. This is arguably one of the most important episodes of this show! Ray Edwards is a Communications Strategist, Copywriter, and author of the Amazon Best-Seller How to Write Copy That Sells. He is also the host of the top-ranked iTunes Podcast, The Ray Edwards Show. Ray has worked on copy and marketing with some of the most powerful voices in leadership and business. His marketing ideas and persuasive writing have helpe...

BONUS EPISODE: Back to the Park Bench | Lesson for Leaders After a Massive Disney Layoff

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry shares his thoughts on one of the darkest days in the history of Disney. On a day when the Walt Disney Company announced that they would be laying off 28,000 us employees at Disney Imagineering, Disneyland, and the Walt Disney World resort Terry breaks down questions he would be asking and what he would do with his team if he was in the shoes of Disney leadership. Listen to hear about heading back the moment you got the vision and getting back t...

071: Smile You're on Camera | A Conversation with Josh Pies

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Josh Pies.  Josh is a Film, TV & Advertising expert who teaches small-medium businesses to leverage their own tools and skills to create content and build relationships with their customers. In his 20’s his hobby became 360TV, a TV Show we helped start at a local church. Little did he know that video production on a large scale was his future. Eventually, we started C47 Film Associates. A decade after founding C47 Films they have ...

070: From Broken Dreams to Breaking The Rules | A Conversation with Cathy Heller

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Cathy Heller. She’s the host of the popular podcast Don’t Keep Your Day Job, which was given the #1 spot on iTunes recommend list of shows for the New Year in 2018 and 2019. Each week Cathy encourages thousands and thousands of listeners to find more purpose in their life and get paid to do what they love full time. She started out as a singer-songwriter and first found success licensing her music to TV, Film & Ads. Quickly she be...

069: Relationships are Rocketships | A Conversation with Nick Cavuoto

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Nick Cavuoto. Nick is a speaker, entrepreneurial mentor and personal brand expert who specializes in content marketing, sales, and transformational leadership. He’s been hired by some of today’s most influential Fortune 500 brands including Microsoft, Pandora, Paychex, in addition to top business experts like Todd Herman, Scott Oldford, and Mike Kim. Nick believes the future of business centers on relationships & authentic c conne...

068: Bringing the Magic Back to Your Kingdom | A Conversation with Dan Cockerell

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down again with Dan Cockerell. Dan is the former Vice-President of the Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Florida. Upon graduation from Boston University in 1991, Dan moved to Florida and worked as a parking attendant at Disney’s Epcot Center. Subsequently, he joined the Disneyland Paris Management Trainee Program as part of the opening team and moved to France in 1992. After spending 5 years in France, Dan relocated to Florida and held a va...

BONUS EPISODE: Better Together | A Conversation About Moving For with Aurora Gregory, Scott Harvey & Johnathan Lee Iverson

On this BONUS episode of Making Elephants Fly I share with a conversation about inequality and justice. On June 8, 2020 I hosted a conversation with a few of my friends on Facebook LIVE. I wanted to share that with all of you. We focused on how we are better together and how we can actually do something when we stop letting the narrative divide us without ignoring the current reality of what it means to be a person of color in America. I know that I may not say all of the right words, but re...

067: Stop Trying to Create Alone | A Conversation with Damon Oates

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Damon Oates. After leaving a career as an engineer in the oil industry Damon took his hobby and turned into a portfolio of successful businesses.  Damon is one of the few instructors to specialize in both e-commerce and content-based businesses. He built his first five-figure business at 17. Throughout his life, Damon has thrived as an entrepreneur and launched several successful businesses – one five-figure, one six-figure and th...

066: Innovation: How to See Differently | A Conversation with Stephen M Shapiro

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Stephen M Shapiro. Steve Shapiro started his innovation journey by founding and leading a 20,000-person process and innovation practice during his 15-year tenure at Accenture. Since leaving the consulting firm, he has authored six books on the topic, including Best Practices Are Stupid, and has become a regular columnist for Inc.com. He has also developed Personality Poker, a powerful card game that helps create high-performing te...

065: Invest in Yourself | A Conversation with Andy Storch

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Andy Storch. Andy is a consultant, Coach, speaker, and leading Podcaster. Andy Storch is a Talent Development Consultant, Facilitator, and Connector. He is the host of two podcasts including The Talent Development Hot Seat and The Andy Storch Show as well as the founder and host of the Talent Development Think Tank conference and community. Andy connects companies with exceptional learning solutions to help them turn strategy into...

064: Watch it Burn | A Conversation with Nick Unsworth

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Nick Unsworth. Nick is the Founder of Life on Fire.com is an internationally known seasoned speaker & author with deep expertise on Business Coaching & Facebook marketing. He has spoken to audiences from 30 to 1,500 around the world. With his authentic charisma, unique ability to make learning fun, and ability to deliver result generating content, Nick is frequently one of the top-rated speakers at major conferences both online an...

063: Leading with GRIT | A Conversation with Laura Quick

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits with Laura Quick. Laura grew up in a small town just outside of Savannah, Georgia. She attended college at Florida State University where she discovered her passion for people. With this knowledge, she pursued a fruitful career in sales and marketing for nearly 10 years, finishing her career as an international sales and marketing director before deciding to scratch the entrepreneurship itch. Laura started her first business in 2013 in Moun...

062: Transforming Your Brand | A Conversation with David Brier

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits with David Brier. Even if you've never heard of him, you've seen his work. The biggest names in business and entrepreneurship are shouting his praises. David’s been called a “mad genius” by the incredible Claude Silver of VaynerMedia, “brilliant with branding” by Shark Tank’s Daymond John and “a branding genius” by Mr. 10X, Grant Cardone. If that weren’t enough, David’s the recipient of over 320 international awards on design and branding, ...

061: The High Cost of Success | A Conversation with Leigh Holt

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down for the third time with Leigh Holt. This time the conversation focuses on the high cost of success and why saying no to poorly timed amazing opportunities is what opens the doors to perfectly timed life and career-changing opportunities. Terry and Leigh unpack what happens when opportunities are met with an abundance mindset and you really believe that the best is yet to come. With an impressive array of professional experience, Leigh ...

060: Inside the Champions Mind | A Conversation with Jon Gordon

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Jon Gordon. Along with his wife Leslie Weaver as co-host talking to her favorite leaders and authors. Join us as we dive deep into leadership and the mind of the leader. Jon Gordon's best-selling books and talks have inspired readers and audiences around the world. His principles have been put to the test by numerous Fortune 500 companies, professional and college sports teams, school districts, hospitals, and non-profits. He is t...

059: A Fairly Odd Life | LIVE From The Thing | A Conversation with Butch Hartman

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with animation legend Butch Hartman LIVE from the Mini Thing LA 2019. Even if you have not heard the name but you've probably seen his work on Nickelodeon, Disney, Hanna-Barbera, Family Guy. Butch Hartman creator of The Fairly Oddparents and has been a powerhouse in the world of cartoons for over twenty years. He worked on iconic Cartoon Network shows like Dexter’s Laboratory and Johnny Bravo, as well as creating hit Nickelodeon series...

058: The Wisdom of Walt Disney | A Conversation with Jeff Barnes

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Jeff Barnes. Jeff is the best-selling author of The Wisdom of Walt: Leadership Lessons from the Happiest Place on Earth and Beyond the Wisdom of Walt: Life Lessons from the Most Magical Place on Earth. Known as Dr. Disneyland, he teaches the only accredited college course on the History of Disneyland. He is an international Disney motivational speaker, higher education administrator, university professor, and leadership/success co...

057: Story Selling | A Conversation with Nick Nanton

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Nick Nanton. Not only is Nick making a big impact with his personal brand he spends most of his time amplifying other's stories. From the slums of Port Au Prince Haiti with special forces raiding a sex trafficking ring and freeing children to the Virgin Galactic Space Port in Mojave with Sir Richard Branson, 11-Time Emmy Award Winning Director/Producer, Nick Nanton, has become known for telling stories that connect. Why? Because h...

056: Changing the Way You See | A Conversation with Jason Kotecki

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Jason Kotecki for his second visit to the show. Jason is a professional reminder-er and permission granter who moonlights as an artist, author and speaker. Jason and his wife Kim founded the Cure Adultitis Institute and created Escape Adulthood, a company and lifestyle brand that helps people and organizations break free from the vile clutches of Adultitis in order to build better lives, businesses, and teams. Through their uplift...