On the Schmooze
186 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 52 ratingsA weekly podcast that features interviews with talented professionals who have achieved success in their field or industry. I ask probing questions to get them to share untold stories about their leadership journey and how they built and sustained their professional network.
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OTS 285: Always in the Know – Jess M. Samuels
June 07, 2022 04:01 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBToday’s guest is a maven, passionate about learning and sharing what she’s learned. She is an accumulator of knowledge with an emphasis on technology, communication, and organization. She wants her team and her community to have access to the tools, resources, and information that will make their lives and jobs easier. She believes there is nothing […] The post OTS 285: Always in the Know – Jess M. Samuels appeared first on Robbie Samuels.
OTS 284: Stay Curious – Christopher Johnson
May 31, 2022 04:01 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBToday’s guest is a Certified Virtual Event Professional who clears the tech headache from virtual events so his clients can deliver an engaging message. As the founder of Calm Clear Communications, he produces virtual events for professional organizations. He has over 25 years of experience supporting business communication and technology strategy, and has worked with […] The post OTS 284: Stay Curious – Christopher Johnson appeared first on Robbie Samuels.
OTS 283: Success Path – Stefanie Robel
May 24, 2022 04:01 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBToday’s guest is on a big mission to change the academic culture from negativity and chronic stress to one where people express their unique brilliance and live a joyful, happy life. She grew up in Berlin, Germany, and completed a Ph.D. in Neuroscience in Munich before relocating to the US to pursue her passion for […] The post OTS 283: Success Path – Stefanie Robel appeared first on Robbie Samuels.
OTS 259: Creative Entrepreneurship – Marie Incontrera
November 23, 2021 05:01 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBToday’s guest is a multi-passionate Renaissance woman with an incredible knack for shining the spotlight on the people and projects she cares about. She runs a thought leadership consulting agency to help her clients leverage their online presence through engaging social media posts, getting invited to speak on TEDx stages, and being booked on podcasts. […] The post OTS 259: Creative Entrepreneurship – Marie Incontrera appeared first on Robbie Samuels.
OTS 257: Accidental Entrepreneur – Susan McPherson
November 09, 2021 05:01 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBToday’s guest is one of the best-connected people in the social good world. She is a serial connector, angel investor, and corporate responsibility expert. She is the founder and CEO of McPherson Strategies, a communications consultancy focused on the intersection of brands and social impact, providing storytelling, partnership creation, and visibility to corporations, NGOs, and social […] The post OTS 257: Accidental Entrepreneur – Susan McPherson appeared first on Robbie Samuels.
OTS 256: It’s Time to Wake Up Your Network – Robbie Samuels & Mary Williams
November 02, 2021 04:01 - 46 minutes - 43 MBToday’s guest is more like a cohost and we’re going to dish about why I felt the need to write my newest book, “Small List, Big Results: Launch a Successful Offer No Matter the Size of Your Email List.” She’s my book launch success manager and has been supporting my business over the last year […] The post OTS 256: It’s Time to Wake Up Your Network – Robbie Samuels & Mary Williams appeared first on Robbie Samuels.
OTS 255: Master Your Passion – Lisa Caprelli
October 26, 2021 04:01 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBToday’s guest has launched a children’s brand that inspires young minds. She has over twenty-five years in marketing and branding, including FM/AM radio broadcasting, and as the host of The Business Experience Show. She is a speaker, songwriter, and award-winning author of the book series, Unicorn Jazz™ – she’s written a total of 17 books. […] The post OTS 255: Master Your Passion – Lisa Caprelli appeared first on Robbie Samuels.
OTS Encore 120: Spreading Ideas – Seth Godin
August 24, 2021 04:01 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBTwo decades ago, Business Week said today’s guest “may be the ultimate entrepreneur for the Information Age,” because he’s as focused on spreading ideas as the ideas themselves. He is a world-renowned speaker and author of 18 books that have been bestsellers around the world and have been translated into more than 35 languages. Entrepreneur said […] The post OTS Encore 120: Spreading Ideas – Seth Godin appeared first on Robbie Samuels.
OTS Encore 107: Leadership is a Mindset – Michelle Tillis Lederman
August 17, 2021 04:01 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBToday’s guest believes that communication and connection are the foundation of everything. She is known for her energetic, engaging, and authentic presentations and is an expert on workplace communications and relationships. She is an accomplished speaker, trainer, coach, and the author of several books including “The 11 Laws of Likability,” which has been translated into […] The post OTS Encore 107: Leadership is a Mindset – Michelle Tillis Lederman appeared first on Robbie Samuels.
OTS Encore 091: Weakness has its Benefits – David Burkus
July 27, 2021 04:01 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBToday’s guest is a best-selling author, sought-after speaker, and associate professor of leadership and innovation at Oral Roberts University. He has written several books, his first was “The Myths of Creativity: The Truth About How Innovative Companies and People Generate Great Ideas” and then he wrote “Under New Management: How Leading Organizations Are Upending Business […] The post OTS Encore 091: Weakness has its Benefits – David Burkus appeared first on Robbie Samuels.
OTS 244: The Great Unveiling – Lisa Fabrega
May 11, 2021 04:01 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBToday’s guest helps ambitious people expand their capacity to handle more growth, wealth, and success. For more than ten years, she has helped entrepreneurs, corporate executives, Academy Award nominees, and Nobel Prize organization candidates break through boundaries that have been holding them back from their next level. Her signature approach enables clients to reach their […] The post OTS 244: The Great Unveiling – Lisa Fabrega appeared first on Robbie Samuels.
OTS 243: Run an Experiment – Stephanie Sims
May 04, 2021 04:01 - 50 minutes - 46 MBToday’s guest helps entrepreneurs tell economic stories that make dollars…and sense. After nearly a decade in investment banking and having worked with Goldman, Lehman, and CSFB on over $5 billion of transactions, she rode the high tech startup rollercoaster in Europe, complete with angels, venture capitalists, and the coveted exit to a publicly traded company. She […] The post OTS 243: Run an Experiment – Stephanie Sims appeared first on Robbie Samuels.
OTS 242: A Place to Belong – Mark J. Carter
April 27, 2021 04:01 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBToday’s guest believes collaboration happens when conversations turn into action. He is the creator of Idea Climbing™, the result of his 21-year case study interviewing and researching successful people and companies about collaboration and mentoring. He works with business owners and marketers to increase communication with their current clients while attracting new ones faster through […] The post OTS 242: A Place to Belong – Mark J. Carter appeared first on Robbie Samuels.
OTS 241: The Multiply Effect – Patience Marime-Ball
April 20, 2021 00:01 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBToday’s guest is on a mission to provide institutional financial support to the world’s most gender impactful strategies and entities, thereby enabling them to deliver value for the world’s women and girls. She is the Founder and CEO of Women of the World Endowment, a global endowment focused on investing in and through women as […] The post OTS 241: The Multiply Effect – Patience Marime-Ball appeared first on Robbie Samuels.
OTS 240: Invest in Your Visibility – Jessica Rhodes
April 13, 2021 04:01 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBToday’s guest is the leading expert on how to leverage podcast guesting for increased brand awareness, more leads, and higher profits. She created the podcast booking industry in 2013 when she founded Interview Connections, recently named the Best Speciality Podcast Guest Booking Agency of 2021 by Corporate Vision Magazine. Along with her business partner, she has […] The post OTS 240: Invest in Your Visibility – Jessica Rhodes appeared first on Robbie Samuels.
OTS 239: Vulnerable Conversations – Jan Keck
April 06, 2021 04:01 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBThe post OTS 239: Vulnerable Conversations – Jan Keck appeared first on Robbie Samuels.
OTS 238: Head, Hands, and Heart – Bridgett McGowen-Hawkins
March 30, 2021 04:01 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBThe post OTS 238: Head, Hands, and Heart – Bridgett McGowen-Hawkins appeared first on Robbie Samuels.
OTS 237: Act on Emerging Trends – Liz Sara
March 23, 2021 04:01 - 48 minutes - 45 MBThe post OTS 237: Act on Emerging Trends – Liz Sara appeared first on Robbie Samuels.
OTS 236: Relationship Capital – Brian Kurtz
March 16, 2021 04:01 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBToday’s guest is passionate about direct marketing. He believes that marketing isn’t everything–it’s the only thing. For 34 years, he has followed a specific set of direct marketing principles that helped him build Boardroom Inc. into an iconic publishing company. During that time, he was mentored by, and worked with, a who's who of marketing […] The post OTS 236: Relationship Capital – Brian Kurtz appeared first on Robbie Samuels.
OTS 235: Finding Your Joy – Rachel Sheerin
March 09, 2021 05:01 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBToday’s guest believes everyone deserves to do what sets their souls ablaze and it’s her mission to help them do just that while not burning out. She is a keynote speaker and virtual emcee aimed at helping people love their work, succeed on their own terms, and live a life they love. Her clients range […] The post OTS 235: Finding Your Joy – Rachel Sheerin appeared first on Robbie Samuels.
OTS 234: Collaboration not Competition – Allison Graham
March 02, 2021 05:01 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBThe post OTS 234: Collaboration not Competition – Allison Graham appeared first on Robbie Samuels.
OTS 233: Roam the Hallways – Brian Fanzo
February 23, 2021 05:01 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBThe post OTS 233: Roam the Hallways – Brian Fanzo appeared first on Robbie Samuels.
OTS 232: Show, Not Tell – Jenny Ro
February 16, 2021 05:01 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBThe post OTS 232: Show, Not Tell – Jenny Ro appeared first on Robbie Samuels.
OTS 231: Access to Success – Angelique Rewers
February 09, 2021 05:01 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBToday’s guest has been called “the undisputed champion at helping small businesses land big clients” by Inc. Magazine. She developed a proprietary framework, based on her two decades of experience navigating all sides of the corporate buying table. This framework has been leveraged by thousands of small businesses across 72 countries to secure multi 5-, […] The post OTS 231: Access to Success – Angelique Rewers appeared first on Robbie Samuels.
OTS 230: Stepping into the Gaps – Ron Tester
February 02, 2021 05:01 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBToday’s guest is a Growth Strategist who helps small business owners grow their companies without sacrificing the other parts of their lives. When business owners feel overwhelmed by the amount of work they have to do, he helps them create the right strategies, execute the right tactics, and build the right sort of team. As a serial entrepreneur, he has developed a five-step system for helping entrepreneurs build their businesses strategically. After building his first business for twenty ...
OTS 229: Get Out of Your Way – Julie Kratz
January 26, 2021 05:01 - 51 minutes - 71.1 MBToday’s guest is passionate about promoting gender equality within the workplace, empowering women to express confidence, and helping them build a winning career game plan. After experiencing many career pivot points of her own, she now is focused on promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace as a keynote speaker and executive coach. She holds an MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, is a Certified Master Coach, and is a certified unconscious bias trainer. Sh...
OTS 228: From the Outside Looking In – Michele Molitor
January 19, 2021 05:01 - 44 minutes - 60.8 MBToday’s guest is an expert at enhancing the capacity of leaders, to build high performing teams, and exponentially increase bottom-line results. She helps catalyze shifts in thinking and eliminate mental/emotional blocks to rapidly rewire their brain for greater confidence and success. Her unique Rapid RewiringTM approach is the culmination of years of study in the realms of emotional intelligence, neuroscience, organizational psychology, and Rapid Transformational Therapy. She helps her cli...
OTS 227: A Compelling Offer – Brandon Fong
January 12, 2021 05:01 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBToday’s guest didn’t start life with many advantages, but his parents taught him that resourcefulness is a FAR greater asset than resources. Before he turned 25, he became a published author, launched a product that made $44,738 in one week, took over the business development of a 7-figure online education company, traveled the world to 23 countries with his wife, and networked his way into an exclusive mastermind for the world's top thought leaders that costs $25,000/yr to attend. He is on...
OTS 226: Impact Conversations – Cynthia Del’Aria
January 05, 2021 05:01 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBToday’s guest helps business owners and stakeholders make wise decisions. As a savvy entrepreneur, she started her first company at the young age of 15 and sold it to a major competitor just four years later. She started her programming journey very early and quickly discovered her love for tech and a knack for building tech businesses. Her passion extends to changing the conversation in the tech world for women and gender minorities by helping more people get into and stay in tech. The mor...
OTS 225: One Step in Front of the Other – Chala Dincoy
December 15, 2020 05:01 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBToday’s guest believes that with the right messaging even the smallest company can feel like a national brand. She is the CEO and Founder of The Repositioning Expert, a division of Coachtactics, and a Marketing Strategist who helps professional service companies change their messaging to attract more decision makers. For 20 years, she was an award winning marketer at companies such as Pepsi, Pizza Hut, and Frito Lay. She is the author of “Gentle Marketing: A Gentle Way To Attract Loads Of C...
OTS 224: Believe the Hype – Michael F. Schein
December 08, 2020 05:01 - 53 minutes - 49 MBToday’s guest turns consultants into celebrities by making them thought leaders. He is a speaker for international audiences spanning from the northeastern United States to the southeastern coast of China. As the creator of MicroFame Media, a marketing agency that specializes in making idea-based companies famous in their fields, some of his clients have included eBay, LinkedIn, and Citrix. His writing has appeared in Fortune, Forbes, Inc, Psychology Today, and Huffington Post. He is the au...
OTS 223: Friendship is the Key – Shasta Nelson
December 01, 2020 05:01 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBToday’s guest is a leading expert on friendship and how we can create healthier and more fulfilling relationships in our lives. She speaks across the country and facilitates events for connection. She’s been quoted in the New York Times, The Washington Post, and Reader’s Digest, and has been interviewed live on over a dozen TV shows, including the TODAY Show and The Steve Harvey Show. She was selected by Facebook to be their media spokesperson and friendship expert for Friends Day 2018. Her...
OTS 222: Get Out of Your Own Way – Julie Ann Sullivan
November 24, 2020 05:01 - 48 minutes - 45 MBToday's guest has a passion for creating and sustaining successful business cultures. She believes that by having a committed and passionate workforce, your organization will create a better world. She began her education with a BA in Psychology and a pledge to deliberately learn about human behavior every day. She took a deep left turn and received an MBA in accounting and spent decades learning about how businesses function. With these two areas of expertise, employee engagement and cul...
OTS 221: The Force Multiplier – Tony Chatman
November 17, 2020 05:01 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBToday’s guest is a corporate relationship expert that turns problems into progress. He has devoted his adult life to understanding what makes people tick and how to bring out the best in people (including ourselves). Whether addressing our hidden biases, helping navigate disruption and change, or providing leaders with skills that make them indispensable, he provides practical solutions that align with people’s real world experiences. He has worked with hundreds of corporations and governme...
OTS 220: Raising Leaders – Tammy Dowley-Blackman
November 10, 2020 05:01 - 46 minutes - 43.7 MBToday’s guest has spent almost two decades building companies focused on delivering innovative approaches to leadership and organizational development. She has served as a CEO and key decision-maker, a board member for national organizations, a sought after consultant helping organizations plan and implement strategy, and a leadership development content creator assisting individuals and organizations as they grow and train their workforce. She has also been a key partner to corporations, no...
OTS 219: Purpose-Driven Community – Gerry Poirier
November 03, 2020 05:01 - 46 minutes - 43.2 MBToday’s guest is a champion of female empowerment and gender equality. With her 20 years of experience in the finance industry, she has been a FINTECH industry leader at companies such as Credit Suisse First Boston, Lazard Freres, and Equity Growth Partners. She has been a catalyst for positive change serving as a senior-level executive and leading numerous corporate turnarounds of VC-backed portfolio companies. She has served as Vice Chairman of the Serious Game Institute at George Mason U...
OTS 218: Relationships First – Gautam Ganglani
October 27, 2020 04:01 - 42 minutes - 39.5 MBToday’s guest has built his career on the power of building high-quality relationships with world-renowned authors and global thought leaders like Marshall Goldsmith, Ron Kaufman, and Brian Tracy. He is the Chief Energizing Officer of Right Selection Speakers, a global speakers management and marketing company that works with international high-profile celebrity speakers, regional speakers, and industry experts. He’s built an impressive network with clients in Europe, the Gulf, India, and A...
OTS 217: Gently Hugging – Emily Merrell
October 20, 2020 04:01 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBToday’s guest is a super connector. Nothing makes her happier than connecting people who could mutually make each other's lives more enjoyable. She is the founder and chief networking officer of Six Degrees Society, a female-focused networking organization that handpicks who you meet while networking. It has been called one of “The Best NYC Networking Events If You Want To Find A New Job” by Refinery 29 and “Where To Meet Women Who Are As Obsessed With Their Career As You” by Girl Boss. In 2...
OTS 216: Follow the Zig Zags – Glain Roberts-McCabe
October 13, 2020 04:01 - 51 minutes - 47.7 MBToday’s guest’s personal mission is to inspire ambitious leaders to connect to their bigger purpose so that they can lead with intention and leave a legacy that feels good. She is the founder and President of The Roundtable, a company that helps leaders navigate change, disruption, and growth. The Roundtable is best known for its group and peer-based coaching and mentoring programs that help organizations galvanize culture and accelerate business performance all while building leadership cap...
OTS 215: Welding the Team – Terry Jones
October 06, 2020 04:01 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBToday’s guest believes that not all innovation will be obvious and your business must be ready before it becomes your disruption. He is the Founder and CEO of Travelocity.com which he led from a team of six to a three-billion-dollar public company. He retired from Travelocity when it was taken private and then helped found Kayak.com where he was chairman for seven years until it was sold to Priceline for $1.8 Billion dollars. His career path has established him as a thought leader on innova...
OTS 214: Leaders Build Leaders – Parul Agrawal
September 29, 2020 04:01 - 45 minutes - 42.3 MBToday’s guest is an engineer by education and an entrepreneur by passion. She left corporate America to pursue her own business as a health coach, delivering the message of health through public speaking in various community centers and corporations. Her business took off after one of her books became an international Amazon bestseller in several categories. With a small email list and a very limited marketing budget, she was featured in major publications like the Huffington Post, Thrive Gl...
OTS 213: Structure Brings Freedom – Melinda Cohan
September 22, 2020 04:01 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBToday’s guest is a systems expert helping coaches get over the tedious task of running their business and focus on what they love - the actual coaching of amazing clients! She has worked with thousands of startup coaches over the last sixteen years, sharing the value of strong business systems and processes. Her goal is for coaches to turn their passion into profits. To make that possible, she created The Coaches Console, software that leverages the systems she created in her own coaching b...
OTS 212: Pull vs. Push – Robert Glazer
September 15, 2020 04:01 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBToday’s guest is a serial entrepreneur and inspirational speaker with a passion for helping others build their capacity. He is CEO of a global partner marketing agency, Acceleration Partners, and the co-founder and Chairman of BrandCycle. He has been recognized as a global leader in the affiliate marketing industry, receiving numerous industry and company culture awards, including: Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Awards (2 years in a row), Ad Age’s Best Place to Work, Fortune’s Best Small & Me...
OTS 211: GO BOLD! – Ellyn McKay
September 08, 2020 04:01 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBToday’s guest believes that the most successful women leaders operate in the world knowing that there is no one stopping them from developing a vision of who they want to be, how they want to be perceived, and how they want to perform their role. In 1997, she founded CEO Vision to do her part to ensure that women leaders realize the value of their leadership in the workplace and the world. She has helped hundreds of women leaders hit their stride and step into their power. She combines her ...
OTS 210: Start at the Top – Dorothy Wilhelm
September 01, 2020 04:01 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBToday’s guest embodies the term “young at heart.” Anyone who encounters her would describe her as joyful, funny, and spontaneous. She calls herself a porcupine trainer - her term for the sticky situations and prickly people we all have to face on a daily basis. She is a columnist, humorist, and broadcaster. Her Beacon Award-winning TV Show, My Home Town, formed the basis for her best selling book, “True Tales of Puget Sound.” Her podcast, Swimming Upstream, airs on the SOB Network. (SOB sta...
OTS 209: We Are Heart & Soul – Carl Gould
August 25, 2020 04:01 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBToday’s guest is an entrepreneur who built three multi-million dollar businesses by age 40. His coaching and consulting methodologies are in practice in over 35 countries. He has written multiple books on the subject of business strategy, leadership and sustainable growth. He co-authored “Blueprint for Success” with Stephen R. Covey and Ken Blanchard; and his best-selling book, “The 7 Stages of Small Business Success,” lays out the formula for HyperGrowth. Each week, he co-hosts Quit and Get...
OTS 208: Wait vs. Create – Erin King
August 18, 2020 04:01 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBToday’s guest helps her clients communicate more powerfully in today’s digital age. Her PUB method is an award-winning system that has helped thousands of sales, marketing and leadership professionals type, text and post more persuasively. It helps them communicate more dynamically so they can attract attention, increase influence, and sell their ideas in a smarter way. She founded Socialite Agency, the world's only social media firm specializing exclusively in live events. For the last dec...
OTS 207: Create. Pivot. Shift. – Heidi Berenson
August 11, 2020 04:01 - 45 minutes - 42.3 MBToday’s guest is a two-time Emmy® and Peabody Award-winner. Her credits read like a Who's Who of network television: ABC News, Good Morning America, CBS News and CNN. She is founder and CEO of Berenson Communications where she Powers Up the Performance of top professionals - whether facing the Press, a Presentation or a Pitch - virtually or IRL (in real life). Her client list ranges from the Fortune 500 C-suite to Non-profits and from Members of Congress to Entrepreneurs. She coaches client...
OTS 206: The Responsibility of Impact – Jeffrey Shaw
August 04, 2020 04:01 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBToday’s guest helps companies stop wasting time chasing leads and instead attract only their ideal customers. For most of his career, he was one of the most sought-after portrait photographers in the United States. Today, he coaches his clients on how to make people feel seen, heard and understood like a photographer sees their subject. He is a brand message consultant, a TEDx speaker, host of the very popular Creative Warriors podcast (over one million downloads!), and bestselling author o...
OTS 205: Vision, Passion & Grit – Adrian Miller
July 28, 2020 04:01 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBToday’s guest is a whirling dervish of action, energy and results. For 20+ years she has been developing sales strategies and delivering customized sales training to companies nationwide, across virtually every industry and in firms ranging in size from solopreneurs to Fortune 500 organizations. She is also the author of “The Blatant Truth: 50 Ways to Sales Success” and her byline can be found in many business and trade publications. She is a powerhouse when it comes to networking, gatheri...