Episodes

Pat Sullivan has dedicated his career to inspiring people, helping them to discover and capitalize on their personal strengths. His motivational and public speaking resume includes engagements at IBM and Nike, Notre Dame’s “Play Like a Champion” program, as well as Chicago-area businesses and professional associations. He also enjoys bringing his messages on leadership and motivation to companies and organizations in Wisconsin, Indiana and throughout Illinois. In more than four decades of coll...

Daniel Jenab is a Prosci Certified Change Manager at RPI Consultants. Daniel shares why he moved from Project Manager to Change Manager and the importance of change management on projects. Daniel shares how an assessment can point to where resources need to be focused on a project. He shares examples of what can happen if change management is not accounted for as part of a project. Daniels passion for ensuring the people are included in the journey comes shinning through. #danieljenab #OCM #o...

Roy and Michael discuss Set Schedule and how they have changed how real estate pros get leads. Their technology helps the consumers as well, matching them to the most active agents at the time and place of their search. In this age of "now" www.setschedule.com is changing the game to better serve both real estate pros with better leads and consumers with the right agent to help. How does technology change this age old industry? Roy explains how he saw an opportunity and filled that with technol...

Join Mark Hershberg, author of The Career Toolkit - Essential Skills For Success That No One Taught You as he discusses all aspects of one's career. From negotiation of an offer to having a solid career plan, Michael and Mark cover everything nobody ever taught you related to careers. Why is having a plan important even when you are employed? How do you talk about compensation vs. negotiating salary? Why you should never answer the questions "How much do you make now". Mark provides a ton of r...

Andrew is a public speaker, entrepreneur, coach, author and helped to set a podcasting world record. Andrew shares his story of what helped him rise to be a sought after public speaker and how he helps train others. He has tips on how to get into the field, how to be better at it once you start and how to sell from stage. Andrew recommends several books and organizations such as ToastMasters to help you along your journey. His book Toucan Play At This Game is about 100 bird puns and he shares ...

Andy has great advice for investing whether you are starting out or a seasoned investor. Michael and Andy discuss how crypto fits into your investment portfolio and all the disruptors in the investment community recently. Andy and Michael discuss how the investing community has evolved and the importance of understanding what you are investing in. Terms like water cooler stocks and pump and dump are defined, in this fast paced run through the financial world. The importance of a methodology, r...

Heather has a very unique life and story from her time as Miss Ohio, her nomadic lifestyle living in an Airstream and recently taking on a 23 acre farm, all while running her own PR agency. Heather shares her insights into how important a brand is both for a corporation as well as personally. She is obsessed and results driven to deliver quality for her clients. She is full of hustle and shares her story of growth and how she found her niche and shares how both her firm and customers benefit fr...

Helen Muller is a DNA Upgrade Specialist - what is that you ask, great question. Helen shares her Bio hacks and how she can help people in simply 15 minutes to remove their mental blocks. Helen shares how one can use bio hacks to reduce the amount of sleep needed, or improve ones energy and creative power. Focused on happiness, she shares how she helps people improve their journey to happy. She has fasted for 116 hours which is 4.8 days without as much as water - this alone is a great accomplis...

Stephen Halasnik has started, grew and sold businesses that started at zero and grew to $5M to $25M in revenue. His businesses have been on the 500 fastest growing list and Inc. 5,000 fastest growing. Stephen shares his story with tips for new entrepreneurs on how to overcome traditional challenges. Stephen shares how to think through business concepts, what makes a good opportunity and dispels many of the excuses such as "I don't have any money". His ideas can be used to grow an existing busin...

Nate Bailey shares his personal journey and how it helped him move to become a coach and develop a way to help others become champion leaders. Nate has accomplished so many physical feats but makes the connection on how that helps you improve your game in all aspects. Author of 100 Mile Mindset and host of Championship Leadership Podcast - Nate shares his recent 24hr experience and tips on how to be a better leader in all aspects of your life. His audio book is available for free at https://ww...

Stephanie shares her story of how and why she chose to become a consultant. Her story of being a single mom and successful supply chain senior consultant is inspiring. Learn why she loves consulting, how she relies on her team and what motivated her to take this big step in her career. She shares some trends in supply chain business related to contract management and has my vote to go solve the problems in supply chain in the Los Angeles harbor! RPI Consultants RPI Consultants is proud to spon...

Michael and Wade discuss how everyone can change their situation to work where you get a 3 day weekend every weekend. Wade shares how to change the equation and work towards your own priorities. Michael and Wade discuss how to make small changes that lead to big results over time. Wade shares some steps and tools everyone can take immediately to move this forward. Wade shares his own journey and reasons this became important and why he helps others. Wade and the 3 Day Weekend Club is available ...

Janice Lintz - Founder and CEO of Hearing Access & Innovations joins Michael to talk about how she has changed industries both Nationally and Internationally. Janice has worked for years to advocate for the hearing impaired and shares her methods of being successful in change even when the odds seem impossible. Janice shares her story which is inspirational and filled with valuable tips on how to effect change. Janice can be reached at www.hearingaccess.com #changemanagement #CEO #changethewo...

Mark Taylor from www.red-folder.com and Michael discuss the value and appropriate use of custom development. They discuss relevant topics such as Agile, "Glue Code", Low Code / No Code applications and how projects are bad for ROI. Mark is an amazing developer and leader who represents the new breed in software developers who WANTS to work with the customer directly and deliver solutions that exceed expectations. Two IT Geeks lay down the importance of removing barriers and historical preconce...

Michael had the pleasure of speaking with Jana Axline, owner of Project Genetics and overall project management community thought leader on the importance of courage and other skills to be a great PM. Michael and Jana discuss the ability to lead, facilitation, truth, problem solving and being able to see the big picture as key traits needed in todays project management allstars. Jana and Project Genetics have rescued some of the largest projects and brought them back online. Jana also is host ...

Raj and Michael discuss his book The DAP Strategy and how to increase your success when attempting digital transformation. Consistency is a key element to hint at some of the topics discussed. Some of the common struggles and pitfalls are also shared, so you can learn and avoid these. The importance of transparent leadership in bringing the organization along on the transformation is key. Raj shares 4 key elements that increase your chances for success in the episode including focusing on the "...

Don shares the importance of being seen and helping folks emerge from the shadows. Don covers his working helping survivors as well as the importance of a corporate branding. Don has done work to humanize complex organizations. Don discusses the importance of your brand and the transformation pictures can contribute to. Don is available with his great work at www.tribeofdiamonds.com #photography #brand #transformation

Amanda Gibson has led some of the largest ERP implementation projects in the Country! Just the fact that she accomplished this is enough to have her on, but she has done so with a team that adores her and a client that respects her and a vendor that raves about her. How do you become such as bad ass? Listen to Amanda share the secrets of her vision and how important respect is in her daily routine. She highlights a great colleague in Jana Axline who leads Project Genetics and can be reached he...

Michael has a great discussion with Patti Mara who is owner of Maranet Inc, creator of the Profit Generator Program and the Breaking Through Barriers Program as well as the author of UpSolutions - Turning Your Team into Heroes and Customers into Raving Fans. Patti offers great advice on how to retain and motivate your team to reduce turnover and compete in being an employer of choice. She has great tools from her book she highlights to evaluate where you are today. Patti then turn her attentio...

Michael and John discuss this economy and the challenges and opportunities it presents. They talk about what it takes to start and grown your business at any scale. Examples such as Blueberry Pediatrics are discussed and how you find your niche point of entry for your product or service. John shares tidbits from his best selling book: Survive and Thrive: How to Build a Profitable Business In Any Economy (Including This One) like the 5 growth models and 3 products every business needs. John has ...

Michael discussed AI and unstructured data with Slater Victoroff, CTO of Indico. Slater shares the practical use cases where Indico has helped companies leverage and make sense of their unstructured data. Slater discusses AI and how the technologies work together in harmony to transform processes. Where companies struggle in implementing change is highlighted as well. Slater was born into technology and shares his journey to the front of Artificial Intelligence and a bit of his personal story....

Michael attended HIMSS 2021 and delivers his view of the hot topics and what is trending. Great conference even given the lower attendance and the quality conversations. Hear what Michael learned from CIO's on the floor. #HIMSS21

Michael and Adam Silverman discuss why Syllable as an AI company is focused on transforming the patient experience. Syllable is addressing the two most common issues patients face in contacting their providers - appointments and communication with the Dr. What if when you call your Dr. you are actually able to get through and get what you need on the first call? So many people are frustrated in healthcare, simply because they can't get what they need, be it an appointment or a medical record or ...

Hari Viswanath has been in the RPA space since it first came to the US. He has used many tools and worked across industries. Hear how the Unicorn and Hari share their forecast for RPA and how to be successful. What process should you do first? Why are there so many tools? Which one is right for me? All these are answered in this episode.