Christoph Nauer with Balance 6 is a business coach, Brian Tracy is a certified time management master, Author, Mentor, Speaker, Consultant He specializes in helping business owners successfully grow their business while working less and spending more time on the beach every single week without losing any momentum or cashflow inside their business. …

Pallavi Pande is a Mompreneur from Portland OR. Raising eco-conscious children and rescuing fallen palm leaves to create sustainable single-use palm leaf tableware made from fallen leaves for homes and events. In this episode, we discuss the following: 👩 Pallavi’s background and success story 🌴 Recycling fallen palm leaves 🏋️‍♀️ What it's like bein…

Anndrea Harris is a trailblazing Social Media and Marketing Specialist at The City of Wichita Falls. With a deep passion for branding and its potential, she has become a prominent figure in the Wichita Falls community, known for her expertise in marketing and volunteerism. Anndrea is an active member of the Junior League of Wichita Falls and is als…

Did you know that Asian Pacific Islanders (APIs) have 200% of the US average for advanced degrees but only have 50% of the executive job? Meet Kevin Iwamoto, an API who made it to the executive ranks. A multi-award winning, highly recognized and in demand speaker, industry influencer, author, educator, and subject matter expert consultant in busine…

The Engagement Show is the latest tips and tricks from 2 masters of in-person and virtual engagement. Contact Roger at roger@engagementunlimited.ca http://www.engagementunlimited.ca If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and share it with a friend. Also, leave us a rating and review on any podcast platform, I’d really appreciate it. For more i…

Alison Young is a professional speaker, writer and host of Blissful Hiker™ Podcast, which has over 66,000 downloads. An award-winning flutist and syndicated American Public Media radio host, she is the “solo, female, middle-aged, titanium-reinforced, long-distance backpacker” Blissful Hiker logging over 12,000 miles on six continents. She brings he…

Lux Narayan believes that "So, what do you do?" is a tough question to answer and should certainly not be answered with the current title on your LinkedIn profile. In 2021, he published "Name, Place, Animal, Thing", an Amazon bestseller- to help people answer this dreaded question. He enjoys mining the intersections of various spheres of life and w…

Toni Guffei is an accomplished speaker, author and educator with an extensive track record as a marketing strategist working with and speaking to a range of business owners in North America. She has taken on a number of leadership roles from managing a consulting practice to directing the marketing for 13 airports. She offers a wealth of marketing …

Eric Girard is a highly experienced and accomplished learning and development professional who specializes in management and employee development. He has over 30 years of experience helping improve the performance of managers and employees. His specific focus is on new managers and helping them transition successfully to their new role and make the…

Bernie DeSantis is a proven leader with more than two decades of experience in facilitation, instructional design, sales and virtual production. In particular, he specialize in consultative sales, customer service leadership and professional development, and virtual meeting production. As the owner of Insignia Training Partners, his goal is to alig…

As a top-rated professional speaker, facilitator, program designer, and consultant, Lena Scullard is on a mission to help individuals and teams improve their confidence and sense of capability for achieving success. With this in mind, she produces live and virtual programs that inspire others to expand their awareness and take strategic action in o…

Master engager John Chen will share secrets about how to create meaningful relationships - even in a virtual environment. 🌎 Connection and engagement is everything in our video-zoom-remote world 🫶 Create Impact, find clients and make a real difference in the world. 🙏 You matter, You can't make the difference you want unless you engage the world in …

Marilyn Barefoot’s unique ability to reinvigorate, revitalize, and problem-solve in business helps a broad spectrum of companies jump over their biggest hurdles. As a speaker, coach, and ideator, Marilyn’s innovative approach humanizes commerce in order to connect with the people behind the business and synthesize their objectives. This empowers or…

Professional Keynote Speaker + Women’s Financial Confidence Advocate Vivian Cobb is a multi-passionate entrepreneur. She began her career in video and film production in Dallas, Texas, as co-owner of a production company for 12 years, before moving to Colorado Springs, Colorado. For the last 20 years, Vivian has been in the real estate industry and…

John Chen is the author of Engaging Virtual Meetings – he’s been virtually meeting for over 36 years. His work has earned him multiple awards and his more than 300,000 clients across the United States and in countries including Spain, France and Taiwan have experienced breakthrough results. He has dozens of certified producers and MCs to help your …

Stephy is 2 parts designer, 2 parts developer, 3 parts perfectionist, and 1 part impatient mother. She’s a founding board member of the Presentation Guild board of directors, is a design engineer by day, runs her own business by night, barely plays guitar, and loves glitter. Once, she drove through a tire fire on a golf cart at work when she was a …

Producing over 400 virtual meetings, summits, and conferences per year, John designs, produces, speaks, and MC engaging virtual meetings all around the world. Author of Amazon #1 Hot New Release, Engaging Virtual Meetings by John Wiley & Sons. Producing with over 16 screens. If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and share it with a friend. Al…

John Chen is a guest on Talk Virtual. He also offers us the secrets to how to host the most engaging virtual meetings & how to beat Zoom Fatigue! If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and share it with a friend. Also, leave us a rating and review on any podcast platform, I’d really appreciate it. For more information, visit us at www.engaging…

Adam has been a professional DJ for more than 20 years. Since 2014, he has grown his technical skillsets and worked as a freelancer in all aspects of running Audio, Wireless and Video elements at events. From auctions to Ted Talks, corporate retreats to trade shows with general sessions and break outs, Adam and his team of freelancers and partners …

Bill Stainton, CSP, CPAE is a 29-time Emmy Award winner and a Hall of Fame keynote speaker. As the producer of the longest-running, highest-rated, and most award-winning comedy TV show in the United States, he led his innovative team to over 100 Emmy Awards of their own, and ten straight years of #1 ratings. Along the way, he worked with—and learne…

For more than a decade, Jen Santos has led event technology at some of the world’s largest companies. She brings the technology and team building best practices from over 20+ years of IT consulting and coaching experience to event delivery teams so they can deliver exceptional events. She is now teaching others to do the same in the Smart Event Aca…

Sybil “Sage” Stewart is CEO of conVerge wellness solutions, LLC. She is an author, speaker and personal brand coach and consultant. She is on a mission to redefine professional one powerful brand story at a time. After spending over a decade supporting, building and protecting national and global brands she now supports women executives and entrepr…

Rob is an authority on executive presence and transformative learning experiences. He is a lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management, an MIT Leadership Center Master Executive Coach, and the author of – Leading from Your Best Self: Develop Your Executive Poise, Presence and Influence to Maximize Your Potential (McGraw-Hill). What is unique about R…

Amanda Lea Kaiser is a keynote speaker and author of Elevating Engagement: Uncommon Strategies for Creating a Thriving Member Community. Through her research, Amanda is at the forefront of exploring how member and attendee engagement is rapidly changing within professional communities. In this episode, we discuss the following: 💡 Strategies to crea…

Venia Logan spent the past 9 years learning the diverse skills necessary to create strong stable online communities that put brand's services at their center. She started my own YouTube channel in 2010, and RESCQU.NET in 2013. And worked for Constant Contact, and returned to college for a specialization in online community management. Then she atta…

Born in Mountain Home, AR, and settled in Central Arkansas, she taught Special Ed for over 20 years and now is a multi-faceted artist. She has two daughters and has been married for over 26 years. She has multiple interests and hobbies, calling herself a Jill of All Trades. In this episode, we discuss the following: 😍 Nicole’s background story 🎨 Wh…

Rob Anderson is a Learning & Development/Learning Technology practitioner. Currently honing in the next organization, but he has spent time at Meta, GoDaddy, Nintendo, T-Mobile, and Starbucks! In this episode, we discuss the following: 👨‍💻 Robert’s career journey ⚙️ Transitioning from in-person to online 🚀 The future of technology If you enjoy this…

JO Welch, (she/her) Certified Interpreter, is a 1st Gen Latine. She grew up in the marginalized space between Latinx and American cultures and is influenced by her commitment to the Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing communities. In this episode, we discuss the following: ❤️ What inclusiveness means to you in virtual 📝 Why you need a will 👌⌨️ What…

Michelle Teague is an experienced, award winning international speaker, trainer, and coach. She has several years of experience working as a corporate trainer with multiple companies. Michelle also works with many coaching clients in business, academia, and government. Jim Teague is an award winning speaker and educator. He has over 20 years experi…

Join me and Roger Haskett on our new segment “The Engagement Show”. The Engagement Show shares with you the latest in in-person and virtual engagement. Today’s theme is “IMPACT”. Contact Roger at roger@engagementunlimited.ca http://www.engagementunlimited.ca If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and share it with a friend. Also, leave us a ra…

Sabrina started her career in computer science working for fortune 500 companies including CSX Transportation, Baxter and Florida Hospital. She later reinvented herself by studying interior design and is the owner and principal designer of an award winning firm. Her learning journey did not stop there - for the past 8 years she has been studying an…

Joy is a strategic people operations leader who earns her seat at the table by going beyond "traditional HR." As an experienced Chief of Staff and true Organizational Generalist, she brings a strategic mindset - tying company success to employee experience and engagement. In this episode, we discuss the following: 😃 How she got involved in the peop…

Michele Hecken is a seasoned entrepreneur, author, speaker, and business leader. She has over 25 years of experience running a global company that she started at the age of 22 and sold in 2019. Her passion is elevating other entrepreneurs in life and business as a transformational executive coach. In this episode, we discuss the following: 💪🏼The po…

Cynthia “Cindy” Smith, CMP, DES is a certified meeting professional with extensive experience planning, managing, and executing all logistics for meetings and special events. She is a PCMA Foundation Visionary Awards Finalist for Digital Experience Strategist of the Year. In this episode, we discuss the following: 😍Cindy Smith's background and succ…

Meet Dea Irby, a connector, communicator, cultivator, and author. Through many adventures over the decades, Dea Irby has learned that building community is the most valuable aspect of leadership. She is on a mission to share her message of belonging. In this episode, we discuss the following: 👍 What has to happen for a virtual meeting to be engagin…

Join me and Roger Haskett on our new segment “The Engagement Show”. The Engagement Show shares with you the latest in in-person and virtual engagement. In this episode, we discuss the following: 💪🏼 Overcoming virtual challenges in 2022 📉 Will virtual meeting decline in 2023? 🧐 Outlook for the virtual events industry in 2023 If you enjoy this episod…

Sharan Jhangiani is a Growth PM at Yoodli, an AI-powered platform to help you practice and improve your public speaking and communication skills without the pressure of an audience. He lives in Seattle and has previous lives as an engineer and open source developer. Click https://app.yoodli.ai/ for a free trial. In this episode, we discuss the foll…

Devin Stubblefield, is a financial empowerment trainer, coach, and author who brings a dynamic energy to inspire, inform and motivate people to maximize their financial potential. Devin trains on behalf of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the FDIC, and various social services agencies and faith-based organizations around the country. In th…

Meet Kellan Fluckiger. Coming through decades of depression, addictions, life-threatening illness and a near-death experience, Kellan has become the ultimate catalyst to help motivated people melt barriers, move mountains and mobilize superpowers to achieve their true desires. As a coach and keynote speaker, Kellan’s masterful approach helps people…

Phil Mershon is director of experience for Social Media Examiner, where he helps lead Social Media Marketing World. He’s also a jazz saxophonist and the author of the upcoming book Unforgettable: the Art and Science of Creating Memorable Experiences. In this episode, we discuss the following: 🤔 Experiences that shaped Phil when doing a virtual even…

Presented on 11/9/2022 Liz Caruso's techsytalk GLOBAL Day 1. Google did 18-months of research on what do their high-performing teams have in common? #1 - Psychological Safety. Your virtual meetings are exactly the same. Psychological safety will help the #1 virtual challenge of engagement. When your attendees feel safe, they will engage. People wil…

Meet Olivia Vanessa Baumgart, engaging virtual karaoke fan, Navy veteran and about to publish a book. In this episode, we discuss the following: 😨 Zoom filter failures 🛳️ Olivia’s Navy background 💭 What she thinks is the future of virtual meeting If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and share it with a friend. Also, leave us a rating and rev…

Kassy LaBorie is a Master Virtual Classroom Trainer and the Original Virtual Training Hero, on a mission to rid the world of boring slide reading lectures and passive live online participants! She’s the principal at Kassy LaBorie Consulting, training trainers to be virtual trainers around the globe each day! In this episode, we discuss the followin…

Realizing that the lives of thousands of homeless people were being wasted on the streets, Tiger Todd took it upon himself to do something about it. He retired from the electronics company he founded and discovered his true calling by motivating people toward the lives they were meant to live. And many thousands have changed. Two decades later, Tig…

Kathleen Wisemandle is the founder and principal of Aspire to Grow, Leadership Coaching, and Consulting. With over 30 years in the biotech and pharma industry, she works as a fractional operations leader to help small biotechnology and pharma companies strategically plan for IND and early phase studies to optimize execution and decision-making towa…

Debbie Rosemont is a Productivity Consultant, Trainer and Coach who helps busy professionals prioritize what matters, plan their time to include those priorities and produce desired results with greater ease. In this episode, we discuss the following: 💡 What are useful and productive meetings 🔗 How to feel connected 👩 In-person versus virtual If yo…

Catharine O'Leary is an economist, entrepreneur, and investor who is passionate about helping businesses grow. She is also the quiz queen, always asking the best questions to attract the best clients for herself and her clients. Catharine has achieved success in her own right spending the last 25 years perfecting her market research and consumer in…

Sheri E Betts, MBA, CPA, PCC, ODCP, has been helping people practice better self-care for over twenty years. As a PCC-credentialed life and executive coach, and certified organization development professional, she is committed to making a difference in the world – one person at a time, one organization at a time. In this episode, we discuss the fol…

Andrea Driessen is a career entrepreneur, thought leader, 3x award-winning business book author, speaker-bureau veteran, owner of 4 registered trademarks, and copywriter. She has dedicated her career to helping companies, nonprofits, and teams become more communicative, effective, and capable. In this episode, we discuss the following: 😲 Andrea Dri…

As the CEO and Chief Geek of Lextech and LexGo, Alex helps teams adapt to the new world of work and create employee experiences that empower people to achieve business results. He is passionate about refining the future of work and helping organizations transition from a set workplace to work-any-place. Alex has facilitated and spoken at hundreds o…