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Changes in marketing & why personal coaches are key to success – Kelly Fletcher – CEO of Fletcher Marketing & PR

December 12, 2022 |
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Listen to this episode on Taking the Leap Podcast, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your favorite podcast player. Show Notes: Kelly Fletcher is the founder and CEO of Fletcher Marketing & PR. She is a graduate of Meredith College with a degree in communications. She is the host of Ms. InterPReted Podcast: Public Relations Demystified. A former Miss North…

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Mark Ferrier – Co-Founder and Partner at AndCapital.ca

December 5, 2022 |
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Mark Ferrier is a graduate of the University of Waterloo and Harvard Business School. He is a serial entrepreneur, having started seven companies with his newest venture AndCapital.ca. He is also a Young President’s Organization (YPO) member. Mark discusses his career, multiple pivots, and his latest leap starting a new company based on what he has learned in his diverse…

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Naval Aviators Reunion – Class of 1958 (28-58)

November 30, 2022 |
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The Pensacola Naval Air Station graduating class of 1958 (28-58) returns for their yearly reunion at Pensacola NAS to watch the Blue Angles 2022 Homecoming. Five members of the class give a behind-the-scenes interview of their career, life learnings, perspective, and advice to the next generation. Listen to the entire episode at Taking the Leap…

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Grant Johnson – Managing Director Benevolent Capital

November 23, 2022 |
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Grant is the Managing Director for Benevolent Capital with many diverse investments that include the Orua Ring, Best Day Brewing, and professional soccer. Learn why Grant and his twin brother Brett engineered their private equity firm to be radically different than most and why he left Greenwich, Connecticut for Chattanooga, Tennessee. Listen to this episode…

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Oren Zaslansky – Founder and CEO of Flock Freight

November 22, 2022 |
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Oren is the founder and CEO of Flock Freight, a company bringing game-changing software to the freight industry. Flock Freight provides better prices to shippers, fuller loads and better profits for freight carriers, all while reducing carbon emissions for the planet. Oren is an incredible leader and blue-flame thinker tackling tough problems and making the…

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Dean Parker – Chairman of Vita Capital

November 17, 2022 |
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Dean is a modern-day renaissance man. A serial entrepreneur he has businesses in tech, real estate development, aviation, and security. When he is not working he finds time to be an avid member of YPO and is involved in national politics at the highest level. Listen to the full podcast at Taking the Leap Podcast…

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Drayton Wade – Kognitos, Head of Product Strategy and Business Operations

November 16, 2022 |
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Drayton Wade helps UiPath IPO in 2021 and then makes a career leap to take two years to attend Dartmouth’s highly prestigious Tuck School of Business for an MBA. While studying he finds time to join start-up Kognitos to be their head of Product Strategy and Business Operations. Listen to the entire podcast here at…

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Taking the Leap Podcast – Dustin Markowski, CEO of Power.Solar

October 12, 2022 |
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I had a great time interviewing Dustin Markowski, CEO of Power.Solar to learn more about his background, (Spoiler Alert…he is a real-life Doogie Howser!) Dustin gives great advice to young people starting their careers and a warning on who to listen to in life. Dustin’s career takes him from the tech industry in silicon valley…

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What In The World Is Going On?

September 11, 2022 |
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As we exit summer and head into fall, it is easy to be fooled that we have things moving back to a bit of normality. Children are starting school, family schedules are filled with sporting events and youth activities and we are getting back to our normal routines. However, in quiet corners and hushed tones…

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Pivot, Change, and Adapt

August 24, 2022 |
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The government can argue amongst itself if we are in a recession or not, even going so far as to change definitions for political reasons, but none of the theatrics negates what the average American family is experiencing. Prices are rising on every good and service, wages are flat, household budgets are busted, and credit…

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