Leigh Martinuzzi

Description: A Gay Man's Guide to Life My discussion with Britt East about his book A Gay Man's Guide to Life. This is a conversation about how we can all stop hiding behind masks and start leaving our hero's journey. Britt presents an approachable, no-nonsense path for ALL men and women, to set down the excuses and get to the business of improving their lives. No new-age mumbo jumbo or wishy-washy self-help jargon. Just real work focused on real results to unleash our true selves and unlock our best lives. Guest Bio. BRITT EAST is an author and speaker who uses his experience, strength, and hope to challenge and inspire change-oriented gay men to get down to the business of improving their lives. With over two decades of personal growth and development experience in a variety of modalities, such as the 12 Steps, Nonviolent Communication, yoga, meditation, talk therapy, and the Hoffman Process, Britt is committed to building a personal practice of self-discovery that he can then share with gay men everywhere

8 Unbreakable Rules For Success I speak with Sean Castrina about his book 8 Unbreakable Rules For Business Start-Up Success. Sean shares, in brief, the 8 principles that he has found to be the key to business success, not only in his world but in all successful business start-ups. If you cannot afford to fail, this is the one book you want to read. Guest Bio. Sean Castrina is a serial entrepreneur, having started more than 20 companies over the last 20 years, and still seeks to launch a new venture annually. He is an investor, teacher and highly-sought-after speaker who communicates with humor and a bluntness that engages and captures his audience. He is the author of 8 Unbreakable Rules for Business Startup Success, The Greatest Entrepreneur in the World, and World’s Greatest Business Plan.

Money In The Streets My interview with Barry Habib discussing his new book Money Streets. Offering thoughts on mindset tactics that are road-tested and personal practices of Habib, who treats each day as a reason to be thankful. Habib offers his life as proof that you can keep going no matter what. A very inspiring conversation. Guest Bio. Barry Habib is an American entrepreneur and frequent media resource for his mortgage and housing expertise. He is the CEO of MBS Highway, the industry’s most highly regarded and recognized tool for transforming salespeople into advisors. Barry is a two-time Crystal Ball Award Winner for 2018 and 2020 for the most accurate real estate forecasts out of 150 of the top economists in the US. Barry was also named 2019 Mortgage Professional of the Year by National Mortgage Professional magazine and was a 2019 finalist for the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Barry is the lead producer and managing partner for Rock of Ages—the twenty- seventh longest-running s

Last Resort Sugar Detox My interview with Michael Collins discussing the nature of sugar addiction and what we can do to stop it. Guest Bio. Michael Collins is the founder of SugarAddiction.com and Quit Sugar Summit, as well as the past Chairman of the Board and current Board Member of Addiction Institute, has been completely sugar-free for over 30 years and has worked closely with others to help them regain lives ravaged by this addictive product. Mike has been in recovery from substance-use disorder for over 35 years and can speak on recovery topics separate from sugar. He raised two children sugar-free from the womb to over six years old - when they only had sugar once a month for their entire childhood.

964 Tripp Lanier - This Interview Will Make You Dangerous My interview with Tripp Lanier Discussing his book This Book Will Make You Dangerous: The Irreverent Guide for Men Who Refuse to Settle. Guest Bio. Tripp Lanier is a professional coach and host of The New Man Podcast: Beyond the Macho Jerk and the New Age Wimp which — for over a decade — has been downloaded millions of times. Over the years he’s designed several businesses to support a simple lifestyle focused on freedom, ease, meaning, and fun. As Host of The New Man Podcast, Tripp Lanier has conducted hundreds of interviews with experts and authors from all walks of life.

The Journey This is my original interview with Jairek Robbins. In this interview, we discuss his journey and what he has learned along the way in searching for self-discovery and what light him up. We discuss many other interesting topics including whether its good to have a plan A and B; how to best integrate work and life; what he has learned from a mentor of his, Gary Vaynerchuk, the art of hustle; chasing dreams and also his rituals and routines. Guest Bio. Jairek Robbins is a lifestyle and performance coach who has recently started Performance Coach University and have great success. His goal is to help train others so they can go out into the world and do greater work helping people improve their lives. If you are interested in coaching and changing people’s lives than you may want to check out PCU using the link below.

Smashing Numbers In this episode, I spoke finance with Maddie Brown. A worthwhile listen for those entrepreneurs and small business owners. Maddie shares tips and advice for managing, making and keeping more money. Guest Bio In many ways, Maddie Brown is the entrepreneur’s financial entrepreneur. She brings the financial know-how that most small businesses are lacking. Many of Maddie’s clients are professional artists, speakers and consultants. These individuals (many of them accomplished, self-starting women) have built 7-figure careers around working with other entrepreneurs to lead the life they desire. She loves working with small and start-up women business owners to help them be financially smart and successful. There are 12 Million women-owned businesses, 88% make less than $100,000 gross income. She is here to help them change that statistic and make a bigger difference in the world.

Change and Resilience Carol Van Den Hende has just published her first book Goodbye, Orchid - A story of hope and resilience. In this interview, I speak to Carol about her journey and gained insight into how to manage change and how to practice resilience. What an incredible conversation. Please enjoy! Guest Bio. CAROL VAN DEN HENDE is an award-winning author who pens stories of resilience and hope. Her novel Goodbye, Orchid has been recognized as the 2020 American Fiction Award winner for urban fiction, and 2020 Pinnacle Achievement Award winner for multicultural fiction. Plus, it’s been named one of the most anticipated fall reads by Buzzfeed, Parade, and Travel+Leisure. She’s also a speaker, strategist, Board member and Climate Reality Leader. One secret to her good fortune? Her humorous husband, fun-loving twins, and a rescue cat, who prove that love really does conquer all.

Transforming Passion Into Purpose Josh has some amazing art which is refreshing and uplifting - check it out for yourself at Joshross.co. What was even more insightful and inspiring was my conversation with Josh about following our passions and transforming passion into life's purpose. It's much more than the notion of creating a living by following our passions - it's about having purpose and impact beyond ourselves. Enjoy! Guest Bio. Josh is a widely known photographer and most well known for his viral photography project, where he turned kids with cancer and disabilities into superheroes. This has been seen by more than 450 million people. In 2017, he was featured as ‘Dad of the year’ by People magazine next to Mario Lopez, Michael Strahan, John Legend and his work has been featured on HuffPost, Business Insider, CNN, Mashable. What he is most happy about is that from his viral project, a group of Italian doctors opened up a new field of research because of this project to study the emotional effects t

The Power of Presence From his days working as a successful lawyer partnering up to lead some leading law firms Jeff transformed his life. While he was great at law what he loved more was business. He is now a leading leadership coach and international speaker. In this episode, we discuss the power of presence as it relates to enjoying the journey and process of life rather than simply being in a constant chase for more. "It's about the journey, not the destination." Guest Bio. Jeff Nischwitz is known as a Snow Globe Shaker (shaking things up) who’s on a mission to help people shift how they lead and thereby shift their leadership impact. He's an international speaker and personal transformation coach known for his unique perspectives, challenging traditional thinking, and delivering tangible shifts for leaders to grow their people, build their businesses and enhance their relationships. Jeff's the Founder of The Nischwitz Group, a speaking, consulting and coaching company that transforms people and organiz

The Future of Tech and Jobs Round 2 with Jennifer Byrne. We dive in deeper to the future of Tech and Jobs. Conversations around the nature of technology and the impact it has on the individual and society as a whole, including a deep dive into the use of social media. We look and the use of data and the issues that surround that. And finally, how we can prepare future generations for the work and life ahead. Guest Bio. Jennifer uses wisdom gained from twenty years in the tech industry to advise startups, mentor emerging leaders and drive broad conversations on topics related to making the most of today’s fast-changing, tech-infused world. Jennifer was most recently the Chief Technology Officer of Microsoft’s US division, where she worked with companies and organizations across all industries and market segments to re-frame their business opportunities in digital terms. Jennifer infused innovation practices into Microsoft’s US-based technical teams which led to high-value and well-publicized digital transfo

The Feel Good Effect What if wellness isn’t about achieving another set of impossible standards, but about finding what works­—for you? In this episode, I speak with Robyn about her book - The Feel Good Effect. Instead of trying to get more done, Robyn offers a refreshingly sane approach that will allow you to identify and focus on the elements that actually move the needle in your life right now. Less striving. More ease. It’s time to feel good. Guest Bio. Robyn Conley Downs is a speaker, entrepreneur, podcaster, and author of The Feel Good Effect: Reclaim Your Wellness By Creating Small Shifts That Create Big Change. Holding a Master’s degree in education with an emphasis in behaviour change, and 4 years of public policy & health change at the doctoral level, her work taps into cutting edge science around psychology, neuroscience, mindfulness, and habits. Recently named one of the Most Influential Women in Wellness, she believes that small shifts in thinking and action create big change in life.

Fundamental Wellbeing My chat with Dr Jeffrey Martin, a fascinating conversation on how we can become a Finder and stop seeking. After extensive research, Jeffrey and his team have created a scientifically proven program for finding lasting inner peace and contentment. Enjoy! Guest Bio. Jeffery is an academic researcher, serial entrepreneur, technologist, and investor who specializes in advancing the highest forms of human wellbeing. For over a decade he has conducted the largest international study on Fundamental Wellbeing, which includes the types of consciousness commonly known as: enlightenment, nonduality, the peace that passeth understanding, unitive experience, and hundreds of other terms. This resulted in the first reliable, cross-cultural and pan-tradition classification system for these types of experience. More recently, he has used this research to make systems available to help people obtain profound psychological benefits in a rapid, secular, reliable, and safe way. Jeffery is also the founder

Her Future Coalition Sarah is the founder and Director of Her Future Coalition, an organisation creating powerful and positive change in the lives of survivors of gender violence and girls at the highest risk. Helping break the cycle of poverty and exploitation, by providing education – and a full range of services that support education – to survivors and the most vulnerable girls in India and Nepal. In this episode, I talk to Sarah about the work she does and the lessons of courage, reliance and hope that she gets to witness every day. Guest Bio. Sarah is the founder and Director of Her Future Coalition, an international charity that has helped thousands of girls rise out of poverty and exploitation to become free and independent Her Future Coalition has been selected for a collaboration with Michelle Obama's Girls Opportunity Alliance, a campaign to promote and support education for the most vulnerable girls, around the world. Over the years they have served tens of thousands of survivors in India, Nep

Swipe Right on Your Best Self What stops us from pursuing our biggest dreams in life? Why do we hold ourselves back from being fully seen and heard as our real selves professionally and personally? In this episode, I speak with Eric Winters about his new book, Swipe Right on Your Best Self, as we seek to understand why self-leadership is the surest way of living a life without regrets. Guest Bio. Eric is a self-leadership coach, black-belt hand-washer, speaker, and the author of Swipe Right on Your Best Self: simple steps to a bolder life with fewer regrets. He has deep knowledge in the science of building courageous and emotionally intelligent mindsets. His know-how is a result of over 20 years of international corporate life, two masters degrees in human behavior change, and over 12 years helping leaders and their teams become their best selves to meet workplace challenges effectively. He spends much of his time developing authentically courageous leadership through keynotes, workshops, and individual co

The Future of Tech and Jobs As the previous Chief Technology Officer of Microsoft’s US division, Jennifer is on a mission to help others apply original thinking and an innovator’s mindset to create opportunities for success in work and life. Advances in technology can create as much risk as an opportunity. In a future when almost every job is a tech job, cultivating both interest and ability in technical fields will be critical for everyone’s success. This is my initial conversation with Jennifer Byrne, one which we will delve into deeper next time she is on. Enjoy! Guest Bio. Jennifer uses wisdom gained from twenty years in the tech industry to advise startups, mentor emerging leaders and drive broad conversations on topics related to making the most of today’s fast-changing, tech-infused world. Jennifer was most recently the Chief Technology Officer of Microsoft’s US division, where she worked with companies and organizations across all industries and market segments to re-frame their business opportunit

How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci Mindmapping, creative thinking, the art of energizing curiosity to how to become a master at public speaking - Michael Gelb has been doing this for years! Driven by curiosity and passion Michael explores disciplines and then after experimentation and research, he proceeds to teach others the same. Not bound by one passion Micheal has become a master of connecting the dots and interconnecting ideas to help generate new ideas and create greater purpose and fulfilment. With 17 books under his belt, we could've talked for hours. I hope you enjoy my interview with Michael Gelb. Guest Bio. The world’s leading authority on the application of genius thinking to personal and organizational development, Michael J. Gelb is a pioneer in the fields of creative thinking, innovative leadership and executive coaching. His clients include DuPont, Emerson, Genentech, KPMG, Merck, Microsoft, Nike and YPO. Michael is the author of 17 books including How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci, Disco

The Purpose Factor Couldn't have been a more suitable conversation for the podcast as Brian and I get into a deeper conversation about PURPOSE. Brian and his partner Gabrielle have written this book together in efforts in helping others find their purpose in life. We discuss the book and delve into what is said to be the clearest, most actionable process ever developed for discovering purpose. Please enjoy the conversation with Brian. Guest Bio. Brian Bosché has been called “the next generation of motivators” by Tom Ziglar, along with Gabrielle Bosché. He started his first successful company at the age of 26 with a laptop, a phone, and 50 dollars. Brian is an expert on purpose at work and a consultant who helps high achievers, business leaders, and companies (big and small) discover and use purpose at work. He has personally consulted Fortune 500 companies, A-list celebrities, and designed strategies for leaders looking to remain on top in this competitive talent market. Brian is the co-founder of The Purpos

Flashback Girl In her debut book, Flashback Girl: Lessons on Resilience From a Burn Survivor (September 15, 2020), Dr. Deguire shares how she worked through the internal and external pain of her childhood to find a path towards love, health, joy, and life satisfaction. She credits her survival to finding her strength and resilience. Guest Bio. LISE DEGUIRE is a clinical psychologist in private practice for over 20 years. The lone surviving child of unsettled and iconoclastic parents, she grew up all over New Jersey and Long Island. Following a horrific fire where she suffered burns on two-thirds of her body, she spent much of her childhood alone in a Boston hospital, undergoing countless surgical procedures. Dr. Deguire graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Tufts University and earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from Hahnemann/Widener University. She maintains a solo practice in Pennington, New Jersey. Dr. Deguire has appeared on television and radio, and has been published in the Trent

Productivity and The Motivation Code A fantastic conversation with Todd Henry - The Accidental Creative. We kick start the chat with a discussion around his daily routine that takes us into a focused talk on production including snippets and practical advice we can all benefit from to enhance our daily routines. We wrap things up in discussion around his work in The Motivation Code in efforts to understand what the inner forces are that drive our best work. Good for us and good for helping others. Make sure you check out his Motivation Code assessment - link here. Guest Bio. Positioning himself as an “arms dealer for the creative revolution”, Todd Henry teaches leaders and organizations how to establish practices that lead to everyday brilliance. He is the author of four books (The Accidental Creative, Die Empty, Louder Than Words, and Herding Tigers) which have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and he speaks and consults across dozens of industries on creativity, leadership, and passion fo