On The Schmooze

Welcome to On the Schmooze, a 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. Put insights from me and my guests into action this week and you’ll benefit from for years to come. Podcast inspired by Dorie Clark, Guy Raz, Pat Flynn, Jonny Nastor, Dale Carnegie.

OTS 367: Engage & Mobilize – Jennifer McCollum

Today’s guest is on a mission to create better leaders and workplaces, particularly by advancing women and promoting inclusivity. Her journey has taken her through organizations like Coca-Cola, and she made history as the first female CEO at Linkage. With over 25 years of experience in leadership, she has a unique talent for crafting powerful…

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Encore OTS 162: Against All Odds – Magie Cook

Today’s guest is an immigrant who went from incredible poverty to founding a multi-million dollar business. She was born in an orphanage in Mexico and her first shot out of poverty was an opportunity to play basketball for the Mexican National Team – a shot she missed because she had broken her collarbone. Undeterred, she…

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OTS 366: The Power of Value – Richard Bliss Brooke

Today’s guest believes that success isn’t solely about reaching an endgame; it’s about making progress on our goals while falling in love with the process. As the author of best-selling books like “The Four Year Career,” his principles have transformed the lives of countless individuals. His insights were so impactful that he graced the cover…

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Encore OTS 39: Change Master – Stephanie Chung

Today’s guest is an award-winning executive coach with more than 25 years of team management, business development, and sales leadership experience. Early in her career, she was recognized for her ability to negotiate multimillion dollar contracts with senior executives of numerous Fortune 500 companies. Having mastered the art of high-ticket sales, she went on to…

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OTS 365: Hoodies & Flip Flops – Cara Steinmann

Today’s guest is on a mission to empower purpose-driven women service entrepreneurs.  She guides women in building strategic networks that lead to referrals, collaboration, visibility, and, perhaps most importantly, fun. Her work extends to female founders, helping them connect and grow through authentic connection strategies and private membership communities.  She firmly believes that strategic networks…

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OTS 108: Reciprocal Leadership – Mike Michalowicz

Today’s guest is the entrepreneur behind 3 multi-million dollar companies, having founded and sold two of them before reaching his 35th birthday. He is a former small business journalist for The Wall Street Journal, and he is the author of “Profit First,” “The Pumpkin Plan,” and “The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur,” which BusinessWeek deemed “the entrepreneur’s…

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OTS 364: Big Shifts – Kate Colbert

Today’s guest is a true powerhouse of talents and expertise. She effortlessly blends her roles as a “word nerd” and a “data junkie” – a writer and a market researcher — to create meaningful impacts in the worlds of business and higher-education marketing.   With an unwavering focus on customer insights, she helps organizations make…

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OTS 363: Leveraging Talent – Joel A. Brown

Today’s guest is a global visionary in the realm of organizational strategy and culture, transformational leadership, global inclusion, and strategic storytelling. He is the Chief Visionary Officer of Pneumos LLC, a management consulting and coaching firm with a global footprint. He’s on a mission to reshape how organizations approach equity, diversity, and inclusion. With a…

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OTS 362: Grief Allies – Jenny Lisk

In a world filled with unexpected challenges, today’s guest has transformed her life’s journey into a beacon of support and guidance for widowed parents. For two decades, she led transformation projects for IBM across five continents, mastering the art of managing cross-functional teams and implementing innovative business solutions. However, at 43 years old, her life…

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OTS 361: All About You – Sarah McArthur

Today’s guest is on a mission to help leaders work together toward a bright future for all.  She is editor in chief of the Apex Award-winning Leader to Leader journal, founded by Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Frances Hesselbein, and partner and trusted advisor to former CEO of Boeing and Ford Alan Mulally, considered one…

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