On the Schmooze

Hosted ByRobbie Samuels

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.


All Episodes

OTS Encore 107: Leadership is a Mindset – Michelle Tillis Lederman

Today’s guest believes that communication and connection are the foundation of everything. She is known for her energetic, engaging, and authentic presentations and is an expert on workplace communications and relationships. She is an accomplished…

OTS Encore 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…

OTS Encore 051: The Riches are in the Niches – Jamie Lieberman

Today’s guest has found a way to marry her knowledge of the law with her experience working with influencers to create Hashtag Legal, a law firm dedicated to helping businesses succeed in a digital world. As technology created new opportunities for…

OTS Encore 091: Weakness has its Benefits – David Burkus

Today’s guest is a best-selling author, sought-after speaker, and associate professor of leadership and innovation at Oral Roberts University. He has written several books, his first was “The Myths of Creativity: The Truth About How Innovative…

OTS Encore 039: 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…

OTS Encore 073: RISE-UP – Michael Roderick

On this encore episode, our guest went from high school English teacher to Broadway producer in under two years. How? Relationships. He is a social catalyst who believes in the power of making meaningful connections for others. His success led him to…

OTS Encore 162: Against All Odds – Magie Cook

In this encore episode, our 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…

OTS 251: Alignment of Strengths – Jayson Gaignard

Today’s guest is not self-made… he’s Community Made. He has a strong desire to “rise the tide” for everyone and is passionate about supporting community builders who focus their energy on under-resourced communities. Named one of Forbes…

OTS 250: Surpassing Milestones – Robbie Samuels & Peya Robbins

This week’s On the Schmooze episode is the 250th episode – wow. That means I’ve produced 50 episodes a year for five years. I almost gave this all up three years ago and I’m so grateful I stuck with it. The show has only gotten better since then…