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 177: Creativity + Humor = Connection – Laurie Guest

Today’s guest began her training as a customer service expert when she was only nine years old. Growing up as a Midwest farmer’s daughter, she learned how to master the art of customer engagement to help sell more sweet corn than the competition….

OTS 176: True Human Connection – David Meerman Scott

Today’s guest says the pendulum has swung too far in the direction of superficial online communications. He spotted the real-time marketing revolution in its infancy and wrote five books about it including “The New Rules of Marketing and PR,”…

OTS 175: Empower the People – Ginni Saraswati

Today’s guest is an award-winning journalist who has interviewed them all, from k.d. lang, Jennifer Beals, Ruby Rose, to Martina Navratilova. With a career spanning over a decade in broadcast radio, she has been featured on two breakfast shows in…

OTS 174: Face to Face – Bobbie Carlton

Today’s guest has a soft spot for the under-served and under-represented in the high-tech community. Founder of Carlton PR and Marketing, Innovation Nights, and Innovation Women, she has been called Boston’s Innovation Den Mother and the Startup…

OTS 173: It’s a Two-Way Street – Dave Delaney

Today’s guest is known as a communication connoisseur because he’s obsessed with all aspects of communication. Whether it was CB radios and computer bulletin board systems when he was a kid, majoring in radio and television broadcasting in…

OTS 172: On the Margin to the Center – Desiree Adaway

Today’s guest is seasoned in leading difficult conversations on race, class, and gender, by doing so she helps build resilient, equitable, and inclusive organizations. She has over 20 years of experience creating, leading and managing international,…

OTS 171: From Shy to Center Stage – Jyoti Singhvi

Today’s guest has over thirty years of experience in public speaking, yet used to be the shyest kid in her class. She is the CEO of ACE Public Speaking, which is an online & experiential platform for training in communication, presentation and…

OTS 170: Failure is a Great Lesson – David Frangioni

Today’s guest has dedicated his life to the idea that escapism is one of the single most important elements of what makes us human. As an award-winning veteran of the music industry, his expertise ranges from being a drummer and producer to an…

OTS 169: The Greatest Gift – Sylvie di Giusto

Today’s guest teaches people how to make first impressions count. As a keynote speaker and corporate trainer, she helps individuals and organizations discover how people make up their minds very quickly and empowers them to influence the success of…