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 159: Taking Big Leaps – Karen Wickre

Today’s guest has been called the best-connected Silicon Valley figure you’ve never heard of. She is a veteran editor, curator, content strategist, and connector of people and ideas. Her passion for all forms of communication has carried her for…

OTS 158: The Essence of Influence – Bob Burg

Today’s guest is a sought-after speaker who has shared the platform with everyone from today’s business leaders and broadcast personalities to even a former U.S. President. A prolific author of books on sales, marketing, and influence, for years…

OTS 157: Radical Resilience – Stacey Copas

Today’s guest helps people shift the way they perceive and respond to change and adversity, helping them to see opportunities instead of obstacles. After a devastating accident that left her a quadriplegic and dependent on a wheelchair at 12 years…

OTS 156: Serendipitous Encounters – Kathy Klotz-Guest

Today’s guest has comedy, storytelling, and strategy in her DNA. When she was eight years old, her first oral presentation was about Harold Lloyd, Hollywood’s premier comic stuntman and director of the silent film era. Even better, she admits that…

OTS 155: Referral Culture – Bill Cates

Today’s guest understands the importance of referrals and networking. His company, Referral Coach International, helps people and businesses who want to acquire more clients and customers through word of mouth, referrals, and personal introduction….

OTS 154: Train Your Assassins – J. Kelly Hoey

Today’s guest says if you had asked her former lawyer self if she imagined herself in the career she has today, the likely response would have been: “ARE YOU KIDDING ME?” Speaker and author of the “Build Your Dream Network: Forging Powerful…

OTS 153: The Footprint to Follow – Desheen L. Evans

Today’s guest is an Emergency Crisis & International Trauma Recovery Coach. She has over three decades of experience in trauma-informed care working with families, institutions, and organizations in the aftermath of crisis situations and…

OTS 152: The Feedback Habit – Joe Hirsch

Today’s guest is on a mission to fix the way we work at work. He specializes in helping organizations apply behavioral science to strengthen the way leaders train, support, and empower their teams for success. An award-winning educational leader and…

OTS 151: Extrovert Bias – Pamela Slim

Today’s guest builds the leadership capacity of small business owners. She started her career working as a consultant with large corporations such as Hewlett-Packard, Charles Schwab, and Cisco Systems. In 2009, she published “Escape from Cubicle…