You can battle back from adversity.

Our guest did.

Brian d’Eon was at the peak of his career then lost everything including his wife who divorced him.

He had to look inward and decide what kind of life he wanted to have for himself.

After realizing the answer, he worked his way back by transitioning from a lucrative career in management consulting to being a real estate investment professional.

Now, Brian is the Co-Founder & Sr. Managing Partner of Canadian Real Estate Investment Club (CREIC).

During this interview, you’ll learn…

• Why you need to invest in yourself first

• The importance of surrounding yourself with like minded people

• The impact of having a mentor

To connect with Brian on LinkedIn, click here.

To learn more about CREIC, check this out.

To RSVP for an upcoming CREIC event, go here.

It almost came about by accident.

That's how our guest described the discovery of his famous developed technology in the knife industry.

Ernest Emerson is an American custom knife maker, martial artist and edged-weapons expert.

Originally an engineer and machinist in the aerospace industry, Emerson became a knife maker by producing knives for a martial arts class and making art knives early in his knife making career.

With his patented wave blade opening design, his career soared from being a starving student with barely enough money to pay the monthly dues to being hired as a knife maker for a special unit in the US Navy SEALs and currently a leader in American-made production knives.

During this interview, you’ll learn…

• The importance of having personal responsibility and how it can help you build a business

• Why you need to be disciplined to make it in the business world

• The significance of getting to know your knife

To learn about his knives, visit here.

To find Ernest on Instagram, click this link.

To follow him on Twitter, go here.

Embrace who you are.

Everybody is unique, so if you try to copy people, it’ll be hard to achieve their exact results because we all have our own ways of doing things.

That’s according to our guest today who also believes that all you need is direction to know how to use the best of you.

Debbie Meyer is widely known as the Home Problem Solver and The Original Green Lady who invented her popular GreenBags and GreenBoxes that maintain the freshness of fruits, vegetables, baked goods and snacks for extended periods of time.

During this interview, you’ll learn…

• Why personal opinion is not good for business

• The advantage of knowing and understanding your business inside and out

• Why you need to respect and protect your brand

To learn more about Debbie and her products, visit here.

Do you communicate your message effectively?

If not, our returning guest, Dr. Valerie Franc has some insights for you.

By positioning herself as a thought leader, she was able to creatively grow her impact and income despite the pandemic and its associated lockdowns and uncertainty.

Dr. Val is one of Canada’s leading Naturopathic doctors, an eCircle Academy member and a great success story.

She has helped thousands of patients reverse the physical effects of aging, lose weight and increase their energy.

During this interview, you’ll also learn…

• The importance of having a supportive community

• Why you need to tune into your passion

• How to create a healthy lifestyle

To learn more about Dr. Val, visit this link.

For her Facebook, click here.

For her Instagram, discover here.

To get in touch with her, here’s her contact information:

Email - Drvalfrancnd@gmail.com

Phone number - 416-317-4609

Technology is all about helping humanity.

Our guest, Patrick Porter is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, speaker, founder and visionary behind the exciting new technology called BrainTap.

BrainTap helps people activate their brain’s full potential whether it be overcoming stress, having a positive mindset, advancing their careers or simply by being healthy and fit.

It has been recommended by over 1000 health clinics worldwide.

During this interview, you’ll learn…

• What is BrainTap

• What are the benefits of braintapping

• What are the steps to achieve a healthy lifestyle

To learn more about BrainTap, visit here.

For BrainTap’s Facebook, click this link.

For Patrick’s LinkedIn page, click here.

To check out his books, go here.

Automated webinars are effective.

According to today’s guest, when you have figured out how to automate webinars and reach your conversion goals, you'll be able to shop for islands.

Geoff Ronning is the co-founder of StealthSeminar.com that can help you and your company create lucrative webinars that will serve you and your attendees.

After observing over 7 million webinar attendees, Geoff has the data, knowledge and information to construct a successful and profitable webinar that is working right now.

During this interview, you’ll learn…

• Tips on how to analyze and diagnose your webinar content and ensure conversion

• The advantages of automated webinars

• The importance of having pixels or tracking code in your pages

To learn more about Geoff, visit his website.

To check out Stealth Seminar, go here.

Why do you do, what you do?

Our returning guest, Nancy Duarte helps thousands of people spread and deliver their stories throughout the world.

That mission has kept her at the top of her game for many years.

Her firm, Duarte, is the global leader behind some of the most influential visual messages in business and culture.

Nancy is a communication expert who has been featured in Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Wired, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Economist, LA Times and on CNN.

During this interview, you’ll learn…

• The importance of empathy for your business

• How to be the best communicator

• Why you should be a lifelong learner

To learn more about Nancy’s firm, visit here.

For her LinkedIn page, go to this link.

For her Twitter, explore here.

To buy her books, check this out.

Our guest today started as a disaster.

In his youth, he was an alcoholic, homeless panhandler until, at age 23, he decided he had enough.

At that point, all he had were two options — DIE or CHANGE.

With HOPE our guest developed a VISION then he took ACTION.

Frank O’Dea’s mantra served him well in overcoming that turbulent time.

Since then, his life has taken an inspiring and positive turn.

He co-founded the Second Cup chain of Canadian coffee shops then later went on to co-found Proshred Security, Samaritan Air Ambulance Services and other businesses and charities.

During this interview, you’ll also learn…

• Selling something cheaper versus selling it at a premium

• Why it's critical to understand the value you have and pricing it accordingly

• Stealing ideas versus expanding ideas

To follow Frank on Twitter, go here.

To buy his books, the links are below.

When All You Have Is Hope

Do The Next Right Thing: Surviving Life's Crises

No matter how different humans are, they all want the same kinds of things.

That's what our guest today learned while travelling to different countries which led him to be where he is today.

Graham Weihmiller is the Chairman & CEO of BNI, the world’s largest business networking and referral organization.

With his positive and supportive mindset, he has led BNI’s ability to drive business development, life-long understanding and genuinely impactful relationships since 2014.

During this interview, you’ll learn…

• Why recruiting the talent that you have in your organization is key

• The impact of constantly reiterating the WHY in your business or organization

• The importance of celebrating achievement

To connect with Graham on LinkedIn, visit here.

To find him on Facebook, click this link.

To follow him on Instagram, go here.

To learn more about BNI, check this out.

Vetting.

It can be extremely useful.

To our guest, evaluating someone's story against reality is an instinct.

Kent Clizbe is a credibility assurance expert. Using and applying his Holistic Contextual Credibility Assessment technique, he can identify fraudsters and scammers in minutes.

With empathy, trust and integrity, he oversees strategic and tactical matters in devising solutions for complicated performance issues.

During this interview, you’ll learn…

• How to be skilled at vetting

• How to apply the Holistic Contextual Credibility Assessment technique

• What is FCARR and how it can help you

To learn more about Kent, visit his website.

To buy his book, Willing Accomplices, go here.

To connect with him on LinkedIn, visit this link.