Episodes

Matt Gagnon is my dude and is real as it gets. He is raw, authentic and tells it like he is. Super thrilled for him to join me on E91 of #thePOZcast, recorded as a live conversation during the middle of the pandemic. If you dont know Matt, you certainly will after this emotional, open and honest conversation.  Matt is a TEDx Keynote Speaker, Mindset Coach, Author, Rule Breaker, Family Man, Bulletproof Optimist who lives with a courageous heart. He serve's elite c-suite achievers and entrepreneurs who are living on the edge of burnout. These leaders pour into others, their families, and their careers, yet rarely have anyone pouring into them and he becomes that trusted source for guidance and perspective. Matt has served high performers from NBA executives, Fortune 500 companies, and tenured entrepreneurs who have delivered exceptional results. However, with all of that success, there is still something missing...usually it’s then missing out on the life passing by around them. As…

My guest on Episode 87 of #thePOZcast Sarah Sheehan is the Co-Founder and Chief Customer Officer of Bravely. Her diverse background in HR and as a sales leader made her passionate about helping companies build healthy cultures. Prior to Bravely, Sarah was an executive at Gilt City, serving as the Head of Sales and leading a 65-person sales team, after spending over a decade working in various HR roles at SiriusXM, Coach, and Gilt Groupe. Her HR background and intrinsic drive to help others find their potential made Sarah a go-to for professional guidance among her friends and colleagues. Soon, Sarah was coaching strangers who came her way via word-of-mouth. Recognizing a need, she co-founded Bravely to provide access and support to employees at every level. Sarah and I worked together at SXM almost 14 years ago and it’s been amazing to watch her career journey and what she has built at Bravely. I am excited to dig into her career journey and how she is helping so many today PLUS a…

Let’s dig deep into the world of Talent Acquisition & Recruiting on e86 of #thePOZcast. My guest, Michael Kasack is a true industry vet and thought leader. He brings over 20 years of performance in developing, executing, and supporting high-level hiring initiatives to strengthen operational performance and improve competitive positioning. Michael began his career with Aerotek and also managed his own staffing firm before transitioning to corporate recruiting where he has held various leadership roles at Bank of America, Capital One and CBRE. Recently, Michael was Head of Talent Acquisition, Americas and Head of Global Technical Staffing for PayPal. He has recently moved to Google to lead up SWE Sourcing, North America. Michael is a foodie and a wine collector and enjoys spending time with his wife and 4 year old Daughter Giada. Although after 45+ days of quarantine that last part might need alteration. I had the pleasure to meet Michael in Dallas in September 2019 and I am thri…

My guest on episode 85 of #thePOZcast, James Hornick a seasoned TA pro and a Partner at Hirewell, where he has specialized in the recruitment of marketing and technology professionals since 2005. He created Hirewell’s Digital Experience & Marketing recruiting practice while also leading the firm’s internal digital marketing and business development initiatives. Previously, James worked in enterprise technology sales with Akamai Technologies and WorldCom. He believes in building lasting relationships through honesty and transparency, as well as telling jokes, which sometimes end up being funny. In his spare time, he trades financial derivatives, lifts weights, and struggles to learn Spanish. James and I have been connected for a bit and I admire the success he has had in the recruitment industry, the solid advice he is always giving and how he continues to add value. This is a great lively chat on all things recruiting, careers, job search and a ton more, so come join us! For more,…

My guest on episode 84 of #thePOZcast, Dawn Burke, is an expert HR leader, trainer, speaker and writer specializing in talent acquisition, engagement and workplace culture. Her career has spanned the last 20 years, including serving as the Executive People Leader for award-winning companies. She is currently Sr. Consultant at Recruiting Toolbox and founder of Dawn Burke HR. At Recruiting Toolbox, Dawn with her colleagues, focus 100% on helping companies recruit better. Helping clients like Columbia Sportswear, Disney and Amazon raise their bar on talent and recruiting effectives, improving recruiting strategies and building hiring manager and recruiter capabilities. Dawn is recognized as a Top HR Innovator and a highly sought after speaker with appearances at LinkedIn Talent Connect (that I was at and will talk more about), SHRM Talent, SHRM National, DisruptHR, amongst others. When she is not leading HR/TA change, she spends her time glued to her TV (she is a self-admitted addi…

I am beyond thrilled to welcome my guest on E79 of #thePOZcast , Brendan Brown, VP of Global TA at LinkedIN. He has the uncommon privilege of leading recruiting for the company that has and continues to completely redefine and transform the world of talent...LinkedIn. Brendan has been in recruiting for 15+ years and has been fortunate to have had amazing experiences working in markets across the globe from coast to coast in the US, across EMEA and throughout APAC with incredible colleagues solving hard and meaningful problems. Today we are going to dig into his own career journey, how he landed his job at LI and pull back the curtain on how they hire and how he connects Talent With Opportunity At Massive Scale. For more, please visit www.thePOZcast.com If you enjoyed this show, please leave a review: https://ratethispodcast.com/thepozcast

Jeff Mans is a 15-year veteran of the fantasy sports industry and the outspoken front man of SiriusXM’s Fantasy Sports Radio & the CCO of EliteFantasy.com . Over the past seven years he has helped build Fantasy Alarm into one of the leading fantasy sports news and information sites in the world. Mans is a 10-time daily fantasy sports live final qualifier, a two time DFS live final winner, seasonal high stakes league winner and winner of the 2015 FSWA Radio Show of the Year. His work has been published in over 50 books, newspapers and magazine publications. Mans was also one of the featured leads in the documentary film “Living The Fantasy.” You can catch Jeff hosting a variety of live programs including his own Guru Elite Show from 2-4 PM ET every weekday on SXM. We will dig into his career, fantasy sports and a whole lot more! For more, please visit www.thePOZcast.com If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review: https://ratethispodcast.com/thepozcast

My guest on episode 82 of #thePOZcast Jeff Fenster is a serial entrepreneur whose main business principles are making friends and having fun! Fenster is focused on disruptive start-ups with vertical integration and revenue-driving innovation while cultivating and empowering top-tier leadership teams to foster the growth of successful brands.A pioneer in the quick-serve restaurant category, Fenster is the founder of the rapidly expanding, So Cal-based superfood brand, everbowl™ which he established in 2016. everbowl is nationally recognized as a rising-star within the sector, making healthy superfoods accessible and affordable for everyone. As an inspiring mentor and team-builder, Fenster is dedicated to fostering a strong company culture where the motto is “make friends and have fun.” Fenster is also a proactive community advocate, generously contributing time and funds to his neighbors and everbowl customers. Jeff’s lifelong mentor is Dave Meltzer, someone who I hold in the highest r…

Thrilled to welcome #YouMap creator, Kristin Sherry to #thePOZcast to talk about her journey and how she created YouMap. Those unfamiliar with her journey: I was a manager in a passionless job. Career fulfillment eluded me. I was called to more but didn't know what "more" was. After reaching a breaking point, I was desperate to know why I dreaded going to work. A mentor led me to an eye-opening discovery. I made changes based on what I learned. I added things that lit my potential and removed what limited it; including leaving a six figure job. Today, I've achieved purpose-driven success by aligning my "how, why, what and who" to my work.My journey created a mission: To help others know their Four Pillars of Career Fit™ to reach their potential. I created YouMap® to help highschoolers and adults see the unique contribution they bring through their strengths, values, preferred skills and personality. YouMap® is holistic, intuitive and ACTIONABLE and is offered 3 ways: A book, a car…

Suzanne 'String' Nguyen is an Australian -based Video Content Creator & Producer, and founder of StringStory Media. String is a curious geek of the future, online she is known as StringStory, where she threads the dots of communication and tech. She serves and helps experts, entrepreneurs and coaches who struggle to market themselves by developing the framework for them to build their personal brand. String is an incredible story teller and video creator who not just brings her life to her fans but also teaches how. We will get into that and a ton more. I am super excited to have her on #thePOZcast. For more: www.thePOZcast.com If you love this show, please leave us a review. Go to RateThisPodcast.com/thepozcast and follow the simple instructions.

Marcus Arelius Anderson is an Bestselling Author, TEDx Speaker and International Keynote Speaker, Mindset Coach to Leaders, CEO’s and entrepreneurs. He’s also the host of the #1 New and Noteworthy podcast “Conscious Millionaire Epic Achiever” show. A bit on his backstory. While preparing to deploy with the U.S. Army, Marcus suffered a severe spinal injury that left him paralyzed. After dying on the operating table twice, the surgeons saved his life, but told him he'd never walk again. Having no other option, Marcus started doing some brutally honest soul searching, looking for the lesson to be learned from his injury. Once he started seeing his Adversity as a gift instead of a curse, something miraculous began to happen... Marcus now speaks, writes, inspires and coaches others to overcome their own Adversities to actualize their personal definition of success in business and every area of life. Today we are going to dig into his life journey to becoming the Bruce Lee of maximizi…

My Guest on E78 of #thePOZcast, Seth Eliot is an intuitive business coach, spiritual coach, spiritual medium, intuitive life healer, speaker, author, life & death expert, and bereavement guy. Seth’s vision is to Inspire the World, One by One, to Smile From The Inside. He has a great deal to say, the basis of which is Know who you are, Embrace who you are, and Be who you are – no matter what the circumstance or what your past – and you can heal from anything. By the time he was thirty-two years old, Seth has already cheated death three times, narrowly escaped two kidnappings, and lost five good friends within a very brief period of time. Being ill-prepared for these events, he searched everywhere to find a resource that would help him, to no avail. So, instead, he developed the S.M.I.L.E. method for healing and wrote the first book in a series, “How I Learned To Smile From The Inside,” a book on healing and overcoming trauma. He thought if these concepts could work for him, then …

Hakeem Valles: From the NFL to Real Estate Mogul & Entrepreneur. After Hakeem Valles signed his rookie contract to play professional football with the Arizona Cardinals, he didn't buy a new car or watch. He secured an FHA loan, bought a four bedroom apartment complex, lived in one unit and rented out the others. That combination of entrepreneurial spirit and humility have long been a part of his life, and he continues to exhibit those traits in his transition from the NFL to a full time real estate real estate investor and founder of a digital media agency. Join us on episode 77 of #thePOZcast as we take you back to his early days, a near death experience that changed his live and journey to the NFL and career post retirement. Thanks for joining, to hear more, please visit www.thePOZcast.com If you love this show, please leave us a review. Go to RateThisPodcast.com/thepozcast and follow the simple instructions.

My on e76 of #thePOZcast, Tyree Washington is a 400m World Champion in Track and Field, NFL Alumni, former Law Enforcement Peace Officer, Motivational speaker and Trainer. He encourages, motivates and inspires people from all walks of life that regardless of the adversity they encounter, or their environment, to have a positive mindset and surround themselves around positive people- then there no adversity they can’t overcome. Tyree has encountered a lot of adversity in his life with losing four World Championship Gold Medals and his World Record due to his teammates doping. He also was diagnosed with asthma as child that almost killed him many times. Many physicians who treated Tyree for asthma as a child told him he would never be able to play sports because his asthma was too severe. Tyree never bought into what they were saying, and he vowed to keep playing sports and train 3X harder than anyone else so he can accomplish his goals and dreams. Tyree’s diverse background can ju…

Some of you may know my guest Marques Odgden from his NFL days, 6 years as an Offensive Lineman w/ the Bills, Titans, Ravens and Jags. But today we will tell the story of who Marques truly is, where he came from and where he is headed. He is a master storyteller who enjoys helping to positively influence others to achieve greatness, with his own unique story. He talks on topics like Leadership, Transition, Business Growth, Improving Sales, and more and has worked for clients like JP Morgan, The Home Depot, AXA Advisors, NFL Player Engagement, and others. Marques is also an executive coach, guiding clients in how to tell their stories to help build their brand, and or enhance the mission of the company they currently work for. He is still involved with the NFL, During the off season, Marques helps train football players in Europe, both physically and mentally. He is also a best selling author and has a new book, The Success Cycle. If you love this show, please leave us a review. Go t…

This will be one of those shows, those moments that I look back on years from now and smile, a true time capsule. Please welcome my daughter, Nina Posner! We recorded this show on 12/31/2019 on a #linkedinLIVE. Nina interviews me and then I turn the tables on her! Join us for a really fun, sweet chat. She is my North Star and means everything to me! For more: www.thePOZcast.com Thanks!

I am excited to welcome my guest on e73 of #thePOZcast, Oleg Lougheed. Good chance you do not know him, but after our chat today, you will feel like you have known him all your life. His start in life was inauspicious. At 9 years old, he relinquished his parents' rights and entered the Russian orphanage. At 12 years old, he decided to be adopted into a new family, in a new country, halfway across the world, to start a new life. At 24 years old, he began his journey of helping others live the life they have always dreamed of, despite their hardships and misfortunes by allowing them to recognize the uniqueness and worth within their own story. We connected at the end of 2019 and had a tremendous conversation. I could sense his energy and authenticity immediately and knew we had a connection. Oleg was kind enough to welcome me on his show, “Overcoming Odds Podcast” and he got me to really open up on my story….let’s try to return the favor. Thanks for joining us. For more, please visit …

Please welcome my guest on e72 of #thePOZcast, Ahmad Iman from down under, Sydney Australia. With over 18 years experience, Ahmad has achieved incredible success during his own sales career which led Ahmad to become a top performing Sales Leader who has built sales operations, go-to-market strategies and enablement frameworks in B2B and B2C businesses. Ahmad’s expertise has been gained across a broad range of industry sectors, including: FMCG, Real estate and Financial Services. He is a strategic and dynamic problem solver and leads with enthusiasm, passion, and a commitment to helping sales professionals be the best they can be, by bringing learning to life through Ahmad’s unique Edutainment learning philosophy. Having managed and coached teams, built businesses from the ground up, and worked for global corporations, Ahmad has been involved in over $1 Billion dollars in sales transactions. Key to his success in his personal and professional life is the relentless focus Ahmad has in…

Please welcome my guest Alex Iceman on episode 71 of #thePOZcast. He is the CEO and founder of Genium, a premium software engineering and agile consulting firm with offices in Silicon Valley and Argentina. A tech entrepreneur who also doubles as a professional hockey ref, he combines a cutting-edge vision for the future of tech with a talent for making the tough call. For more than 10 years, he has connected innovative businesses with world-class developers, engineers, and security experts, specializing in highly secure mobile apps, blockchain, computer vision/AI and other fields on the tech frontier. Alex also has a great passion for aircrafts, hockey and music. The awesome part is how he manages to learn new ways to produce music, and learn how to play instruments. We will dig into all of that and his career story on and off the ice and a whole lot more. Thanks for joining us! Find more: www.thePOZcast.com

I am excited to welcome my guest on e70 of #thePOZcast, Travis Huff. A bit of background, Travis started working for the Walt Disney Company right out of college where he developed from a young energetic graduate into a seasoned media executive learning the TV Broadcast & Digital Media Business. He worked directly with brands like McDonald’s down to small local businesses to drive sales using advertising. In June of 2009, after a coffee with a friend revealed that in the future business owners would need Facebook Pages managed, he took that idea and Real-time Outsource was born. Fast forward 11 years later, he runs a social media management firm with clients worldwide. In February of 2015 … he set off on a new adventure of podcasting. He always dreamed of interviewing some of the people he looked up to in the marketing & entrepreneurship world but knew they would not come to Fresno to chat with him! So The “Be Real Show” was invented and now in the 5th season and almost 200 episodes …

Tribe, please join me in welcoming my incredible guest, Cathy Heller. Each week Cathy encourages thousands and thousands of listeners on her top podcast “Don’t KEEP your Day Job” to find more purpose in their life and get paid to do what they love full time. Cathy’s show has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, HuffPost, and Inc Magazine, and has over 10 million downloads. She’s been featured several times by Apple themselves and the fans are resonating with how genuine she is.  Throughout the show, she has interviewed creative entrepreneurs like actress Jenna Fischer, Seth Godin, designer Jonathan Adler, make up artist Bobbi Brown, singer songwriter Colbie Caillat, Jimmy Choo  co-founder Tamara Mellon, producer Brian Grazer, Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran, Starbucks’s Howard Schultz, and Gretchen Rubin to name a few. Cathy’s book Don’t Keep Your Day Job was released in November 2019 with Macmillan. It’s filled with inspirational stories from people within her own tribe wh…

Sam Lister joins me on episode 68 of #thePOZcast if you are as active as I am on LinkedIN then you will probably know my guest today Sam Lister as he has made quite a presence over the past year. I connected w/ Sam about a year ago as he came on my radar and I loved his tenacity when he jumped on the platform. For those of you that do not know him, Sam Lister is the owner of Blank Slate Media, a videography agency helping brands grow through social media content. Sam is one of the killer young and up and commmers in the world of content creation. He graduated high school in the spring of 2018 and jumped straight into entrepreneurship after that. After months of testing different ventures in real estate, eCommerce, crypto trading, and more, he landed on video. Throughout this time he was documenting his journey through video but it wasn't until he started creating content on LinkedIn in April of 2018, did people start paying him to make videos for them. Since April of 2018, he has…

Mark Metry joined me on #thePOZcastLIVE on 3.17.2020 to discuss his new book, "Screw Being Shy" and everything in regards to mental health and wellness during the time of the pandemic. Mark Metry: I spend my time on this planet as a 22-year-old trying to impact & influence others by evolving myself. The same way I was impacted and empowered by others to upgrade to the next version of myself...version 2.0. I'm the Host of a Top 100 podcast, Humans 2.0. In total, my thoughts, views, podcasts, and videos have been viewed over 50+ Million times. My Life’s work has been featured in Forbes, Influencive, Inc, Huffington Post, Fearless Motivation, etc and been a guest on over 100 radio and podcast shows. I am an international TEDx keynote speaker at conferences, schools, and Fortune 500’s delivering meaningful & transformative current edge knowledge in the form of speaking engagements, panels, moderator, host, MC, workshops, and more. I am a podcast strategist consulting funded start-u…

Madeline Mann, Career, Resume and Job Search expert joins me on E66 of #thePOZcast. As I procure guests for the show, they are a mix of pros already in my industry, some close and some new like Madeline. I’ve been following her for a bit and she gives great, actionable advice on the job search and career journey and I knew I had to have her on the show. Quick background for those who may not know her. Madeline Mann is a Career & LinkedIn Branding Strategist, known for her award-winning YouTube Channel, Self Made Millennial, and her capstone course, “LinkedIn for Thought Leaders.” Mann transformed her experience as an HR & Recruiting leader into advice on how to empower ambitious professionals to fast-track their careers. Her work has been featured on Business Insider, Newsweek, Career Contessa, and more. This year Mann was named a top 50 person to follow on LinkedIn, and a top 10 YouTube channel for job seekers. I am super excited to talk to her about her personal career journey an…