Bob began as a numbers-driven, data-only style manager with the not-so-affectionate nickname in the workplace of “Robo-Bob.”  At age 52 he went back to college and obtained a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree both in Management & Leadership.  Then after much hard work and personal transformation, a colleague declared on LinkedIn that, “…he is one of the best leaders that I have ever had the privilege of working for.” Bob has also been a leadership instructor for the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission for the past ten years.https://www.toptierleadershiptraining.com/Michael and Bob discuss key traits of successful leaders and share real life examples of their experiences to bring it to life.

Greg Wieting is a healer who helps leaders and entrepreneurs heal the anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and trauma they can't think or talk their way out of.He is the founder of PRISMA – a framework overlaying trauma, neuroscience, and energy medicine with somatic and mindfulness-based practices. He developed this while healing his own anxiety, depression, and chronic pain rooted in trauma. This included unraveling a severe spinal curvature and standing three inches taller today!Over the last two decades, Greg has helped thousands heal through his one-on-one practice and has certified hundreds of healthcare professionals in his methodology. His new online course and community now make healing practical and accessible to all.Greg has spoken at The Institute of Noetic Sciences about energy medicine, The California Institute of Integral Studies about trauma-informed touch, the California Academy of Sciences on neuroplasticity and brain health, and Hive Global Leaders on the intersection of healing, spirituality and entrepreneurship.He discusses leadership, healing and his journey with equity, diversity and inclusion on That’s Not How That Works podcast. Greg’s been featured in Elephant Journal and Gay In America and has appeared in Mantra Magazine and 24Life. He has presented and written about trauma-informed healing for The Breathe Network and has been interviewed by Montana Public Radio.https://www.gregwieting.com

Simon Severino is an Author, CEO of Strategy Sprints and Host of the Strategy Sprints podcast. He has interviewed powerhouse entrepreneurs like Rita McGrath, David Allen, Nir Eyal, Perry Marshall, Verne Harnish, Brian Kurtz and hundreds more on business, productivity and growth. He helps business owners in SaaS and Services run their company more effectively which results in sales that soar. He created the Strategy Sprints™ Method that doubles revenue in 90 days by getting owners out of the weeds. Simon leads a global team of Certified Strategy Sprints™ Coaches that help clients gain market share and work in weekly sprints which results in fast execution. As a member of SVBS (Silicon Valley Blockchain Society) he enables cross-stage capital flows and helps minimize execution risks in technology startups. His team is trusted by Google, Consilience Ventures, Roche, Amgen, AbbVie and hundreds of frontier teams. He is a TEDx speaker, and has appeared on over 500 podcasts. He writes for Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine about scaling digital businesses.https://www.strategysprints.comMichael and Simon talk about how you can adapt an agile methodology from product development to growing your business and multiplying profits. Simon who has authored the book "Strategy Sprints" shares great tips on leadership and profit making.Michael and Simon discuss examples and habit that you can leverage daily, weekly and monthly to change your business.

Antoni Lacinai, Workplace communication wizard, support conscious leaders and organizations who want to be world class communicators, have more fun at work and get better results. Quick facts:International keynote speaker and communication coachAuthor and co-author of 14 books Rated as the top 100 most popular speakers in SwedenBronze medalist in the Swedish championship of storytellingMember of National Speakers Association - Sweden and Virtual speakers association internationalhttps://www.antonilacinai.com Michael and Antoni share stories of how communication skills helps empower and change lives. Antoni shares skills and tools from his books and programs. A very informative episode to improve communication skills.

Arjun Rai is a serial entrepreneur, and Founder of HelloWoofy.com, a smart marketing dashboard. He holds fast in his mantra that every small business and entrepreneur should have an unfair advantage that allows them to compete with the unlimited marketing budgets of their corporate competitors. With HelloWoofy, he’s used his skills to create a seamless, innovative, and efficient digital marketing experience that leverages the power of visualized data science and artificial intelligence—boasting more than 10,000 members and having raised more than $1.3 million in VC and crowdsourced funding. Arjun is on the forefront of the digital landscape and has been networking with some of the most influential entrepreneurs in the country since high school. His drive for helping the underdog began just a few weeks into his enrollment at the New York Institute of Technology with the startup fuelbrite, a social media agency specializing in supporting small businesses and startups. He has since been part of numerous ventures, collaborating with the creation of HelloWoofy. Arjun lives in New York City along with his dog Snoopy. Day-to-day, you can find him working from home, practicing carpentry, or zooming around the city on his e-scooter.https://www.hellowoofy.com

Chris Lalomia is a successful entrepreneur and change leader that has built on his experience working with the largest companies in America to start his own business from scratch.  He brings his unique style to leadership to build a culture of professionalism to the blue collar world of home renovations.  He left the corporate zoo and ventured into the entrepreneurial wild and started The Trusted Toolbox: Home Repair and Projects in 2008.  YES, he started a business right before the Great Recession, so timing the market is not his strength.  He survived through that time and has grown his business into a multimillion dollar handyman and remodeling company which has won numerous awards in Atlanta, GA.Chris is originally from Jackson, MI, and he does use his hand to show where he lived.  He went to college and earned his Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Mechanical Engineering.  His path to business ownership was similar to most people’s journey to their current position… spinning and winding… His first engineering job was at Curtiss-Wright Flight systems making airplane parts, but soon realized he needed to add some other business skills to his resume, he joined Accenture and began working with large banks to help them merge, which led him to SunTrust(now Truist) where he transformed the commercial loan operations department… That meandering path led him to make the leap into starting his own business, The Trusted Toolbox in 2008.  His company is focused on processes and training to deliver home renovations and earning customers trust each day.  The culture in the company is on continuous improvement and allowing the “artists” in the company to show off their talents as they are set up for success.  Chris appears regularly as a guest on WSB95.5’s Home FixIt Show with Dave Baker, All Four Season Home Show, and TrustDaleTV providing advice on home projects for consumers and answering their questions.Chris resides in Johns Creek, GA and when not working on his business, he enjoys cooking, good wine and escaping with his wife, son and daughter to their mountain getaway with his wife.www.safaripodcast.comwww.thehomeserviceinstitute.comwww.zoo2wild.comwww.thetrustedtoolbox.comMichael and Chris talk about the importance of customer service and technology to empower small business ownership. How it can transform an industry!

Satyam Kantamneni, Chief Experience Officer at UX Reactor, to suggest him as a potential guest expert for the Tech Pro Unicorn podcast. Satyam can offer your audience a deep dive into innovative user experience design and a profound discussion on why so many companies lose their edge as they move towards solutions over experience.Prior to founding UXReactor, Satyam led various in-house design organizations such as Citrix and PayPal. He is also an alumnus of Harvard Business School. While at Harvard, Satyamrealized that most businesses aren’t leveraging the full power of User Experience (UX) Design as an engine for strategic growth. So, he resolved to change that. Through UXReactor, Satyamdemonstrated that UX can and should drive enterprise-wide innovation and business outcomes. UXReactor has enabled its clients-partners to generate hundreds of millions in additional revenue from user-centered innovation. Satyam is passionate about user-centered innovation and he is authoring a book titled User Experience Playbook: A Practical Playbook to Fuel Business Growth, which was released in April 2022.www.uxreactor.comMichael and Satyam explore how UX matters at scale and in very complex arenas like Healthcare or Government.  How does one present complex data and information to such a wide variety of customers? Well Satyam shares his experience in working with some of the worlds top companies. Here how companies like Tesla and Apple are not car companies and tech companies but experience companies!

British-born CEO Marcus Sawyerr is founder of EQ Community, was an executive board member to Microsoft, former Head of Global Partnerships at The Adecco Group in Switzerland, and Senior Director at CareerBuilder. His latest tech platform is a unique online community that’s cultivating and connecting multicultural professionals interested in tech— accelerating diverse and inclusive executive recruitment, globally.www.eq.communityMichael and Marcus discuss how to build a sense of belonging where employees thrive. How to inspire all employees as a leader is covered. Marcus shares the latest hiring trends in diversity, equity and inclusion as well as individual tips on managing your career path.

EOS Data Analytics (EOSDA) is a trusted global provider of AI-powered satellite imagery analytics.We operate worldwide, partnering with governmental, commercial, and scientific organizations. The scope of the company’s technologies embraces Earth observation solutions for smart decision-making in 22 industries including agriculture, mining, oil, and military.We are soon launching EOS SAT - the world's first agri-focused satellite constellationSuch constellation will be the first among companies utilizing remote sensing technologies, we are also among the few to provide a full cycle of satellite imagery data acquisition and processing in this industry, thus offering unparalleled agricultural experience to our customers.  https://eossat.com/Michael and Brijesh explore the $60B earth observation industry and hot technology and SaaS (Satellites as a service) empower the agriculture business. From the partner community to the every day farmer, satellite imagery and the resulting data, enable more sustainability.

Guy Powell is a global thought leader in marketing strategy and ROI. He provides marketers with the strategies, tools, and tactics to continuously improve their marketing ROI and exceed their company’s sales and profit goals. He helps them build marketing machines to properly organize and collect their marketing data, connect marketing activities to sales, structure their operations for continuous improvement and make fact-based, strategic and tactical marketing decisions.Fellow podcast host of: The Backstory on Marketinghttps://marketingmachine.prorelevant.com/Guy and Michael discuss what shifted during covid that prompted him to write a post covid sequel to his book The Marketing Machine.

Anthony Nitsos provides proven scaling strategies for SaaS CEOs and Founders with best-in-class finance and stakeholder “ecosystems” that always produce the right numbers, save cash, protect assets, and free CEOs and Founders to focus on what matters most–growth. Anthony brings a unique mix of medical school training, Six Sigma Black Belt process expertise, and the financial skills of a CFO with two unicorn exits and numerous other start-ups to his credit to provide the world’s most sought-after resource for B2B SaaS company financial strategy and operations.Michael and Anthony unpack the need for a CFO early in the startup process for SaaS companies and talk ERP setup. Why are process, tools and people important to consider in technology decisions? Find out in this episode.

Daniel Moss - Co-Founder of We & Goliath.We & Goliath empower organizations to host more meaningful, inspiring events online. Their full-service formula combines smart strategy, platform savvy and innovative video that captivates, awes and inspires. Whether you want just livestream production or full-service virtual event management including event planning, technology, and marketing strategy for a multi-day event ... they can help tackle your Goliath. Daniel Moss is a senior event strategist with over 20 years of experience leading and training agency and nonprofit teams. He’s designed digital campaigns for large online and in-person events supported by lead nurturing automation, omnichannel retargeting, and conversion rate optimization. His clients have experienced 7X attendance online vs in-person, 5X monthly email signups, hundreds of #1 search engine rankings, and 53% conversion rate boosts increasing revenue by $43,000/mo.Daniel and Michael talk about the boost having an event in a hybrid fashion can make in attendance and revenue.  We & Goliath shares the secrets that are key to the event being both engaging for the audience and successful for the company.https://weandgoliath.com/

Donna Loughlin is the Founder of LMG PR known for her work with futurists and innovators.  She has launched more than 500 companies taking them from stealth to market leaders since forming her agency in 2002.  She is also the host of BeforeItHappened, a leading narrative podcast featuring visionaries and the moments, events, and realizations that inspired them to change our lives for the better. Donna excels in the realm of storytelling, and uses those skills to propel new companies into the mainstream. She reaches over 2 million per month through BeforeItHappened, and she would be happy to let her network know to listen in!Michael and Donna have a great conversation about the importance of storytelling for both companies and individuals. Learn what the difference between an acorn and a unicorn is. Donna speaks to the innovators changing our future, hear how she helps them.#pr #storytelling #growth

Nicky Billou is the #1 International Best Selling Author of the book: Finish Line ThinkingTM: How to Think and Win Like a Champion,  The Thought Leader’s Journey: A Fable of Life, and The Power Of Connecting: How To Activate Profitable Relationships By Serving Your Network. He is an in-demand and highly inspirational speaker to corporate audiences such as RBC, Lululemon, Royal LePage,  and TorStar Media. He is and advisor and confidante to some of the most successful and dynamic entrepreneurs in Canada. He is the co-founder of eCircle Academy (www.eCircleAcademy.com ) where he runs a yearlong Mastermind & Educational program working with Coaches, Consultants, Corporate Trainers, Clinic Owners, Realtors, Mortgage Brokers and other service-based Entrepreneurs, positioning them as authorities in their niche. He is the creator of the Thought Leader/Heart LeaderTM Designation.  As the host of the #1 podcast in the world on Thought Leadership, The Thought Leader Revolution (www.TheThoughtLeaderRevolution.com ) Nicky has interviewed over 300 of the world’s top Thought Leaders, such as:  •Astronaut Chris Hadfield •George Ross of the Hit TV Series The Apprentice •Barbara Corcoran from Shark Tank •Supermodel & Business Mogul Kathy Ireland •Ivan Misner — Founder Of BNI •Graham Weihmiller — CEO of BNI •John Maxwell — World’s #1 Leadership Author •NYT #1 Bestselling Author Seth Godin •Marie Forleo — Oprah’s Coach •Jack Canfield: Author Of Chicken Soup For The Soul •Scott Adams: Creator of DilbertMichael and Nicky have a great conversation about enabling dreams and how he has helped people move forward. They cover how to find a marketer that isn't a scam and will really empower your business.   How do you move out of your comfort zone and keep reaching your goals.#marketer #goals #positive

Gregory Offner is a globally recognized expert on performance; the Founder and CEOof Global Performance Institute; and an award winning, international keynote speaker.His Performance Agreement methodology has helped organizations around the worlddevelop the skills necessary to thrive under pressure, and create cultures ofhigh-performing, highly fulfilled people.In addition to his international business and leadership experience, he holds advancedprofessional designations in the fields of Risk Management, OrganizationalDevelopment, Lean/SixSigma, and Positive Psychology. Gregory is also anaccomplished entertainer; having performed professionally on five continents andnumerous countries as a solo artist, and dueling piano performer. He currently lives inPhiladelphia with his wife Kim, their daughter Francelle, two dogs, and a cat that makesGarfield look like an athlete.Michael and Gregory have a discussion on building a companies profits and growth by focusing on and investing in the people that work there. Gregory has a story involving piano bars, adversity and pivots that create an exciting and engaging story.Raise your company by raising your people!https://www.gregoryoffner.com/

Robert is the Founder and CTO of 3Forge, a tech company that works with IoT applications to provide data aggregation and modeling solutions. 3Forge is currently utilized by one of the world’s largest crypto platforms as well as ranking #1 in data management for financial institutions. In addition, 3Forge is currently used by 3 of the world’s 5 largest banks. With nearly two decades of experience in IT, Robert has a wealth of knowledge across the industry and would love to chat about: Why companies do not need to be spending 70% of their tech budget on maintaining legacy softwareHow firms can address annual IT increases and what can be done to bend the curveHow companies are using IoT to gather some of their most valuable dataHow will data become more of an asset than a liability?Hardware is faster than ever, how come my applications are not?How crypto platforms are using data management to prevent outages and stay available for tradinghttps://www.3forge.com

Justin is an entrepreneurially minded business leader with experience in software as a service. He co-founded three Silicon Valley startups and was selected by The Guardian as a rising star in AI and conversational commerce. Prior to startups Justin led product and marketing efforts for Fortune 500 software companies including Intel, Oracle, and Adobe.  Founder and CEO of Allset. Allset is a fully automated messaging platform for home service businesses. Our software leverages customers CRM data to automate communications after completed services. Hundreds of businesses using Allset see an increase of 300%+ revenue. Justin has studied, lived and operated in a variety of international locations including Singapore, China, Mexico City, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Mozambique and New Delhi and is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, French and conversational Hindi. He has been profiled by VentureBeat, Deseret News and Entrepreneur.com and is a frequent public speaker. In his spare time, Justin enjoys playing indoor soccer, tennis and mountain biking. Michael and Justin share real world examples of how technology through texting can increase tips to employees and revenue and reviews to companies.https://www.tryallset.com

Dave is the host of the Business of Tech podcast, and owner of MSP Radio.  Dave is regarded as a leading expert in the delivery of technology services, with broad experience in both technology and business.  He owned and operated an IT Solution Provider and MSP for over a decade, both acquiring other organizations and eventually being acquired.  This firm was a winner of multiple awards, including being a finalist for Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner of the Year in the Small Business Specialist category.  After his MSP experience, he has worked for multiple vendors at such companies as Level Platforms, GFI, LogicNow, and SolarWinds, leading community, event, marketing, and product strategies, as well as several M&A activities.  “The Business of Tech” is a leading IT services focused news and analysis podcast and YouTube show, with thousands of listeners and subscribers.  He also co-hosts of the podcast “Killing IT”, and authored the book Virtualization: Defined.  He was a CRN Channel Chief, on the CRN UK A-List, a Channel Futures Circle of Excellence winner, one of Channel Pro’s 20/20 Visionaries, and has a MSPmentor 250 member for multiple times.  Dave has been recognized as one of the top virtualization experts globally as a Microsoft MVP for Virtualization.  Dave has served on the executive council for Managed Services and Emerging Technologies, the Vendor Advisory Council, as founding Chair for the Mobility Community for CompTIA.Dave holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the College of William and Mary. He is a dynamic voice within the IT community, a former member and facilitator for Heartland Technology Groups and passionate about collaborating with clients and peers on utilizing technology to advance organizations.  He lives just outside Washington DC with his wife and two cats.  His interests include travel and food, cheering the Washington Nationals and Capitals, smoking barbeque, enjoying craft beers, and collecting and playing retro and modern video games among others.  https://www.businessof.tech

Soumyadeb is the founder and CEO of RudderStack. He started RudderStack in 2019 and recently raised a $56 million Series B round led by Insight Partners, with support from previous investors Kleiner Perkins and S28 Capital.RudderStack is Soumyadeb’s 3rd startup. He sold his previous startup, a B2B ad-tech platform called MarianaIQ, to 8×8 where he then spent a year building customer data pipelines.While at 8×8, Soumyadeb’s challenges collecting and processing customer data at enterprise scale inspired him to start RudderStack. He’s now building RudderStack to address the pain points he became intimately familiar with at 8×8.Michael and Soumyadeb have a great conversation about the importance of focusing your data efforts on customer data. Soumyadeb explains his efforts with some of the largest names in retail and other industries and how Rudderstack helps them be successful.#MDM #CDM #data

Dave Farrow is the two-time Guinness World Record holder for Greatest Memory, a title he earned by recalling the exact order of 59 decks of shuffled playing cards using 'The Farrow Memory Method'. Dave has been a featured guest expert on over 2000 interviews in the media including multiple appearances on Dr. Oz, The Today Show, Live with Regis and Kelly, Steve Harvey, Discovery Channel, and many others. Today, Dave uses his keen understanding of the brain in the public relations and media sector. He is the founder and CEO of Farrow Communications, a full-service PR and marketing firm known for brain-based marketing and memorable messaging. Farrow Communications makes brands unforgettable representing a diverse range of clients across industry sectors and global markets. Dave’s upcoming book, Brainhacker, which will help you to  “rewire” your brain and boost its power, will be released later this year, and newly edited versions of his audiobooks, 3x Your Memory in One Hour and Superhuman Speed Reading, are currently available at Audible.com. Michael and Dave have a great episode where within an hour Dave improves Michaels horrible memory significantly with tips anyone can use. Dave helps improve memory and has a communications company aimed at helping authors gain more exposure and thus profit.https://farrowcommunications.com/https://farrowmemory.com/