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When You Connect, You Can Thrive With Lou Diamond (Ep.18)

When You Connect, You Can Thrive With Lou Diamond (Ep.18)

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What is it that driven entrepreneurs have that makes them thrive?

In this episode, Brittany Anderson talks with Lou Diamond, chief executive officer at Thrive to discuss what he has accomplished and how he masters his own mindset. He also shares how he helps people overcome things in their lives that might be related to limited mindsets. 

Lou discusses: 

  • How his work inspires people within their passion and makes them thrive
  • The impact of selfishness on professional and personal relationships
  • One of the biggest challenge he has faced in his business career and the mindset that got him through it
  • The influence of fear in your professional life and how you can overcome its overwhelming effects
  • The art of a great professional conversation
  • And more

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About Our Guest:

Lou is an energetic, humorous and inspirational speaker, business development strategist and performance mentor. For over 25 years he has delivered winning tactics that have increased results of leading performers from companies all over the world.

He is the CEO of THRIVE, a company focused on helping brands become even more amazing through the power of connecting.

When he isn’t speaking or working on his top-rated Thrive LOUD podcast, he is watching his kids grow up too fast, obsessing over how bad his sports teams are, listening to country music…and playing some ‘not-so-great’ golf.

If you or your organization are trying to find the right way to make the connections essential to achieve your business goals, Lou Diamond is the man to help you make it happen.

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Bringing Value to Each Aspect of Your Life With Warren Barry (Ep.17)

Bringing Value to Each Aspect of Your Life With Warren Barry (Ep.17)

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It is possible to bring value to not only those around you, but everything you commit your time to. 

In this episode, Brittany Anderson talks with Warren Barry, a speaker for TEC Canada and Vistage International to share some personal stories and advice for bringing value to each aspect of your life.

Warren discusses: 

  • How “The Pondcast” showcases his vast skill set in human resources
  • His desire to “better the pond” and his plan to bring value to those around him
  • How The Kolbe Assessment measures your skills and what value it can bring to your team at work
  • Why the reinvention of yourself is crucial to achieving personal growth
  • And more

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Warren Barry is a highly-regarded Resource Speaker with TEC Canada and Vistage International and delivers presentations and workshops across the continent for organizations that come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. A Saskatchewan native who is true to his prairie roots, Warren can also be found wearing a mask and pads while tending goal for his beer-league hockey team; attempting to be a latter-day version of boyhood idols like Tony Esposito and Gerry Cheevers. Unlike the other players on any hockey team, the goaltender is often considered to be the odd one out of the bunch in terms of quirks and behaviors, but nobody will ever question their value to a team.



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The Art of Intentionality With Jerome Myers (Ep.16)

The Art of Intentionality With Jerome Myers (Ep.16)

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There has probably been a time in your life where you feel ‘stuck’. Being stuck within your career, stuck in the same town, the list goes on.

Why does this happen and how can you combat this overwhelming feeling?

In this episode, Brittany Anderson talks with Jerome Myers, founder of the Myers Development Group, LLC. They discuss how Jerome coaches people through the tough times in life to pursue all that is possible.

Jerome discusses: 

  • His journey to creating the Myers Development Group, and what makes the company different from other investing companies
  • The feeling of being unfulfilled despite “having it all”
  • His approach when helping people who feel ‘stuck’
  • Three types of relationships and how to determine whether they are mutually beneficial
  • And more

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Jerome Myers is a corporate America dropout who helps others exit the matrix.

After building a 20MM division at a construction company and having to lay off his teammates two years in a row, he’d had enough and decided to become a full-time real estate entrepreneur.

His approach to (YOU):

By harnessing the power of counseling, consulting and mentoring his teams helps clients find their inspiration and use it as fuel to build the life they desire.

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Combatting Doubt Within Your Career With Steve Ody (Ep.15)

Combatting Doubt Within Your Career With Steve Ody (Ep.15)

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The way you perceive success can heavily influence how you find fulfillment in your work.

How can you find fulfillment when pursuing your passions?

In this episode, Brittany Anderson talks with Steve Ody, host of the Traveling Optimist podcast, to talk about creating “the dream life” and how you can pursue it within your career.

Steve discusses: 

  • The inspiration behind his show and how he communicates his passion to listeners
  • The journey to creating the Traveling Optimist podcast and how it helped him pivot his business mindset during the pandemic
  • His inspiration perspective on success and how to find fulfillment in what you put out into the world
  • How to approach the feeling of doubt to take a chance within your career 
  • And more

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About Our Guest:

Steve Ody is an entrepreneur and is passionate about making a difference and building relationships for the long term.

He is results-driven and customer-focused, with a proven track record in developing and driving sales and marketing initiatives (off and online) to deliver sales, profit, and service targets in intensely competitive commercial environments. He is a first-class communicator, expert in developing and sustaining working relationships (internal and external) at senior levels across different sectors. He is also the host of the podcast series called the Traveling Optimist!



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Navigating the Certainties and Uncertainties of Financial Planning (Ep. 14)

Navigating the Certainties and Uncertainties of Financial Planning (Ep. 14)

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How often do you stress about things that you have zero control over?

For some reason, as humans, we seem to do this a lot.

In this episode, Brittany Anderson and Bryan Sweet discuss the struggle of internal and external uncertainties, particularly when planning your future. They also highlight some key resources to help you through these discouraging thoughts and emotions.

Bryan and Brittany discuss: 

  • How Dan Sullivan’s exercise turns uncertainties into certainties
  • Why internal and external uncertainties need to be addressed differently
  • Wealth advisors’ ability to help mitigate your uncertainties in financial markets
  • How communication can alleviate the struggle of internal uncertainty
  • And more

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How to Build a Life of Significance (Ep.13)

How to Build a Life of Significance (Ep.13)

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What does a life of significance mean to you? 

In this episode, Bryan and Brittany discuss how they care about being a part of your life in a bigger capacity during the good and bad transitions. They also explain how the best way to predict the future is to create it yourself with the help of an accountability partner.

Bryan and Brittany discuss: 

  • How a financial advisor can become your accountability partner
  • Why it’s important to think about what your future holds
  • What it means to live a life of significance
  • The value that they can deliver and how the price tag becomes insignificant
  • And more

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How To Change Your “How’s” Into “Whos” (Ep.12)

How To Change Your “How’s” Into “Whos” (Ep.12)

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When approaching big life decisions, people often look to the logistics of “how” can I achieve this end result rather than “who” can help me get there. 

This mindset shift can transform the way you approach change, widening your scope and allowing you to take a step back and realize that you do not always have to be an expert in everything you do. 

In this episode, Bryan and Brittany focus on how seeking help from experts outside of your position in every aspect of your life can help in ways you never imagined, so that you can get back to doing what you love most. 

Bryan and Brittany discuss:

  • The concept of who rather than how
  • How asking for help can be an empowering step to achieving your goals
  • How you can create the right mindset to achieve your goals without your expectations weighing you down
  • The importance of allocating time to what makes you happy to create your dream lifestyle
  • And more

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Achieving the Life You Deserve (Ep.11)

Achieving the Life You Deserve (Ep.11)

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Sometimes it can feel like you are one of the biggest obstacles in the way when pursuing your personal goals. So how can you change your thinking and become your biggest supporter?

This episode is all about self-belief and supporting yourself when pursuing personal, financial, or career-related goals.

Bryan and Brittany also share the importance of self-reflection and how it contributes to obtaining personal desires without feeling guilty about acquiring them, even when you have worked extremely hard to achieve them.

Bryan and Brittany discuss:

  • Imposter syndrome–what it is and how to overcome it
  • The power of self-belief and how you should look at your future with two words– You. Deserve.
  • The guilt factor when rewarding yourself for hard work and how the right people will celebrate with you
  • Strategies for moving closer to what you want in life
  • And more

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Creating an Environment You Can’t Wait to Wake Up To, Part Two (Ep.10)

Creating an Environment You Can’t Wait to Wake Up To, Part Two (Ep.10)

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Deciding whether or not someone adds value to your life is not at all meant to be a judgmental process. 

This process is meant to evaluate how these people make you feel and whether or not they support you when making positive decisions to better your life.

In this part-two episode, Bryan and Brittany focus deeply on curating healthy relationships and learning about how they can influence your ability to achieve immense personal growth.

Bryan and Brittany discuss:

  • The influence of key relationships in your life and how they affect your overall path in life
  • Dealing with guilt when eliminating negative people from your life
  • How to have those tough conversations with the people who negatively influence you
  • How to discover whether or not the people around you are limiting your growth
  • And more

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Creating an Environment You Can’t Wait to Wake Up To (Ep.9)

Creating an Environment You Can’t Wait to Wake Up To (Ep.9)

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A key influencer in achieving financial success is surrounding yourself with people who will promote and inspire you throughout your journey.

In this episode, Bryan Sweet and Brittany Anderson discuss the process of deciphering between the people who motivate you to continuously pursue your goals and those who tend to drain that motivation out of you. 

Bryan and Brittany discuss:

  • The importance of surrounding yourself with people who have good intentions in their relationship with you
  • The importance of protecting your peace of mind and navigating your personal relationships
  • The experience of being surrounded by people who make you feel energized or like you could “walk on the moon”, and how these people add value to accomplishing your goals
  • The process of contributing financially to something and how that adds value to your own financial success
  • And more

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