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Carla Moore hit a roadblock in life. She wasn't heading where she always dreamed of going and it wasn't until she hit an actual roadblock - a concrete median while cruising at 55 mph, to be exact - is when she realized each passing day was never coming back. If she wanted to live the life she imagined, she needed to make some changes. And so she did. Going from 300 pounds to triathlete, and armed with her small-town roots from Centerville, TN, Carla launched the next phase of her HBO career in New York City, where she continued to grow into the vision she longed to fulfill. Now Carla wants to share with you the rewarding life she is leading and how she achieved it, so you can do the same in your life and career. When you finish this book you will: See that "crash moments" are transformational moments in disguise Have tools to get you through the wreckage and back on your feet quickly Realize it takes a personal transformation to drive a leadership transformation Walking in your dreams is an amazing feeling, and I want everyone to experience it. If you feel like you've stalled out on your way to your dream life, then Crash! is the spark for your jumpstart!

MANAGE YOUR RISK IN A MORE EFFICIENT WAY What if you could insure the risks of your business, reduce your out of-pocket expenses, and create another source of revenue? Sounds too good to be true, right? With The Business Owner's Definitive Guide to Captive Insurance Companies, Mr. Strauss shows that, by utilizing a captive insurance company, this is not only possible but also a lot easier than you'd imagine. As one of America's top corporate, tax, and risk management attorneys, Mr. Strauss provides readers with true insight on the key sophisticated planning techniques used by small business owners who implement captive insurance companies. You'll learn the fundamentals and history of captive insurance and how this technique can provide numerous benefits to your business. This book will provide you with the insight on how to: ¿reduce out-of-pocket expenses; ¿increase cash flow; ¿insure more of the risks of your business; ¿protect personal and business assets from lawsuits; and ¿select the appropriate manager for your captive insurance company. Creating a captive insurance company may sound daunting, but with Mr. Strauss's guidance you can navigate the legal maze and utilize this valuable strategy with ease. Don't miss out on crucial out-of-pocket savings, and create more liquidity in a more tax-efficient manner. Take steps today and reap the benefits of captive insurance!

HOW A TRUE LEADER PUTS PEOPLE, ORGANIZATION, AND COMMUNITY FIRST We all face countless decisions throughout our careers. The specific circumstances that call us to lead will be different, but the core dilemmas and ethical challenges are very similar. Faced with these challenges, each of us must decide if we will follow our ego-centered inclinations or lead for the good of everyone whose lives we touch? Will we endanger or impair those around us to satisfy our own self-interest, or will we lead in a manner that is true to our values? In his inspiring book LEAD TRUE, Jeff Thompson, MD, has masterfully compiled stories from the business, healthcare, and education fields, illustrating how a diverse group of leaders has employed values-based leadership and succeeded. These case studies offer dynamic, living narratives that demonstrate ways in which a leader, fueled by personal values, can change people, organizations, and even entire industries. What sets this book apart is the interweaving of the author's personal leadership story in healthcare to the insights from start-ups, mid-career, and top-level leaders-people who have proven that values-driven leadership is not simply a noble idea but one that actually works in practice. The author artfully shows that the goal of leadership is not to move one individual ahead of all others. When you lead true, you can move everyone forward-people, organizations, and communities-finding the best route for all.

Clinical studies show that testosterone therapy reduces the risk of breast cancer by 50 to 75 percent and relieves virtually all symptoms of menopause with no adverse effects. You read that correctly. The benefits of implementing testosterone into hormone replacement therapy are virtually unprecedented, and yet the larger medical community continues to ignore the facts. In order to repair the standard of care, Dr. Charles Mok confronts medical professionals for their slow integration of testosterone. With support from a wealth of peer-reviewed studies, he shows how this therapy can help women facing menopause maintain their weight, enjoy sex again, and reduce the health risks associated with aging. Discover the true treatment for menopause and take back control of your body!

Early in her more than twenty-five-year career, Ande Frazier rejected traditional planning methods that didn't account for how emotions factor into women's financial decision-making. Developing an expertise in behavioral finance, she saw again and again that conventional wisdom about women and money was flawed: it's not women's finances that determine their self-worth. It's women's sense of self-worth that determines their finances. And like that, a new philosophy was born. In Fin(anci)ally Free: 11 Conversations to Have with Yourself About Life, Money, and Worth, Ande reveals her philosophy by guiding you through the conversations you must have with yourself to discover what drives your own approach to money - and how to break through what's holding you back from financial well-being. Designed to help you make financial decisions aligned with your personal values and goals, Fin(anci)ally Free gives you the tools to take control of your financial journey.

In Structural Alpha, author Sal Tiano identifies a set of principles that have been, and continue to be, instrumental in his success as a wealth manager, and presents actionable tips on how to grow your own elite wealth management business based on his concept of "structural alpha" that he has developed over the years. Providing concrete steps you can take within your own business, Structural Alpha will help you learn how to systematically acquire and maintain high net worth clients, as well as build and manage a team around you.

In Monkey Money Mind, authors Chris Zadeh and Angelique Schouten explore the psychological influences that spur our irrationality and mute our reason when it comes to financial decision-making. Featuring interviews with notable contributors, Monkey Money Mind focuses on why we stop thinking when we start spending. All proceeds will go to charity: The Gorilla Organization.

Bridge The Gap Between Entrepreneurship And Social Activism We all long to live in a better world. Whether it be a world without hunger or poverty or a world with better access to healthcare and clean drinking water, we are in dire need of positive social changes. Dr. Rob Douk, founder of Douk & Co., has made it his life mission to make a difference--and to help others do the same. As a therapist turned socialpreneuer, Douk has paved the way for companies with a strong social purpose to grow their business as they improve the world. The Fearless Socialpreneur outlines a series of five foundations and five principles that generate success for "socialpreneurs," those who launch innovative enterprises that achieve both financial returns and social benefits. Ranging from faith to family to passion and planning, the foundations and principles work hand in hand to elevate the status of any socially conscious company. It is Douk's belief that good people working together can overcome any challenge to make a profound difference.

How To Maintain Positive Performance Through Your Company's Ups And Downs In this book, author Brent R. Tilson brings to life the classic challenge that all business leaders face as they push their businesses through the conflict of growth and business capability, often referred to as the S-curve life cycle. Through a fable drawn from his work with hundreds of businesses over twenty-five years of experience, he creates a case study that will take you, along with the characters Frank and Susan, on a journey of self-discovery. The practical tools, methodologies, and advice are thought provoking yet simple. Brent's innovative use of a business's "Lifeline," combined with his "Quad 4" methodology, helps leaders gain an understanding of how their business is performing today, and creates a road map for the future. Financial statements give leaders only a rearview-mirror look at a company's performance. The key is to have the information to look forward--through the "dashboard" showing where the company is going. In this book, Brent presents tools for leaders to zero in on the critical numbers and measurements they need to monitor. Some of the key issues he addresses are: -Is the company in the Driving Zone or Drama Zone? -Is revenue per employee growing? -What is the return on investment the company is getting from its employees? - What will put the company out of business? -Is the company outperforming the competition? The key is to Go Slow and truly understand the business's current capability; then you can make the necessary changes, adjustments, and improvements to prepare for the future--and get ready to Grow Fast.

From Problem Solving To Solution Design Creating solutions to solve problems can often prove very difficult to accomplish, even for seasoned Solution Designers. Complex organizational problems have several stakeholders, endless variables, and a myriad of possible solutions. It's hard enough to figure out where to start, and even harder to realize what the perfect, mutually-beneficial solution is. With their combined tenure of over fifty years, J. Eduardo Campos and Erica W. Campos present their Solution-Designing expertise in From Problem Solving to Solution Design so that you can learn from their successes (and their failures) to craft sustainable solutions for complex problems. Specifically, you will learn how to implement the I.D.E.A.S. framework that they have been perfecting over the years, which includes five critical checkpoints that any Solution Designer must hit to create solutions that are successfully envisioned, negotiated with stakeholders, and implemented to last over time. ¿ IDENTIFY THE ESSENTIAL PROBLEM AND PRIORITIZE YOUR ACTIONS TO SOLVE IT. ¿ DESIGN SOLUTION OPTIONS ALIGNED TO YOUR GOALS. ¿ ENGAGE YOUR STAKEHOLDERS IN THE SOLUTION AND INFLUENCE THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. ¿ ACT ON THE AGREED-UPON RECOMMENDATIONS AND EXECUTE YOUR GOVERNANCE MODEL. ¿ SUSTAIN THE IMPLEMENTED SOLUTION BY CREATING A FEEDBACK LOOP. Treat this book as your field guide: it offers clear checkpoints for you to assist your organization in designing effective solutions for complex problems.

Life. Liberty. and the Pursuit of the American Dream. You have a good life to live. Regardless of your beginnings, you have the right to pursue your dream of a better life-a certain way of living and a legacy that will extend past your mortal years for generations. So, what-or who-is getting in your way? Certainly not Brandon Vallorani, who in his American Dream success story, The Wolves and the Mandolin, reminisces on his family's humble beginnings to inspire anyone to pursue the finer things in the world with the greatest ambition by sharing his adventures as a successful entrepreneur and family man, his philosophy of business and management, and the path he took to create the legend behind a quality brand. The Vallorani brand serves as an intense reminder that you can celebrate the privilege of life in style-and that to work, pursue, and maintain that life with vigor is an honor of the highest. Now, sit back, relax, and prepare to be entertained, inspired, and armed with an "I can do this!" attitude.

When was the last time you pushed yourself beyond your comfort zone and dared to fail? In Disruptable, Allan Young shows you how embracing your different, getting outside your comfort zone, observing the impossible, daring to fail, and taking purposeful action will set you on a path of intentional personal disruption that will change your world forever. If you are ready to face your fears and embrace your failures, you can also enjoy the freedom of limitless growth. Join Allan on his journey of intentional disruption that has led him from a five-year-old entrepreneur to founder and owner of an Inc. 500 company and multiple start-ups that have generated over $500 million in sales.

What is it really like to be an Arab woman? That was the question Suzy Kanoo set out to answer. It took her farther than she ever expected--through the Arab world and beyond. She met journalists and housewives, business executives and social media influencers, and women in the shadows who had never before been given a voice. Each of their stories was unique, yet all shared common themes of strength and resilience. When read together, these letters tell one larger story: the story of the Arab woman. Whether written by a prominent CEO or a Syrian refugee, the letters in Hear Us Speak are much like the women who wrote them: bold and authentic, honest and brave, with no two exactly the same. Suzy elegantly weaves them together into a beautiful tapestry that will stand the test of time.

In her first book, Wall Street Journal bestseller Fearless Leadership, Carey D. Lohrenz identified and explored the characteristics of true leaders-courage, tenacity, and integrity--and then revealed exactly how those characteristics are expressed in action in fast-moving, dynamic environments. In Span of Control, Lohrenz picks up right where Fearless Leadership left off--encouraging readers to develop resilience for facing hard times. Span of Control offers a collection of moving stories, actionable tools, and opportunities for reader reflection, all of which can be applied immediately in businesses, on teams, and in readers' personal lives. The central tenet of this book--that we focus our attention and effort explicitly and relentlessly on a limited number of priorities that we can, and should, control--offers a clear path out of the chaos and overwhelm that can accompany our biggest challenges and our moments of greatest distress.

YOUR WAY TO A COLLABORATIVE ORGANIZATION In these pages, innovation and transformation expert Bill Adams reveals why a modern-day phenomenon he dubbed "on-the-fly leadership" creates a fallout on the Core Leadership Functions and a blowback effect on the ability of leaders to focus their attention that he calls Attention Deficit Syndrome. Drawing upon years of research and consulting experience in Fortune 50 and high-growth companies, he maintains that knowing how to deal with the fallout and the blowback is an essential part of good leadership in this age of collaboration. You'll discover what it takes to compete in the race to out-collaborate competitors. And why the author's Five Focus Factors are a roadmap to help leaders get the job done. You'll further be introduced to his AI-driven platform-TARGA-that enables organizations to hyper collaborate and fully gain the competitive advantage. You will learn how his three Forces of Excellence move the organization closer towards excellence, the "holy grail" of performance. Especially in the post-COVID world, leaders must take notice. There is much at stake not knowing how to OUTFOCUS competitors. FIVE FOCUS FACTORS TO SUCCEED: 1. OVERCOMING THE FALLOUT 2. HONING ATTENTION SKILLS 3. MOVING THE ORGANIZATION 4. LEVERAGING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 5. ATTAINING HYPER COLLABORATION

"Leadership is never easy. Almost all leaders deal with both triumph and tragedy, oftentimes in equal measure. The fact of the matter is that leadership insists on constant rejection of the status quo. True leaders demand continuous reflection and improvement of those around them, and even more importantly, of themselves. True leaders are Changemakers. In Deke Copenhaver's The Changemaker: The Art of Building Better Leaders, you will learn to become unafraid of doing something different in the service of a good cause and how to spark a movement that others can't help but rally around. The Changemaker is a roadmap of sorts, designed to deliver comprehensive, common sense leadership strategies to people from all walks of life. Through personal and professional anecdotes, case studies, and the wisdom from Changemakers gone by, The Changemaker will inspire and empower you to embrace adversity, rely on creativity and character, and sometimes take the road less traveled in order to unlock your ultimate potential."--Page [4] of cover.

Amazon Best Seller in User Experience & Usability, Information Technology, and Online AdvertisingThink yours is not a digital experience company? Think again.Today, consumers encounter all companies digitally, one way or another-from searching for them on the Internet to seeing their ads online to exploring their websites to actually considering and using their products and services online. Today and going forward, how potential customers experience your company and/or your products online-via their phones, pads, and computers-will determine if they want to do business, or continue to do business, with you.It's not easy to establish a digital presence that grabs and holds consumers, but in The Digital Experience Company, Alfonso de la Nuez calls on his well-established expertise to show you how to go about it. The key is early, regular, focused user experience research, which enables you to actually know your users' needs and wants and learn how to satisfy them. It's the key to success in the digital age.

After ten years since his last best-selling book, Dan Lok, founder of Closers.com is finally unveiling his new book!In Unlock It, you'll find the strategies and methods Dan used personally to go from being a poor immigrant boy with $150,000 debt to becoming a global social phenomenon and the leader of the largest virtual closing organization in the world.If you are struggling financially, you'll learn how to develop skills not taught in schools that will increase your income and Financial Confidence.If you are building or leading an organization, you'll get an inside look at how Dan Lok strategically scaled his organization through a combination of digital media and Social Capital, High-Ticket Closers and an unbeatable team culture.Wherever you are, Unlock It will show you how to find your own way to achieving wealth, success and significance.

A decade from now, many jobs as we know them may no longer exist, as the industrial revolution of the twentieth century gives way to the technological age of the twenty-first. To succeed in the new startup economy, it will be important to understand the breadth of this change as well as prepare with the right skills. Startups & the Tech Revolution: The Essential Guide is the first step toward understanding this new world. This book is meant to help those outside the startup world get a basic understanding of the tech revolution underway by providing a simple yet comprehensive overview of how the system works and how it may impact individuals, society, and companies. McCann takes readers through every element of the startup ecosystem while providing timely examples of how the tech revolution is changing our world, all in the hopes that you will be better prepared to thrive in the technological age.

MAGNETIC MARKETING® is a radical, dramatically different sea-change in the way new customers, clients, patients or prospects are attracted and in the way products, services, businesses and practices are advertised. It is a "change movement" that has established itself in over 136 different niches, business categories, industries and professions, but is still also a "best kept secret"-its practitioners are in a "secret society." It-and only it-offers real protection from commoditization, Amazon-ization, price and profit destruction. It is soundly based on well-proven strategies dating from the turn of the century to the present. No academic theories, no vague "ideas", no fads. No BS! The makings of a system for your business's sustainability and growth you can rely on. It is introduced to you in this important and timely book. You have made a wise decision obtaining it. Bolt the door, put away the device and dig in! magneticmarketing.com

Only 50 percent of small-to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) will survive five years or more. Only one-third will survive ten years or more. What fatal errors do SMB entrepreneurs and CEOs make that contribute to this high rate of failure? These bald statistics don't begin to express the human suffering those failures leave behind. As an owner or CEO of an SMB, you have responsibility for your employees, your team. If you make poor business financial choices, both you and your team will ultimately pay for it. In his book, Master Your Business Cash Flow: Grow the Company You Love, Live the Life You Want Now, author Al Zdenek will answer all of the potential questions you may have about SMBs, and he'll give you a process for making better financial choices. In these pages, you'll find clarity regarding concepts like making cash-flow management decisions and inspiration for you to achieve the financial life you wish to lead now and in the future. This book is part of the Master Your Cash Flow(TM) series.

Your Only Limitation is Yourself.Failure will be a part of your life. So will adversity. It's unavoidable and it's not a bad thing. No one knows this better than author Steve Jones. In No Off Season, Steve reflects on the many hardships he's had to overcome and how each hardship prepared him for success. Steve knows, and hopes to share with his readers, that no matter what your goal is, there will certainly be times when you fall short.Don't ever give up no matter how many times you fail.No Off Season is your guide to navigating the inevitable roadblocks that will come your way on your road to success. This is a hard life, but the opportunities it offers are limited only by your faith in yourself, your dedication to your dreams, and your commitment to work harder than anyone else to achieve them. By reading Steve's story, you will be able to let go of your fear of failure and become more resistant to the uncontrollable forces of life.

Default Culture Has Met Its Match After successfully leading her company through a transition as interim CEO, Carolyn earns her appointment as permanent CEO of Phossium. Although she is excited, Carolyn quickly realizes something's wrong. Early on, Carolyn recognizes a problem at the company--a very serious problem that threatens its growth and profitability. Carolyn identifies the problem as default culture--the complacency and discontent you're left with when you stop intentionally generating a positive culture. But changing the company culture isn't easy, especially when employees, senior leaders, and even a board member push back. Taking it upon herself to spark change, Carolyn looks to enlist the help of anyone willing to help build a peak performance culture. Together with other dissidents of the status quo, Carolyn has to find a way to change the company culture from "default" to "peak performance"--no small feat. In his book Match in the Root Cellar, Chris McGoff--culture guru and bestselling author of The PRIMES--allows you to journey along with Carolyn, a composite character based on real-life people, to learn and see how it's up to everyone to work through the struggles and find a way to redefine company culture and achieve peak performance. By the end of Carolyn's story, you will be equipped to break down that default culture and build a culture of peak performance!

America's Healthcare Affordability Authority, Dr. Josh Luke, Is Reviving American Businesses By Sharing Tactics to Reduce Healthcare Spending. Healthcare is the only uncontrollable cost in your business. Year after year, hyperinflation in healthcare spirals out of control with no end in sight. Until now. Dr. Josh Luke is a former hospital CEO, industry disruptor, and award-winning healthcare futurist who breaks down America's complex and greed-ridden healthcare delivery system. Health-Wealth: Is Healthcare Bankrupting Your Business is the guide to understanding how your company can provide enhanced, personalized, and specialized healthcare options for your employees, while at the same time reducing overall spending on healthcare. Don't let healthcare bankrupt your business-in Health-Wealth you will be exposed to nine simple, key steps that can transform your company. As a healthcare industry insider, Dr. Luke exposes the under belly of the healthcare delivery system and provides you with tactics that could ultimately save your business from millions of dollars in unnecessary over spending.

Live Your Best Day Ever Success is something everyone wants, yet it often feels elusive. How do you get it? And once you get it, how do you stay at the top? This book is a practical guide for achieving what you want in life-and doing it in a way that doesn't burn you out, break your integrity, or steal from your personal and family time. The secret is living a habit-based lifestyle coupled with a shift in mind-set. Broken down into bite-sized, achievable pieces, it's easier than it sounds. Deliberately designed to be part factual information, part personal-application guide, and part inspiration for further thought, Best Day Ever is divided into thirty-five easy-to-digest chapters that will tell you how to use your power and resources more effectively. Author Anne-Marie Faiola has been in the trenches, launching and bootstrapping a multimillion-dollar business while also raising a family and being an active community member. Her experience has allowed her to systemize a style and philosophy of working, living, and thinking that empowers her success. In this book, she's sharing everything she's learned, so you can pick and choose strategies to boost you to a higher level-or even set you on an entirely new and exciting trajectory. Stop relying on luck. Plan for success. Choose to be happy!

KEVIN G. ARMSTRONG - THE MIRACLE MANAGER Manage A Team That Will Follow You Anywhere! In The Miracle Manager, Kevin G. Armstrong argues that placing true leaders in management positions has become an epidemic that is destroying businesses. Armstrong--a successful speaker, business owner, advisor and best-selling author--knows first-hand the consequences of mistaking great leadership for effective management. With knowledge gained from 20-plus years of exclusively advising CEOs, business owners and their management teams, the author presents a revolutionary approach to organizational management. Utilizing professional researchers and actual case studies of great leaders and coaches of the past, Armstrong illustrates why being a stellar player rarely equates to being a great coach - why businesses have to start rewarding and recognizing their leaders, and valuing the special talents of their managers. "Throughout history, many influential people have earned the title of leader," says Armstrong. "Leaders look to the future, oblivious to who or how many are following. Being an effective manager requires you to efficiently and effectively work through others -- to be what I call a 'manacoach.'" Armstrong shares his proven strategies for implementing management techniques based on revolutionary concepts to create scalable and sustainable cultures of accountability. For business owners and their management teams, The Miracle Manager is your guide to aligning people with your company culture and creating a healthy environment through accountability where politics cannot survive.

Through years of experience in business, the military, and university teaching, Kirk W. McLaren developed a keen understanding of why many owners of small - to medium-sized private companies become stuck in the pursuit of revenue growth and profitability. Even better, he came up with a solution he shares in this book: A Growth CFO works side by side with the CEO to obliterate obstacles to growth. It's a team approach especially valuable for CEOs who are smart enough to know they need great analytics but self-aware enough to know they find poring over numbers tedious, confusing, or intimidating. An author with the mind of a CPA and the spirit of a trusted friend, McLaren has provided an easy-to-follow guide to business owners determined to be top 2% CEOs to win personal financial freedom and fulfill their business objectives.

"CEO Cindy Baier shares a mesmerizing, behind-the-scenes look at how Brookdale Senior Living nagivated the COVID-19 pandemic as she stood at the helm of a company with $3.5 billion of revenue in 2020. Woven together with her own personal accounts, Cindy highlights the broad symphony of voices and diverse cast of players who proved pivotal in helping save lives during the most challenging crisis the senior living industry has ever faced. The book is chock-full of heartfelt sentiment and granular insights that serve to redefine corporate leadership as the world enters a new normal. Heroes Work Here is the new gold standard for crisis management, a perfect primer for leaders wanting to stay one step ahead of any crisis, and a keen reminder of the wonders that result from a culture of caring."--Dust jacket

¿Están en riesgo tus valores familiares? Muchas veces relacionamos la palabra "patrimonio" con el dinero, pero el patrimonio es mucho más que eso. Todos los aspectos más importantes de tu vida (tu familia, tu legado, tu comunidad, y todo lo que más valoras) contribuyen al patrimonio y la riqueza de tu vida. Juntos, conforman tu valor familiar. Sin embargo, si solo te encargas de gestionar tu capital familiar, pones en riesgo tu valor familiar. Este concepto clave es la base del enfoque de JR Gondeck y Vanessa Martinez, coautores y asesores patrimoniales. Arraigados en el pensamiento de que el patrimonio va mucho más allá del RSI (retorno sobre la inversión) de cada uno, JR y Vanessa trabajan con familias para asegurar que sus planes financieros reflejen y protejan su valor familiar. Su estrategia no solo es holística, sino que también es inclusiva. En su agencia, The Lerner Group, los asesores priorizan las opiniones y las necesidades de todos los miembros de la familia, incluso de las matriarcas, que suelen ser ignoradas por asesores más tradicionales. Por consiguiente, pueden ayudar a las familias a mantener su patrimonio general (y su valor) por varias generaciones. En Valores familiares en riesgo, comparten sus conocimientos fundamentales sobre los riesgos y beneficios de la planificación patrimonial. Desde los peligros de la asesoría tradicional hasta las conversaciones decisivas que se precisan para garantizar que tus intenciones se vean reflejadas en la planificación, este libro es una lectura obligada para todos los que estén preocupados por su futuro financiero.