Through interviews and conversations on her U.S. broadcast radio show on WAXE 107.9 FM and iHeart radio, Laura Steward, award winning and international bestselling author, brings you leading entrepreneurs, business, technology, caregiving support and health experts and uses her own experience running a multi-state technology services company she founded and eventually sold, to guide you to asking better questions for your business and life all with actionable advice and a few laughs along the way.
Episodes (141)
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141: Brad Parks - Closer Than You Know
141: Brad Parks - Closer Than You Know
Published: 3 Mar 2018 Duration: 42:23They say you should write what you know. Sometimes that creates a boring book but in the hands of a master like Brad Parks it creates a book that you want to devour in one sitting. Or in my case one flight to Omaha with a layover in Atlanta... Read more →They say you should write what you know. Sometimes that creates a boring book but in the hands of a master like Brad Parks it creates a book that you want to devour in one sitting. Or in my case one flight to Omaha with a layover in Atlanta... Read more →
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140: Fr. Michael Boccaccio - Part 2 - Your Calling is Calling
140: Fr. Michael Boccaccio - Part 2 - Your Calling is Calling
Published: 28 Feb 2018 Duration: 41:11The response to Father Mike's first appearance on my show last week was so huge, with so many questions people wanted to ask him, that when a guest had to reschedule I invited him back on. On Part 2, we delve further into the types of calli... Read more →The response to Father Mike's first appearance on my show last week was so huge, with so many questions people wanted to ask him, that when a guest had to reschedule I invited him back on. On Part 2, we delve further into the types of calli... Read more →
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139: Father Michael Boccaccio - Your Calling is Calling
139: Father Michael Boccaccio - Your Calling is Calling
Published: 14 Feb 2018 Duration: 45:10Callings are not just to the religious life. Callings are something we all have. They call us to be something bigger than ourselves, to make a difference in the world through gifts we each uniquely have. In the case of my guest on this epis... Read more →Callings are not just to the religious life. Callings are something we all have. They call us to be something bigger than ourselves, to make a difference in the world through gifts we each uniquely have. In the case of my guest on this epis... Read more →
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138: Daniel Burrus - The Anticipatory Organization
138: Daniel Burrus - The Anticipatory Organization
Published: 13 Feb 2018 Duration: 44:19I want to start off by thanking John David Mann for introducing me to Daniel Burrus. His latest book, The Anticipatory Organization has the potential to change the entire trajectory of your life and business, if you are willing to be open ... Read more →I want to start off by thanking John David Mann for introducing me to Daniel Burrus. His latest book, The Anticipatory Organization has the potential to change the entire trajectory of your life and business, if you are willing to be open ... Read more →
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137: Dr. Chanel Suggs - The Duchess of Cybersecurity
137: Dr. Chanel Suggs - The Duchess of Cybersecurity
Published: 5 Feb 2018 Duration: 45:00Ignoring threats does not make them go away. Enter the Duchess of Cybersecurity. (R) Being on the frontlines of the Cyber wars is not for the faint of heart nor for the faint of knowledge. It is no longer possible to just be reactive to thr... Read more →Ignoring threats does not make them go away. Enter the Duchess of Cybersecurity. (R) Being on the frontlines of the Cyber wars is not for the faint of heart nor for the faint of knowledge. It is no longer possible to just be reactive to thr... Read more →
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136: Abby Walker - Strap On a Pair - Single Product Multi-Million Dollar Business
136: Abby Walker - Strap On a Pair - Single Product Multi-Million Dollar Business
Published: 19 Jan 2018 Duration: 43:18Strap on a pair. No. Get your mind out of the gutter. This is a story about strapping on a pair of high heels and how doing so ended in a multi-million dollar empire that empowers women by making it more comfortable to wear the heels they l... Read more →Strap on a pair. No. Get your mind out of the gutter. This is a story about strapping on a pair of high heels and how doing so ended in a multi-million dollar empire that empowers women by making it more comfortable to wear the heels they l... Read more →
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135: Brad Taylor - Operator Down - From Invisible to NY Times Bestselling Author
135: Brad Taylor - Operator Down - From Invisible to NY Times Bestselling Author
Published: 10 Jan 2018 Duration: 43:47I was talking to a friend who served in the Army for 34 years and retired as a Colonel. I asked her if she knew my guest on this episode as they served in the same areas at times. When I asked what unit he was in and told her Delta Force, h... Read more →I was talking to a friend who served in the Army for 34 years and retired as a Colonel. I asked her if she knew my guest on this episode as they served in the same areas at times. When I asked what unit he was in and told her Delta Force, h... Read more →
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134: Michelle Manning-Kogler - Letting Go to Let In
134: Michelle Manning-Kogler - Letting Go to Let In
Published: 5 Jan 2018 Duration: 44:38Often when we think of setting goals or moving forward we think about what we need to add. Whether it is behaviors, people, products, mindset or even money we believe that we must add something into order to achieve our dreams. Sometimes to... Read more →Often when we think of setting goals or moving forward we think about what we need to add. Whether it is behaviors, people, products, mindset or even money we believe that we must add something into order to achieve our dreams. Sometimes to... Read more →
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133: Swami Durga Das and Swami Anjani - How to Be in the Now and the Future to Gain Focus
133: Swami Durga Das and Swami Anjani - How to Be in the Now and the Future to Gain Focus
Published: 29 Dec 2017 Duration: 44:36The power of being in the now is real but goals require future thinking too. How do you bridge the two? How do you plan and be in the moment? How do you set a big goal and then step back AND keep the big picture in mind? My guests today are... Read more →The power of being in the now is real but goals require future thinking too. How do you bridge the two? How do you plan and be in the moment? How do you set a big goal and then step back AND keep the big picture in mind? My guests today are... Read more →
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132: Bobby Kipper - Performance Driven Thinking for the New Year
132: Bobby Kipper - Performance Driven Thinking for the New Year
Published: 29 Dec 2017 Duration: 41:29Love having Bobby Kipper back on my show. His book, Performance Driven Thinking with David Hancock, should be on everyone's must read list. It is a guidebook for how to shift your thinking and keep yourself moving forward. I asked Bobby bac... Read more →Love having Bobby Kipper back on my show. His book, Performance Driven Thinking with David Hancock, should be on everyone's must read list. It is a guidebook for how to shift your thinking and keep yourself moving forward. I asked Bobby bac... Read more →
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131: Amy Kardel - Clever Ducks, CompTIA, Macro Trends & The Air You Breath
131: Amy Kardel - Clever Ducks, CompTIA, Macro Trends & The Air You Breath
Published: 24 Dec 2017 Duration: 43:34Do you know what affects the air you breath in your business? Do you even understand the question? I have to admit I was uncertain when my guest on the show posed that very question but then I mulled it over and wow, shifts began to happen.... Read more →Do you know what affects the air you breath in your business? Do you even understand the question? I have to admit I was uncertain when my guest on the show posed that very question but then I mulled it over and wow, shifts began to happen.... Read more →
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130: Kendra Lee - Sales and Sales Leadership Can Be Learned
130: Kendra Lee - Sales and Sales Leadership Can Be Learned
Published: 4 Dec 2017 Duration: 44:51The key to long-term and even short term business success is revenue. Revenue that exceeds expenses and recurring and predictable revenue is even better. Many businesses struggle to achieve success when the business begins to grow and the F... Read more →The key to long-term and even short term business success is revenue. Revenue that exceeds expenses and recurring and predictable revenue is even better. Many businesses struggle to achieve success when the business begins to grow and the F... Read more →
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129: Dr. Stephanie Carter - Cybersecurity - The Price of Convenience
129: Dr. Stephanie Carter - Cybersecurity - The Price of Convenience
Published: 25 Nov 2017 Duration: 44:57What do you think is the biggest obstacle to cybersecurity success? Convenience. We love our convenience. The ability to do what we went, when we want, whatever way we want. Hackers love our love of convenience. Convenience breeds laziness.... Read more →What do you think is the biggest obstacle to cybersecurity success? Convenience. We love our convenience. The ability to do what we went, when we want, whatever way we want. Hackers love our love of convenience. Convenience breeds laziness.... Read more →
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128: Anita Taylor - Organize Your Business and Your Life
128: Anita Taylor - Organize Your Business and Your Life
Published: 25 Nov 2017 Duration: 54:49Ever feel like your life is filled with clutter? Real physical clutter and other kinds? Even for just a moment? I know I have. When I first started my first business I was feeling overwhelmed by everything that needed to get done and it jus... Read more →Ever feel like your life is filled with clutter? Real physical clutter and other kinds? Even for just a moment? I know I have. When I first started my first business I was feeling overwhelmed by everything that needed to get done and it jus... Read more →
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127: Will Reynolds - Lean Startup - Not Everything is Plug & Play
127: Will Reynolds - Lean Startup - Not Everything is Plug & Play
Published: 25 Nov 2017 Duration: 44:54Is the only path to a successful business startup via venture capital? Is there another way? How do you know what "rules" to follow and what rules to modify or not follow? Does the playbook you are using really work for your company? How do... Read more →Is the only path to a successful business startup via venture capital? Is there another way? How do you know what "rules" to follow and what rules to modify or not follow? Does the playbook you are using really work for your company? How do... Read more →
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126: Marian Edvardsen - From Wall Street to Healing Street
126: Marian Edvardsen - From Wall Street to Healing Street
Published: 20 Nov 2017 Duration: 42:30How does someone move from a high-powered life on Wall Street to a life in the suburbs focused on helping others find their passion? During this episode we talk about the questions she asked to shift her life from the world of finance to be... Read more →How does someone move from a high-powered life on Wall Street to a life in the suburbs focused on helping others find their passion? During this episode we talk about the questions she asked to shift her life from the world of finance to be... Read more →
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125 - Allen Brouwer - How the search for answers created an award winning business
125 - Allen Brouwer - How the search for answers created an award winning business
Published: 25 Oct 2017 Duration: 44:03Productivity apps abound. Planners, podcasts, webinars, workshops are a dime a dozen. Well they are actually a bit more than a dime! Why so many? Because we are ever searching for the ONE solution that will help us achieve our goals, faster... Read more →Productivity apps abound. Planners, podcasts, webinars, workshops are a dime a dozen. Well they are actually a bit more than a dime! Why so many? Because we are ever searching for the ONE solution that will help us achieve our goals, faster... Read more →
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124: Chef Charles Carroll - The Recipe - The Ingredients of Greatness Part 2
124: Chef Charles Carroll - The Recipe - The Ingredients of Greatness Part 2
Published: 20 Oct 2017 Duration: 42:45Where are you looking? Do you taste everything? How long do you persist before you give up? Last episode I spoke with John David Mann, the other half of the writing team that created, The Recipe A Story of Loss, Love and The Ingredients of ... Read more →Where are you looking? Do you taste everything? How long do you persist before you give up? Last episode I spoke with John David Mann, the other half of the writing team that created, The Recipe A Story of Loss, Love and The Ingredients of ... Read more →
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123 - John David Mann - The Recipe - The Ingredients of Greatness
123 - John David Mann - The Recipe - The Ingredients of Greatness
Published: 17 Oct 2017 Duration: 42:39This episode was the first show I did after my mom passed away on October 1, 2017. Their are few guests I could imagine being able to function around besides John David Mann after my loss. I debated doing the show because my grief was so st... Read more →This episode was the first show I did after my mom passed away on October 1, 2017. Their are few guests I could imagine being able to function around besides John David Mann after my loss. I debated doing the show because my grief was so st... Read more →
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122 - John Mamon - The Extra Scoop
122 - John Mamon - The Extra Scoop
Published: 17 Oct 2017 Duration: 43:31I was talking with some friends the other day and they were commenting on how the face of customer service has changed from when we were growing up. It used to be that exceptional customer service was the norm versus the rarity. It is hard ... Read more →I was talking with some friends the other day and they were commenting on how the face of customer service has changed from when we were growing up. It used to be that exceptional customer service was the norm versus the rarity. It is hard ... Read more →
