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Life Skills That Matter

Learn how to work for yourself by creating work that works for you.

Speaker / Trainer Podcasts

Listen to stories about how to turn your expertise into a speaking or training business.

Life Skills That Matter Podcast / Business Model Podcasts / Speaker / Trainer Podcasts
Thom Singer Thom Singer shares how he's made speaking as a professional MC a business. Listen Now
Stephanie Scheller Stephanie Scheller shares how she built her sales training business with her mom. Listen Now
David Topus David Topus shares how to turn everyday interactions to find training clients into business opportunities. Listen Now
Mike Vardy Productivity thought leader Mike Vardy wants to inspire you to discover what makes you personally productive. Listen Now
Seth Godin Work visionary Seth Godin describes how to overcome the resistance to the work you really want to do. Listen Now
Rob Scott Rob Scott shares what it means to really own your truth and to trust your gut. Listen Now
Pamela Slim Pam Slim, author of Body of Work, shares how to build career security as work changes. Listen Now
Kwame Christian Kwame Christian shares how to overcome your fear of having difficult conversations. Listen Now
Dr. Ambreen Zaman-Riaz Dr. Ambreen Zaman-Riaz, founder of Change Her Life, teaches girls in rural Pakistani villages skills to achieve their financial independence. Listen Now
Levi Baer Levi Baer, a professional development gamer, shares how to gamify your professional life and to define what financial success means for you. Listen Now
Mary Furlong Mary Furlong, a longevity trend spotter for Fortune 500 companies, shares the importance of making connections and sharing your story. Listen Now
Laura McClellan Laura McClellan, host of the Productive Woman podcast, explains the true meaning of productivity and how to define it for yourself. Listen Now
Jim Cockrum Jim Cockrum, author of the Silent Sales Machine, reminds you that the right idea for your business needs to be the right idea for you. Listen Now
Meredith Bell Meredith Bell, the co-founder of Strongforperformance.com, shares how to sell, even if you think you could never do sales. Listen Now
Nita Baum Nita Baum founder of b*free, a freelance consultancy, shares how meditation and self-awareness set the stage for personal liberation. Listen Now
Daniel Budzinski Daniel Budzinski, founder of Pioneerpurpose.com, wants to inspire you to focus on real-world issues that you are passionate about. Listen Now
Greg McKeown Greg McKeown, author of Essentialism, shares who to find what really matters in your life by practicing minimalism. Listen Now
Dorie Clark Dorie Clark, author of Stand Out, shares how to stand out from the crowd by highlighting your best skills. Listen Now
Todd Henry Todd Henry, host of the Accidental Creative podcast, wants to inspire you to unleash your creativity to find work that works for you. Listen Now
Jordan Harbinger Jordan Harbinger, host of The Art of Charm, shares how to develop your soft skills to grow your business. Listen Now
Rick Clemons Rick Clemons, a podcaster, speaker, blogger and life coach wants you to come out of your career closet to create they work you really want to do. Listen Now
Cherie Aimee Cherie Aimee, brand ambassador for the NY Presbyterian and Columbia University Medical Center, shares how a near-death experience made her rethink the role of work in her life. Listen Now
Scott Santens Scott Santens, a basic income advocate, believes that universal basic income is necessary to address the changing nature of work. Listen Now
Elaine Pofeldt Elaine Pofeldt, author of The Million Dollar, One-Person Business, shares why they are more and more solopreneur millionaires. Listen Now
Jill Ferguson Jill Ferguson, author of Creating the Freelance Career shares how she runs several different business ventures all at once. Listen Now
Ann Mei Chang Ann Mei Chang, author of Lean Impact and the Executive Director of the Lean Startup Company, encourages you to invest in ethical change and social impact as you start your business. Listen Now
Travis Thomas Travis Thomas, author of Live Yes, And, shares how adopting an improv mindset will free you to work on your terms. Listen Now
Humble the Poet Humble the Poet is a rapper, a poet, and the author of Unlearn: 101 Simple Truths for a Better Life, wants to inspire you to define success on your terms. Listen Now
Jackie Woodside Jackie Woodside, a coaching consultant for coaches, elevates the idea of peaceful productivity and of crafting a deliberate mission statement from the inside out. Listen Now
Scott Young Scott Young, author of Ultralearning, is dedicated to transforming the way you approach learning, by making it more effective, enjoyable and in a way that makes sense to you. Listen Now
Tania Katan Tania Katan, author of Creative Trespassing, believes creativity is a part of everyone's best work no matter what it is you do. Listen Now
Neil Pasricha Neil Pasricha, founder of the Institute for Global Happiness, encourages you to use your limited attention intentionally to create your ideal lifestyle.. Listen Now
David Allen David Allen, author of Getting Things Done (GTD), shares tactics about getting things done when you're working from home. Listen Now
Lisette Sutherland Lisette Sutherland, author of Work Together Anywhere, shares how to work together anywhere, but in a way that’s right for you and your team. Listen Now
Geoff Woods Geoff Woods, host of The ONE Thing podcast wants to inspire you to do the one thing that matters to you most! Listen Now
Nikki Groom Nikki Groom shares how to build your business from the inside out instead of from the traditional outside in approach. Listen Now
Todd Henry Todd Henry, author of The Motivation Code, wants to help you to understand your motivation, so you can unlock your hidden potential. Listen Now
Jatali Bellanton Jatali Bellanton, founder of BrilliantMindsUnite.com is a financial literacy advocate that wants to inspire you to teach yourself and your kids how to achieve financial freedom. Listen Now
Jeff Harry Jeff Harry, founder of RediscoverYourPlay.com, wants to inspire you to get paid to play for a living regardless of the type of work you want to do! Listen Now
Angela Angela Crocker, author of several digital living books, including “Digital Life Skills for Youth.” wants to inspire you to own your digital life, so you can make it work for you. Listen Now
Diania Merriam Diania Merriam, EconoMeConference.com, who’s back on our show to share another chapter in her solopreneur journey. This time she recently parted ways with her job and now finds herself questioning the role of work in her life in a way she hasn’t before. Listen Now
Mark Metry Mark Metry, author of “Screw Being Shy” believes more people suffer from social anxiety than they realize. He wants to inspire you to have the confidence to just be yourself. Listen Now
Taylor Buonocore-Guthrie Taylor Buonocore-Guthrie, co-founder of Convers(ate), wants to share how to have a great conversation with no agenda, but only to connect and learn from others. Listen Now