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Carrie Hartunian Smith is a smart marketing consultant who took a startup from $60K a month to $7M a month within the first year. Her mission is to help you build your brand, position yourself as an expert and create the business of your dreams. Carrie works with business owners and entrepreneurs to develop accelerated growth strategies in highly competitive industries. She creates and executes strategic growth plans, directing integrations and marketing automation, as well as manages projects a...

Brian Gill is a seasoned tech entrepreneur that has co-founded five successful tech companies. He is currently CEO of Gillware where they provide disaster recovery services to businesses experiencing data loss due to storage death, malicious employee or cyber criminal behaviors. Brian Gill - Vroom Veer Stories Cyber crime is everywhere it is a well funded and lucrative criminal enterprise--every business needs cyber defense--individuals tooRansomware attacks blossomed in 2015--the spin-off compa...

Daniel Mangena: After receiving a late diagnosis of Asperger’s and experiencing what can only be described as life-shattering trauma at the age of just 20, Daniel spent the next seven years struggling to keep these revelations and events from spilling into every area of his life. As a result of his struggles, Daniel built a simple, four-step system called the Beyond Intention Paradigm. Initially built as a lifeline grappling with suicidal thoughts, Beyond Intention was born, transforming Daniel’...

Dr. Joanie Connell is the founder of Flexible Work Solutions, a consulting firm that specializes in leadership assessment and development. She is the author of “Flying without a Helicopter: How to Prepare Young People for Work and Life.” She received her doctorate from UC Berkeley and her bachelors from Harvard. Dr. Joanie Connell Vroom Veer Stories Grew up walking around Harvard Square, decided to attend at a young age Parents supported her dream, and insisted her degree led to work Used her Ha...

Dre Baldwin: for the past 15 years, "DreAllDay" has changed the lives of over 60 million entrepreneurs, athletes and business professionals, sold thousands of copies of his books, courses and programs, pioneered personal branding through content, and built a business that helps tens of thousands of people master their "Game" in business, sports and in life, from the inside-out. Dre Baldwin Vroom Veer Stories Grew up in Philly; his mom was very big on academic success with him and his older siste...

Thane Marcus Ringler is a former professional golfer turned speaker, writer, development coach, and podcast host living in Denver, CO with his wife Evan. Thane's mission is to help others live and work better. His goal is to empower this generation to take ownership and never settle for less than they are capable of. From Thane Marcus' website: Self-Described: Ultra-competitive, fiercely determined, loyal friend, relationally driven, internally motivated, always an athlete, adrenaline junkie, lo...

Tristan White is the founder & CEO of The Physio Co, a unique healthcare business that ranked #1 on BRW’s list of Australia’s 50 Best Places to Work in 2014. The Physio Co has ranked as one of Australia’s 50 Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years (2009-2018), along with being named one of the Best Workplaces in Asia from 2015-2018.Tristan believes we spend such a huge part of our lives working that we have to find a way to enjoy it. In his book Culture is Everything: The Story and System ...

Steve Rodgers returns! He is Author of Amazon #1 Best-selling book “Lead to Gold,” soon to launch book “The IGI Principles,” and creator of Alchemy Advisors coaching and consulting firm, is a former Warren Buffet CEO who experienced a radical spiritual transformation that has evolved into a new mission as a purpose-driven consultant and entrepreneur coach, in demand international keynotespeaker, and bestselling author. Steve specializes in helping business owners and leaders increase profits whi...

MK Elkhamissy: What makes MK unique among other highly successful people in business is the path that led to his success and his intention for living after having created that success. MK’s achievements are no accident. He intentionally designed his life so that he does not have to answer to anyone and can help who he wants when he wants. This has not been the easiest path. MK spent twenty years training to be a professional soccer player, only to find that his dream was not possible. Graduating...

Dawn Apuan is an expert copywriter and funnel strategist. Former pastor and non-profit Executive Director, her mission now is to help entrepreneurs create magnetic messaging that sells out your high ticket offers. She provides expert copy and done-for-you funnels to automate leads and sales, increasing your income and impact. Dawn Apuan Vroom Veer Stories Grew up in Washington State in the Puget Sound region; spent a lot time outdoors at Mt Rainer Very much a high achieving academic nerd in a pr...

Known around the globe as The Red Sweater Lady, Tracy Goodwin teaches people how to captivate the room, live, on camera, acting and behind the mic. A specialist in voice technique, Tracy teaches builds massive confidence while laying in the skills needed to step into your voice power. Find out more at www.captivatetheroom.com Tracy Goodwin Vroom/Veer Stories How did you become the "Red Sweater Lady"? Loved public speaking starting at age 12 Growing up she wasn't allowed to use her voice. How she...

Gregg is a Professional and Certified Mental Strength Coach and Personal Fitness Trainer. He owns Warrior Mind Coaching and Training along with Warrior Fitness Coaching and Training. His high quality, high content programs are thoroughly researched and delivered in a unique, energetic and powerful straightforward manner. Vrooming in corporate Sales Pre 2000, Gregg was making great money in corporate sale in the telcom business. He sales region include California and Hawaii Then around 2000 the t...

Frank Forte has led projects and programs around the world for clients such as the U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army, NASA, CA, CSC, GTE, and Mylan Pharmaceutical. He has worked across many different industries, including Oil & Gas, Software, Healthcare, and Construction.Frank began learning about high performing teams while serving in the Navy on nuclear powered submarines during the Cold War. There he experienced the effectiveness of high performing teams and some of the leadership principles that he...

Tim James is founder and CEO of ChemicalFreeBody.com, a mission-based organization that is passionate about helping everybody to ignite their highest excitement in life by putting themselves and their health first. Tim discovered a new way to view health and nutrition when he visited a world-renowned health institute that specialized in detoxing & nutrition with his best friend Charles, who was being treated for cancer. Ever since, Tim has been striving for optimal health and has completely tran...

Hilary DeCesare Hilary DeCesare is an award-winning entrepreneur, Executive Coach, CEO of The ReLaunch Co., featured speaker in the Silicon Valley and conferences nationwide, as well as philanthropist. She’s made it her commitment to help people reach new heights in life, their career, and relationships. Having faced setbacks herself, she has a unique understanding of how to help others by providing actionable steps to successfully ReLaunch using transitions to create life changing transformatio...

This is Michael Alan Tate's (2) second appearance on VVV. He is a facilitator and coach with individuals and teams facing significant transitions. His new book, Roll Up Your Sleeves – leading and living in a world of constant change, is based on the strategies that have worked for his clients for over 20 years. Michael Alan Tate (2) Vroom Veer Stories Before a speaking gig the company he was set to speak to had an employee's son die suddenly, they asked him to speak about how to deal with that.T...

Sameera Khan is a Physician’s Assistant and Registered Dietitian in the field of Obesity management. She specializes in helping teens and adults lose weight. With two bachelors in Nutrition and Physician Assistant studies along with a masters in Health care management , Sameera is going for her doctorate in physician assistant studies this summer. She also taught nutrition at a local community college. Sameera spent the last 20 years of her career as obesity expert for large health care systems ...

Steff Green is a USA Today bestselling author of supernatural romance books. She earns a multi-six figure income self-publishing stories about vampires and witches, and speaks online and all over the world about how authors can find their audience and build a badass writing career through self-publishing. Oh, and she's legally blind. Steff Green - Vroom Vroom Veer Stories Started writing fiction stories at a very young age, sent a manuscript to the publisher of GoosebumpsWanted to be like Snoopy...

Derek Stone is an author, speaker, and a general contractor in Nashville. He wrote his first book entitled "Why Should I Forgive". In September his business will be 10 years old. He has over 20 people working for him. He is married to his high school sweetheart for 17 years. Together they have 2 amazing boys Ashton and Noah. Derek Stone Vroom Veer Stories Amazing story about how Derek became addicted to performing music in High School; that is an amazing high that is very addictiveWas abused as ...

Victoria Lioznyansky teaches introverted entrepreneurs and business professionals how to overcome their fear of public speaking and become confident, compelling, captivating speakers. Taking her own experiences going from scared to sought-after speaker, Victoria founded Brilliant Speakers Academy®, an online public speaking coaching program for introverts. She also owns Nutty Scientists of Houston, a passion project about inspiring kids to fall in love with science. Victoria Lioznyansky Vroom Ve...

Doug Nordman served for 20 years of active duty in the U.S. Navy’s submarine force and retired in 2002 at the age of 41. He and his spouse, a retired Navy Reservist, reached financial independence in 1999 on a high savings rate. Carol Pittner was born & raised in Hawaii, and joined the Navy on a ROTC scholarship. She’s been stationed around the world on a destroyer and an aircraft carrier before moving to the Reserves. She and her active-duty spouse are rapidly approaching financial independence...

Villa Cappelli! Steven Crutchfield grew up in Kenedy, Texas, a small town with a population of 3,763. Being a bit of nerd, I graduated the top of my class and moved to Austin, Texas to attend the University of Texas where my first class was bigger than my entire high school and my dorm was bigger than my entire hometown. Eventually, graduating with a degree in both English and Advertising, I headed to the even bigger city of New York to make a go of it as a copywriter. I worked at various agenci...

Cynthia Cummins sells houses in San Francisco. It’s arguably the most daunting real estate market in the country, where winning a 900 sq. ft. two bedroom condo means coughing up $1.2 million in cash and doing battle with five other buyers for that dubious honor. It’s a pressure cooker where commerce and human emotions collide, and in her 30 years spent swimming in that soup, she has gained a lot of wisdom about the psychology of seeking shelter. Buying or selling property is a focus for the mani...

Anita Dhake is part of the FIRE (Financial Independence/Retire Early) community who I found through the Mr. Money Mustache blog. I checked out her blog and was amazed by her story. Here are the cliff notes: 1) Went to law school because she was good a solving puzzles 2) decided very early that she could be "thrifty" and save enough money to 3) pay off her student loans 4) and then "retire"(!) in her 30's. Now she blogs, travels, meditates, MOVES!, and may have a part time job writing for some mo...