Guests in studio this week:

Meet the John Chen – author of Engaging Virtual Meetings – he’s been virtually meeting for over 35 years. He can juggle 16 screens of information at a time. He has produced an international training conference for 1200 attendees that was 100% LIVE. He’s produced a six-language virtual meeting. He is a recognized thought leader in engaging virtual meetings. He is the Wiley and Sons author of “Engaging Virtual Meetings” and “50 Digital Team Building Games”, top-selling business books. Let’s welcome John Chen! In this week’s episode, John talks about how to beat zoom fatigue.  Listen to John’s segment.

Saving the world one lug at a time. At Junkluggers, we are an eco-friendly furniture and junk removal company. Since 2004 we’ve saved over 50 million pounds of junk from ending up in the landfills through our everyday mission of donating, recycling and repurposing as much as possible. We offer Eco-friendly junk removal, estate cleanouts, garage, basement, and attic cleanouts, business cleanouts, storage cleanouts, hot tub removal, piano removal, senior downsizing, help for hoarders, curbside pick-up, E-waste recycling, donation drop-offs, and labor only services. JUST ASK US. In this week’s episode, Chad talks about the benefits of decluttering. Listen to Chad’s segment.

Amy Keljo is a professional lifestyle and documentary family photographer serving Seattle and the surrounding area. She specializes in creating art that captures connection and authentic emotion. Her family photoshoots are held outdoors using natural light and offer a mix of gentle posing guidance along with plenty of playtimes to capture fun candid moments. nHer packages cover a wide range of photography needs, from shorter seasonal celebrations to full day-in-the-life sessions. In addition to families, Amy also enjoys photographing newborns, seniors, and individual portraits. In this week’s episode, Amy talks about how to choose a family photographer. Listen to Amy’s segment.

Guests in studio this week:

Over the last 20 years, Doug Peterson has helped people align their goals and visions both personally and professionally. He founded Get Priorities Straight in 2018 to provide a program to help individuals maximize their personal income and improve their ability to invest. Having founded and run eight businesses in his career, Doug has perfected a system that works regardless of industry, marital status, or income. He is currently working with Amazon managers, wealth managers, real estate professionals, attorneys, and technology professionals. Doug also managed the band “Before Dawn” who did backup vocals on Heart’s first album “Dreamboat Annie.”  In this week’s episode, Doug talks about the damages of ignorance about your cash flow.  Listen to Doug’s segment.

Cheryl Montgomery has been with Thryv for almost 40 years, most of which has been working with small and medium-sized companies helping them with their online presence, websites, award-winning business automation software, and believe it or not, the print phonebook (Cheryl calls it the dinosaur) which is a great source for the cheapest lead yet. Her passion in life is to help people and what better way to do it than to use her expertise to help businesses Thryv! In addition to her professional life, Cheryl has been married to the love of her life since 1983. Together they have built a life of love and service with their two sons, daughter-in-love, three granddaughters and serve as co-pastors of ALCWC in University Place, WA. In this week’s episode, Cheryl and Thomas discuss the importance of ratings and reviews. Listen to their segment.

Angel Hutchens is a health insurance broker who brings over 10 years of insurance expertise to all her clients. Having helped hundreds of businesses and individuals over the years, Angel empowers business owners, Medicare Beneficiaries, and Individuals to navigate the rough waters of healthcare. She takes her clients from a place of confusion to confidence and understanding. By taking the time to personally understand each client’s individual needs she tailors options and solutions that meet both their goals and budget. Angel first and foremost is a proud Mom of two kids and a dog lover. In her spare time, she enjoys watching her daughter compete, flower gardening spending time in Westport with her kids and parents crabbing and beachcombing. In this week’s episode, Angel talks about the cost of not offering healthcare to your employees. Listen to Angel’s segment.

Guests in studio this week:

Tiffany Gough started her financial career in banking in 1990. She worked for several banks and financial companies over the last 31 years! She has been recognized by Seattle Magazine as a Five Star Wealth Manager in 2017, 2018, and 2019. She also has earned several awards from the firm, too numerous to mention. Over the years, she has helped many through some difficult times while working on their financial goals. She has an office in Seattle and is also licensed in 18 states…so meeting virtually is something that she has been doing for years. Step by step, with her as your co-pilot she will help you tackle your fears and strive to reach your financial goals! In this week’s episode, Tiffany talks about declaring financial freedom. Listen to Tiffany’s segment.

Michael’s love for design, culture and hospitality ultimately led him to seek out a career in real estate. After discovering his passion, Michael joined William Ravies in New York where he gained a wealth of experience selling and buying multimillion-dollar homes in the luxury areas of Chappaqua and Scarsdale in Westchester, NY. Now, in 2020 and living in Seattle, he’s joined the world-renowned real estate firm of Windermere. Where he’s continuing his successful career as a broker. His 20 years of experience in digital advertising, managing multimillion-dollar award-winning accounts has helped him hone his superb marketing and negotiation skills.  In this week’s episode, Michael talks about the Seattle market. Listen to Michael’s segment.

Guests in studio this week:

David Quantrell is recognized in the Western Region of the United States as the most trusted and top-producing brokers. David has extensive market knowledge matched with extreme devotion to his clients-his success is almost exclusively based on positive referrals. David works with individuals, investors, and developers with a focus on Pierce County neighborhoods. David is supported by a full-time assistant and team of agents. Outside of Real Estate, he likes to spend time with his family, outdoor activities and to support various ministries within his church and other nonprofits. In this week’s episode, David talks about the real estate market. Listen to David’s segment.

Miranda McClure is the Business Development Manager for RPM Today in Puyallup WA. Miranda has experience in large multi-family companies and transitioned over to helping real estate investors and accidental landlords manage their residential and commercial properties. As an accidental landlord herself she knows the importance of having an experienced team on your side. In this week’s episode, Miranda and Chelsie discuss property management during a pandemic. Listen to their segment.

Monica Sanchez is a Business Advisor with Transworld of Central Washington. She believes in being of service to others and helping them in a meaningful way. By empowering individuals through education, listening to the needs of the sellers, and understands the buyers to provide a smooth, confidential, and rewarding process for all parties. Monica has lived in the Northwest for over 40 years. Her greatest accomplishment was completing her Bachelor degree with honors in 2018 while building a business and raising a family. She understands the value of hard work to achieve a goal. Being a part of her community through the Yakima Veterans Coalition and the Yakima Valley College Program Advisory Committee allows her to reach out and uplift others to achieve their goals.  In this week’s episode, Monica discusses why 90% of businesses don’t sell. Listen to Monica’s segment.

Guests in studio this week:

Although Jo Ann Brookes never saw herself in sales or even remotely representing a cosmetics company, she has been an Independent Mary Kay Beauty Consultant for 8 years now and has loved every minute of it! Before Mary Kay Jo Ann was an executive secretary, elementary school teacher, potter, and soap maker, and one thing she’s really proud of is having hand-thrown all the bathroom sinks and accessories for the log home in Snoqualmie which she and her husband built and have lived in now for 21 years! Jo Ann has two beautiful grown children. She’s a sourdough bread baker, gardener, hiker, and backpacker, and loves foraging for wild edibles, especially mushrooms. Prior to Mary Kay she was a soap & water kind of girl and never wore makeup, but thought she’d give this a try! In this week’s episode, Jo Ann talks about why you should choose Mary Kay. Listen to Jo Ann’s segment.

Carolyn always said she wanted to become a nurse, even when she didn’t know what it meant. In high school, she went to a local college that offered a BS in Nursing and loved it. Having never been sick, nor did she know anyone who was sick, it brought to learn compassion and wanted all her patients to be well. After school, she went to work as a critical care nurse and loved it. And she was known to eagerly accept patients others hid from, which opened other opportunities, including advanced education leading to certification. Carolyn always sorts information on the causes of the illnesses of her patients, however, it was years later, a chance phone call that would lead to the answers she had long sought. An invitation to join a regional health study opened the door to a new life. In this week’s episode, Carolyn talks about chronic illness and how it can be reversed. Listen to Carolyn’s segment.

Christine Rose coaches owners of SMEs to grow leadership, effective teams, and profitable, high-value companies. A Certified Value Builder Advisor, Certified Psychological Safety Coach, Certified Core Values Coach, and member of Forbes Coaches Council, Christine’s insights are featured on Forbes.com, Public Interest Radio, National Business Radio, and many other sites globally. Tacoma’s 2018 Small Businessperson of the Year on Alignable.com, named Top Business Coach of 2019 by the IAOTP and listed in the 2020 Top 100 Registry of Business Leaders & Professionals. Christine serves on the Boards of ICF Washington State, Urban Business Support, and Educational Communities Worldwide. An internationally bestselling author, she speaks to groups on business and personal growth. In this week’s episode, Christine talks about the one number to focus on in your business. Listen to Christine’s segment.

Guests in studio this week:

Get Priorities Straight partners with clients to create cash flow clarity, build intentional spending and savings habits and gain financial peace of mind. GPS was founded out of a passion for positively influencing individuals, couples, and business owners’
lives by helping them transform their relationships with their personal finances. Their comprehensive processes and tools give you clarity and insight into your financial situation so your funds support the priorities and values that drive you. You will gain control,
reduce stress, and enjoy more of what life has to offer. In this week’s episode, Doug talks about marriage and money made easy. Listen to Doug’s segment.

John Anderson is an author, composer, musician, speaker, lawyer, husband, and father of five. His kids are between 21 and 3, so he’ll be actively parenting minor children for 35 years! He spent the first ten years of his legal career in the courtroom litigating criminal defense, divorce, business, and probate matters before completely rethinking his practice and focusing on helping people avoid the crises and problems that got them into court in the first place. Now he specializes in estate planning, long-term care planning, and probate. His book, LAW: Lawyers Always Win: How Ignorance of the Law Is Costing You Everything! is coming out later this year. During the pandemic, he started composing piano music and has released five singles, with his first album coming out later this month. In this week’s episode, John talks about how to same time, money, and hassle with proper planning. Listen to John’s segment.

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Mathew Heggem is the President of Dashboard Enterprises. Born out of New York, founded by Carol Soman, Dashboard is an outsourced accounting department expanding into the Seattle area. With a team of CFOs, controllers, and bookkeepers, they help their clients to address the day-to-day accounting needs as they deliver data that informs decision-making and long-term success. With 15+ years of experience in the industry, Mathew’s career highlights include having been named as one CPA Practice Advisor’s “20 Under 40” Superstars and being featured as a speaker at conferences like QuickBooks Connect and XeroCon. He is also a Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Alum and serves as a Member of the Sage Accounting Advisory Council and a Board Member for Womxn Talk Money. In this week’s episode, Mathew discusses tackling business financials. Listen to Mathew’s segment.

Kathleen is the founding board member of NWCC. She has been helping shelter dogs get adopted since 2013 when she began volunteering at Seattle Humane. She was the first volunteer to take a shelter dog through the six-week Reactive Rover class offered at Seattle Humane. That experience facilitated the dog Coco with being adopted at age 12 years and lived a very full life for another three years. Coco was the first of many “project dogs” Kathleen has worked with. Often the dogs were right out of bite quarantine but that only helped drive Kathleen’s desire to help the dogs less fortunate to have the same opportunities to be adopted. In this week’s episode, Kathleen talks about shining a light on dogs in need of a home. Listen to Kathleen’s segment.

Dawn Spiegelberg is a Certified Coherence Coach and Add Heart Facilitator. In her work over the last 20+ years, she found evidence of the positive effects of energy fields within and around the body, leading her to study coherence and foster intuitive skills. Heart coherence has surprising benefits, like improves cognitive function, increases persona resilience, and promotes teamwork. The innovative practices of Heart Coherence propelled her business which was named Best of Bothell 2018. In this week’s episode, Dawn talks about the negative effects of stress on your wealth strategy. Listen to Dawn’s segment.

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John Vuong is the owner of Local SEO Search. He started his business in 2013 with no knowledge of SEO! But he saw an opening in the market and wanted to help small businesses rank online. Today he has grown his boutique agency to be one of the best for small businesses in Canada. He helps his clients rank locally for keywords that their ideal customers are actually searching for and dominate their local market. In this week’s episode, John talks about the importance of SEO. Listen to John’s segment.

Bill Cohen is a caregiver support group leader and speaker, an Alzheimer’s Association volunteer, Certified Senior Advisor (CSA)®, and the owner of Cohen Caregiving Support Consultants. His loving and talented mother, Sheila, lost her home to Hurricane Katrina. Then, she lost her health, ability to create beautiful art and her life due to Alzheimer’s. For 10 years, Bill was her primary caregiver and advocate. Bill shares his story and journey with his late mom, answers specific questions and concerns about caregiving. Bill has completed multiple caregiving and aging courses through the Alzheimer’s Association and the Society for Certified Senior Advisors™, has a financial services and government background, and earned business degrees from Boston and Portland State Universities. In this week’s episode, Bill talks about managing dementia care, behaviors, and practicing self-care. Listen to Bill’s segment.

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After 20 years in-house as a Chief Marketing Officer for various AMLaw 200 law firms, Cynthia Kaiser founded Kaiser Advisors LLC to share her passion by helping others to communicate more effectively. It is all about saving time and money for her clients. Cynthia utilizes attachment and conflict styles as a lens to understanding communication behavior. Her work is explored in her manuscript “Understanding Attachment Styles in Communication Behavior”. Click here to review: https://books2read.com/u/mgGnBR. In addition, Cynthia holds the Marketing Chair leadership role for the Greater Seattle Chapter of SCORE as well as a certified mentor in the area of marketing and communications. In this week’s episode, Cynthia talks about effective communication. Listen to Cynthia’s segment.

Dean Van Dyke is a Certified Business Coach and Consultant, sought-after Speaker and Trainer and a contributing author to The Six-Figure Coach Magazine. For more than 25 years, Dean has been inspiring, motivating, and equipping others to live out their dreams. A person of strong faith, Dean has devoted himself to developing and strengthening the personal and professional growth of others through business coaching, training, speaking engagements, and, most importantly, by serving others. Since 1989, Dean has been happily married to Maria. They around proud parents to three amazing boys: Michael, Jonathan, and Zachary. Dean loves the outdoors and is an avid shooting sports enthusiast. In this week’s episode, Dean tells us how any small business owner can make $100k in 45 minutes. Listen to Dean’s segment.

Guests in studio this week:

Over the last 20 years, Doug Peterson has helped people align their goals and visions both personally and professionally. He founded Get Priorities Straight in 2018 to provide a program to help individuals maximize their personal income and improve their ability to invest. Having founded and run eight businesses in his career, Doug has perfected a system that works regardless of industry, marital status, or income. He is currently working with Amazon managers, wealth managers, real estate professionals, attorneys, and technology professionals. Doug also managed the band “Before Dawn” who did backup vocals on Heart’s first album “Dreamboat Annie.”  In this week’s episode, Doug talks about life, energy, and personal finances.  Listen to Doug’s segment.

Staci has a CHT in hypnotherapy, Certified Divorce Mediator, Certified Strategic Intervention Coach, Graduate of energy and intuitive science, Lifelong study of psychology, Human Sexuality, and universal principles. Speaker and workshop facilitator for medical and mental health professionals, as well as contributes to two wellness programs for fortune 500 companies. In this week’s episode, Staci talks about the true meaning behind a lasting connection. Listen to Staci’s segment.