Thrive Loud With Lou Diamond

Jordan Mederich (Jordo as he’s known) is the founder of one of the fastest-growing marketing platforms online, DropFunnels. Garnering attention from top entrepreneurs and marketers online, DropFunnels is the world's first only tech-free platform to easily build your entire website, sales funnels, SEO-powered blog, courses, and more… built on the world's most powerful and fast infrastructure, WordPress. Jordan is passionate about innovative and disruptive advertising tools and strategies, building company cultures, and investing and innovating on the future of marketing. He Always Brings Humor, insight, and tremendous value to every interview and speaking opportunity. He’s also an award-winning filmmaker with his content seen on Netflix, Amazon Prime, NBC, CBS, ABC, and many more. When Jordo isn't busy changing the landscape of online marketing, he enjoys spending time with his wife and sons and fishing the beautiful lakes in Wisconsin. Jordo “Dropfunnels” some knowledge on Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond. ***CO

Dr. Christine Coughlin is the designer, author, visionary, and “heart” of Thrive Dental and Orthodontics and multiple fastest-growing seven-figure dental practices in the Dallas, Fort Worth area. With a passion for empowering the next generation of servant leaders, she faithfully leads her Thrive Team to transform smiles and lives. With a heart of service, Dr. Christine is an advocate and global ambassador with Compassion International for children living in extreme poverty. Dedicated to service-centered leadership, she is a member of world-class entrepreneurship mastermind groups, where she regularly speaks on business, mindset, faith, and philanthropy. Christine shares with Lou a traumatic experience she encountered within her life, how it changed her and how it’s enabled her to thrive each and every day. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Bart-Jan Leyts founded Loreca, an innovative start-up which created an algorithm to maximize hotel revenue by optimizing visibility on online travel agencies. Bart-Jan shares with Lou the problem he sought out to fix and the inspiring growth Loreca has had in a very short time. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

As founder and CEO of The Speaker Lab, Grant Baldwin has helped thousands of people build successful and sustainable speaking businesses. Over the last 15 years, Grant has become a sought-after speaker, podcaster, author, and accomplished entrepreneur. Featured on the Inc. 5000 list, Forbes, Inc. Entrepreneur, and The Huffington Post, he has committed his expertise and insight to equip others to share their meaningful message with the masses. His leadership and dedication to creating a one-of-a-kind organizational culture are evidenced by the impact of the team he leads. Lou and Grant talk shop in this fun “speaker focused” episode of Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

From an extensive and successful career in the Wireless Industry, to founding an upstart Event Marketing company, to being a versatile and successful consultant…Cody Adent is the results-oriented leader that has the ability to bring a team together to achieve incredible results. His new book – Winning the Moment: A Blueprint for a New Mindset and Focus just launched at the top of this year and should be on your reading list. Cody shares with Lou his accountable methods that enable you to ‘win the moment.’ ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Eric Starr has been an entrepreneur for the better part of 30 years, living at the nexus of data, technology and humanity. He has been a pioneer and innovator as a quant hedge fund founder at Starr Capital Management and as a partner at CapX Partners, a middle-market lending company. After a successful exit to Accord Financial (ACD:TSX), a public company and acquirer of CapX, he remained as the executive leader responsible for operations and risk with a focus on strategy and digital transformation. His latest venture, UltraPass, is one you all need to hear about as he shares with Lou all about it in this ‘verifying’ episode of Thrive LouD. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

An entrepreneur from a young age, Stephanie Cartin walked away from her corporate career in 2012 to launch Socialfly, a leading social-first digital and influencer marketing agency based in New York City. Within eight years, Socialfly has been named to Inc. 5000's fastest growing private companies for two years in a row and has worked with over 200 brands including the Girl Scouts, WE tv, Conair , Nest Fragrances, 20th Century Fox and Univision.  Stephanie is the Co-Author of "Like, Love, Follow: The Entreprenista's Guide to Using Social Media To Grow Your Business,”  and the Co-Host of the Entreprenista Podcast. She has appeared and been featured on Bloomberg, Forbes, Entrepreneur.com, Refinery29, and CheddarTV. Stephanie is also a recent recipient of the SmartCEO Brava award, which recognizes the top female CEOs in New York and a Stevie Award for Women Run Workplace of the Year. Stephanie and Lou connect and chat about all of the amazing ENTREPRENISTA things she is up to. ***CO

  Ben Reinberg started building his commercial real estate empire at 24 years old with nothing but shoe leather and a lot of hustle. Today he owns over $500 million dollars in assets across the country and shares his wealth building, commercial real estate investing, self-improvement and leadership insights and knowledge with his audience around the world. Ben shares his thoughts on leadership, commercial real estate, life-lessons and how he thrives on helping to teach his business to so many others on Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Robert Glazer is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Acceleration Partners, a global partner marketing agency and the recipient of numerous industry and company culture awards, including Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Awards two years in a row. He is the author of the inspirational newsletter Friday Forward, and the #1 Wall Street Journal, USA Today and international bestselling author of five books: Elevate, Friday Forward, How To Thrive In The Virtual Workplace, Moving To Outcomes and Performance Partnerships.  He is a sought-after speaker by companies and organizations around the world and is the host of The Elevate Podcast. In this fun episode, Robert elevates the Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond podcast. Click through and learn how he does. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Twenty-eight years ago, Jeff Buehner came across the writings of the richest man to ever walk the earth, Sultan Musa of Mali. No one’s ever come close to this guy, not Jeff Bezos and not Elon Musk. The Sultan could not talk openly about how he learned these secrets, so he embedded the principles of his success in a fairytale so compelling that centuries later nearly everyone in the world is familiar with it. At the age of 12, Musa had a near death experience in which he met a man made of light who taught him how the world works, how creation works. Contained in his writings is something called the Language of the Gods. When you speak this language the world obeys your commands! As Jeff just dabbled in speaking this language, some very strange coincidences occurred. So, he got serious about speaking it... and his whole world changed! He went from a $60,000 a year concrete guy to making hundreds of thousands a month in a new business that just dropped into his lap. Jeff has successfully mentored and coached c

Ruth Rathblott is an expert on inclusion and diversity. She is a TEDx and inspirational speaker, and an award-winning nonprofit leader. Ruth was born with a limb difference and speaks to companies on issues of equity and belonging, the gifts of being unique, and the freedom of accepting your differences. Her latest book "Singlehandedly: Learning to Unhide and Embrace Connection." is one you will all want to pick up after this episode Ruth and Lou connect on Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Sean is the Founder and CEO of BluWave where he leads overall strategy and related sales, marketing, and operational activities. Sean is a ~20-year veteran of the private equity industry. Prior to founding BluWave, he was a Partner and member of the Investment Committee of SFW Capital Partners, a leading middle market private equity firm in New York specializing in information, data, and network enabled businesses. At SFW, he managed the origination, assessment, execution, and ongoing support of portfolio company investments. He serves on the Board of Directors of Sachem Inc. and previously served on the Board of Directors of AGDATA, MD Buyline, Spectro Scientific, Ampac Packaging, FTI, and Alpha Sintered Metals. Sean shares his journey with Lou on an inspiring episode of Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

John Bowens is one of the most sought-after and respected educators in the self-directed IRA industry. As Director, Head of Education and Investor Success at Equity Trust Company, John draws from his 20 years in the real estate industry and his experience as an active real estate investor. In his travels across the U.S. and virtually, he has trained 60,000 investors during more than 400 workshops and classes, spreading the message about the power of building tax-free wealth and leaving a lasting legacy by investing in what investors know best. In addition to thought leadership in the industry, John has also directed teams in both the front-office and back-office operations with Equity Trust, focusing on the custody of various alternative assets, including but not limited to, real estate, notes, private equity, precious metals, and much more. Break out a pencil and paper for this episode as you’ll want to jot down some of the great ideas and tactics John shares on Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond. ***CONNECT WITH

Jenna Blumenthal has spent 20 years as an executive in Corporate America counseling Fortune 500 companies on growth strategy and digital transformation and left during the pandemic pivot. Her latest book, Corporate Rehab: Ditch The Hustle Culture And Thrive Again, is the message all professionals can benefit checking out. She now coaches executive women to do their own Corporate Rehab, and grow in their existing career or in a new opportunity.   Joel takes a seat at the table with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

In Las Vegas, where “you can’t beat the house”, there are a few elite players casinos fear. These are the Advantage Players™ (APs). Experts at "unbeatable" games like blackjack, they dominate by combining superior skill, lightning insight, and razor-sharp instinct, winning when the biggest bets are on the table. An AP and expert blackjack player turned venture capitalist and hedge fund manager who has participated in a billion dollars' worth of deals, Joel Block has adapted these skills, attitudes, and philosophies to business. His cage-rattling keynote speeches and media appearances expose Advantage Play™, the art of knowing what comes next because, for APs, winning is inevitable. Joel takes a seat at the table with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Seth Schachner is Managing Director of Strat Americas, a Los Angeles-based consultancy that provides strategic guidance and helps clients with media and technology partnerships.  Strat Americas has worked with clients in digital & social music, Web 3, live streaming, beauty subscriptions, AI and enterprise software. Recent clients include Microsoft, NFT-maker Vivid Labs, IPSY, live streamer Dream Stage, Ness Digital Engineering, and social music community Smule.   Seth is an experienced business development executive who spent eleven years with Sony Music, where he held senior digital leadership roles in Latin America and for Sony’s Jive Records label in North America.  At Sony Music Latin America, Seth created multi-million selling mobile handset partnerships for the artists Shakira and Ricky Martin and helped Spotify and Apple Music launch internationally. Seth talks shop with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Deepa Purushothaman is a former senior executive and a corporate inclusion visionary. She challenges and redefines the status quo of leadership, success, and power by centering the experiences of Women of Color. As a senior partner at Deloitte, Deepa spent more than 20 years helping clients grow. She was also the US Managing Partner of WIN, Deloitte's renowned Women's Initiative, and was the first Indian-American woman and one of the youngest people to make partner in the firm's history. In 2020, Deepa left Deloitte  to co-found nFormation, a membership-based community for professional Women of Color. She is an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School, and a board member of Avasara, India's first leadership academy for girls. The First, The Few, The Only: How Women of Color Can Redefine Power in Corporate America, Deepa’s debut book, was published by HarperCollins in 2022 to international acclaim.  Deepa is a TED and SXSW speaker and has been featured in  TIME, PBS, Forbes, Wall Stree

Bradley Hoos is CEO of The Outloud Group, an influencer marketing agency that helps brands tell their stories through influencers. A proven marketing innovator, Bradley is responsible for setting company strategy, building client relationships, and making new business models come to life. Previously, Bradley founded Grand Circus, a Google For Entrepreneurs Tech Hub and coding bootcamp in Detroit. Recognized as a part of the Detroit Techweek100, Mr. Hoos is a former management consultant that helped set the marketing strategy for leading organizations including Red Hat, Caterpillar, Accenture, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, and USAA. In this episode, Bradley connects with Lou to better understand the world of influencer marketing, where it’s at and where it’s heading. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Growing up as an award winning dancer, Tori Kubick later found her true love, the antiquated art form of Mongolian contortion. Many would tell her it was too late and doubted her dreams, she shirked them and hopped on a plane, and then later on horseback to make it all the way to the remote birthplace of contortion: Mongolia. Her full-grown womanly body was morphed day after day as she studied with the dedicated class of five year olds. She kept pushing the odds, and now she tours the world and performs contortion and acrobatics in various theatres, cruise ships, and the world-renowned Cirque du Soleil! Tori opened for Miley Cyrus, was featured on The Tonight Show, Ripley's Believe it Or Not, NYFW, RHONY, and performed for TEAM USA. Tori loves creating unique entertainment, collaborating, speaking about cultivating calmness and agility. She bends people into shape mentally and physically. Tori shares the power of calmness, focus and flexibility with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND &am

Susie Carder is our profit coach. She has helped thousands of businesses rise, have radical success strategies, taking them from ordinary to explosive! And when you coach with her, being average or running an average business instantly drop from your list of options. She is relentless in pursuing your goals, comes with a 20-year proven track record, building two ten million dollar companies under her belt, and sold her business for millions! Her Best-Selling book, Living Proof (co-authored with Lisa Nichols) and Power Your Profits: How to Take Your Business From $10,000 to $10 Million, is available today and one that every business owner needs to have. Susie shares with Lou her journey, her ‘way of thinking’, and her innovative methods toward achieving profits in your business. Listen. Learn. Laugh. Love this episode. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***