Thrive Loud With Lou Diamond

Since founding Lotame in 2006, Andy Monfried has been focused on building the world’s leading data management technology. Andy led Lotame's successful ad network for several years, targeting thousands of campaigns valued at millions of dollars, all delivered and executed through the Lotame platform. In 2011 he shuttered the ad network to focus the company on its original vision: a full featured, SaaS based DMP. Under Monfried’s leadership, Lotame has grown into 100+ person company with offices in the U.S., E.U. and APAC. An entrepreneur, leader, a spirited blogger, master connector, the father of two with an amazing wife and a huge fan of live music Andy appreciates LIFE and the spirit of Thriving LOUDLY like no other.

What happens when you put five podcasters in an online chat room and get them to talk about podcasting equipment??? You'll find out in this special edition of Thrive LOUD as Podcasting Hosts Doug Sandler, Nicole Holland, Caroline Tesone, Strickland Bonner and Lou Diamond get 'technical' and  discuss equipment, software and apps to help you sound like a pro while podcasting.  

Lea Woodford is the Chief Executive Officer and founder of SmartFem.com and SmartFem Entertainment.  SmartFem was created as a result of her many years as a Publicist, columnist as well as a Radio & TV Personality.  She has extensive experience as a business consultant and entrepreneur but decided the only way she could make a difference for women was to create her own magazine that bridges the online community with the local community.  Her passion is connecting people.  Lea is often coined “ the connector “ due to her extensive network. Lea authored an inspiring book called Lead...Share...Empower: My Strategies for Success in Life and Business. Enjoy this very fun conversation as Lea always Thrive LOUD everyday!

Naphtali Hoff, PsyD, is an accomplished executive coach, organizational consultant, and sought after trainer and lecturer. He completed his doctorate in human and organizational psychology, which analyzes successful individual or organizational change and development, and holds two master’s degrees in education and educational leadership, respectively. Naphtali’s practical, action-oriented approach has endeared him to his many clients. His personal experience in the leadership field allows him to understand leaders’ needs and craft solutions to help them optimize their performance and success. His new book "Becoming the New Boss" is a helpful guide to leaders and future leaders with great lessons on how to step into a leadership role.  

Founder and Owner of Caffè Unimatic, Inc., a woman owned coffee company born of a family legacy and the surprise of a lifetime, Elisabeth Cardiello is changing the conversation at the breakfast table. Caffè Unimatic is the proud purveyor of the last original “Unimatic” coffee pots in the world that were conceived in Brooklyn and made in Italy in the 1960s. While growing the company, Elisabeth started realizing just how much her Dad taught her all those mornings sitting around the family table drinking Unimatic coffee. She began using her own story as the basis for research around what gave her the confidence to start something with no guarantee it would succeed. This research and the methodology they created compelled her to co-found Legacy Out Loud, to pay forward this gift of confidence to young women everywhere. (Elisabeth on Kathy Ireland's show) Hear Elisabeth share her entire entrepreneurial journey since the age of 6 to today as how her Legacy Out Loud is Thriving Out LOUD.

Lee Humphreys is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Cornell University. Lee studies the social uses and perceived effects of communication technology. Her research has explored mobile phone use in public spaces, emerging norms on mobile social networks, and the privacy and surveillance implications of location-based services. Lee is focused on how people integrate communication technology in their everyday lives in order to facilitate identity management and social interaction. Her upcoming book published by MIT Press entitled, The Qualified Self: Social Media and the Cataloging of Everyday Life  is due out in Spring 2018. The book historicizes contemporary social media to help us reveal what’s really new about social media. In this episode, Thrive LOUD brings you 'back to school' as Professor Humphreys shares some of her knowledge and expertise.  

Apple Seeds is the all in one play space for children newborn to five years old and their families.  Located in New York, the Apple Seeds name reflects the city where it all started and a belief the founders hold true --> If you plant a seed and tend to it, incredible things will grow.  This principle not only applies to young children that flourish every day at their play space but also to this amazing business led by its four incredible founders. Hear how Allison, Alison, Craig & Bobby launched a business over 10 years ago and 'keep moving forward' as a new franchise business model spawned from Apple Seeds called Songs for Seeds.   Enjoy this episode and click on either of the icons below to learn more about Apple Seeds or starting your own Songs for Seeds franchise.  

Karen Briscoe is Principal of the Huckaby Briscoe Conroy Group (HBC) and best-selling author of "Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day".   As a highly successful broker, Karen has mastered the skills of managing you day.  She preaches that investing your first 5 minutes a day reading and sharpening your skills can put you on the fast track to success in your life and business. Her recently launched podcast show "5 Minute Success Podcast" is chock full of insightful conversations with Top "Successpreneurs" and Business-minds on how they grow their business and achieve a higher level of success in life. Hear her story on Thrive LOUD

Adam Frisch is the CEO of BIM - the Premier Payments and Consumer Engagement Platform.  Adam is leading a company that is changing the way consumers and merchants interact with one another. BIM enables merchants to develop more meaningful relationships with their customers, generate incremental revenue growth, lower payment costs, dramatically reduce fraud rates, drive loyalty participation and create superior mobile and online buying experiences for their shoppers. Prior to leading BIM, Adam was a top equity research analyst on Wall Street at both UBS and Morgan Stanley.  Adam was Institutional Investor Magazine's #1 analyst covering Payments and IT Services for several years. Listen to Adam share his journey, his career and his desire to make a difference in his work.  Making him an innovator, disruptor and a true Thriver.  

Ron Suber has played the role of financial technology guru, leader and executive throughout a very successful career.  He has been an active investor in over 21 FinTech Companies.  Ron has also been instrumental in the turnaround of numerous companies. Ron is the former President of Prosper and was recently named Executive Vice Chairman and Board Member of Credible. Listen to this really cool episode of Thrive LOUD of the man that's been dubbed "The Godfather of FinTech".    

Hayley Foster has packaged a career in advertising and marketing (Wells Rich Green, Grey Advertising and Organic Inc.) and being a successful entrepreneur (co-owner Verge Marketing Inc.) to give back to her community and lead Foster Inc. Through peer-to-peer advisory groups, one-on-one Fostering sessions, bootcamp workshops, masterminds and value-added networking events, Hayley works with women-owned businesses to help them either get started or take their businesses to the next level. When Hayley isn't Fostering the women in her group, you can find her mentoring and mothering her two young girls, skiing out west or training for a Tough Mudder or Crossfit event. Marketer, Strategist, Entrepreneur, Energizer of Women Owned Businesses, Super Mom, and Chief Fostering Officer of Foster Inc. Hayley Foster Thrives LOUD every day!  

For more than 20 years, David Mammano has been a serial entrepreneur.  Having started seven businesses from scratch, he thrives on starting and growing businesses. David has started, sold, franchised, licensed, and taken on partners as well as investors with his companies. He’s done it all, and now Dave is helping others start or grow their businesses by infusing the latest entrepreneurial principles into their strategy through his company Avanti Entrepreneur Group. He also hosts a great podcast show called "The Avanti Entrepreneur". Listen to this episode and I think you'll agree that he's a great communicator and is as authentic as they come.

Mary Miller inspires people to overcome obstacles and pursue their dreams.  An energetic and enthusiastic business leader, she is notorious for her positivity and desire to help others realize their uniqueness and personal power. She is the CEO and owner of JANCOA Janitorial Services, Inc., an award-winning, family owned and operated commercial cleaning service in Cincinnati, Ohio founded by her husband 45 years ago.  Together, they created The Dream Manager program, popularized by the bestselling book under the same title written by Mathew Kelly,  to inspire and engage employees while improving business culture. Mary is an associate coach for the Strategic Coach program working with fellow entrepreneurs on concepts to focus and balance their careers with life.  Her new book Changing Direction is a huge hit and when you listen to this episode you'll be more impressed with why she embodies the credo of Thrive LOUD.  

After working at Ernst & Young as an international tax attorney in the International Tax Services Group in New York and London, Donald Scherer founded the first iteration of CrossBorder Solutions with his mother in her living room. As the CEO of the company, he was responsible from hyper-scaling the company from a 2 person operation to one of the largest independent transfer pricing firms in the world. After a brief stint at Thomson Reuters, he founded Ballyhoo Software and now AssemblySales.com. Donald is an Entrepreneur, Innovator and Author of Assembly Required. His methodology of the sales process is changing the way businesses look at sales and how they can maximize results. Enjoy this episode as Donald breaks down how Assembly builds up organizations most important measurement - sales!    

Liz Diemer is part of the leadership team at the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research where she is the Director of TEAM FOX. The Michael J. Fox Foundation's single and urgent goal is to ELIMINATE PARKINSON'S DISEASE IN OUR LIFETIME. In her role at TEAM FOX, Liz works to support Team Fox's global community of members in hosting unique 'Create-Your-Own-Event' grassroots fundraisers on behalf of MJFF. She’s fun inspiring – and unbelievable leader and has an absolutely spectacular smile. After you listen to all of the things she and her team do you’ll understand how  TEAM FOX is helping the WORLD to Thrive LOUD!   ***** Learn more about TEAM FOX.... ***** Tips for Parkinsons in NYC Wednesday, October 11th 6:00-10:00PM Printers Alley 215 West 40th Street NYC

For those of you unfamiliar with "THE" Scott King – he is a life-long sales and marketing man who has sold bicycles, food, hardware, software and services. His career has helped him develop strengths to communicate with all types of people and to portray value propositions based on each role at each stage of the purchasing process. Scott falls into the master connector category bringing together leading marketers and addressing the challenges and latest and greatest things happenings within the marketing community. He has worked at ITKO, CA Technologies and Zimperium always with the focus of gaining customers and better marketing to them. Scott resides in Dallas, Texas – and will often employ his kids to handle the dirty work of his popular CMO Podcast show.    

Mark Birch is a builder of great communities.  He is an enterprise software tech entrepreneur, sales executive, and startup investor based in NYC. As founder of the Enterprise Sales Forum he helps bring B2B sales professionals together through a network of global chapters to share ideas, network with peers, and learn from top sales operators & leaders. He also keeps his skills sharp as an extraordinary enterprise sales leader @StackOverflow. All while being a heavy metal acoustic guitarist, dumpling aficionado and incredibly funny (in that sarcastic sort of way) all-around great guy.   Enjoy listening to Mark Birch on Thrive LOUD

Jesse Itzler is an entrepreneur, author, rapper, husband, father of 4, and one of the most passionate and adventurous people you’ll ever encounter. He is the co-founder of Marquis Jet, the founder of The 100 Mile Group and an owner of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks.  He is also a best-selling author of "Living with a Seal" (and soon to be released "Living with a Monk") where he demonstrates his incredible drive and zest for life. Hear his journey and how through groups and initiatives like #WeDoHardStuff and 29zero29 he's continues to inspire those to achieve incredible accomplishments one step at a time.

Phil Gerbyshak is the Chief Digital Officer of Vengreso and is one of seven co-founders. He’s an award-winning speaker, an author and a technology geek who has been using digital to build business for nearly 20 years when he hand coded his first website dedicated to his favorite decade, the 80s (Phil actually owns a Pac-Man Blazer). Since the early days of the Internet, Phil has built websites, communities and bank accounts using the latest tools integrated into the classic needs of sales and marketing. A teacher at heart, Phil has delivered programs for audiences of 5 to 500, for the Fortune 50 to the smallest businesses and he’s been featured in articles in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, USA Today, Financial Times, Daily Globe and Mail, Inc and Entrepreneur to name just a few places. When Phil isn’t teaching digital sales transformation, creating content, or reading the latest business book, you can find him playing pinball, walking on Florida’s beaches or enjoying one of 57 craft breweries in the

Jason Brand is President of Brand Industrial Group, Owner of Kunia Country Farms -- one of the largest aquaponic farms in Hawaii, and Co-Founder and Manager of Manulele Distillers -- home of Kohana Rum. Kō Hana Hawaiian Agricole Rum is meticulously crafted from farm to bottle. Hand harvested and pressed to juice. At Manulele Distillers, home of Kō Hana Agricole Rum, their all about celebrating the Kō which they have the privilege to plant and grow. They cherish sugarcane just like a winery loves the grape. – Truly celebrating the juice. Jason's journey from Wall Street to Kunia Country Farms in Hawaii helping to bring Kō Hana to life is an amazing story.  Listen, learn and enjoy! **** Kō Hana Agricole Rum is a new sponsor of the Thrive LOUD podcast.