Authors, Coaches, and Entrepreneurs share their personal and professional journeys. Past guests include Bruce George of the Genius is Common Movement, Life Coach Bobbi Stevens, Financial Expert Steven Hutchinson, Sen. Barbara Robinson, Geraldine Hollis of the Tougaloo Nine, Author Bernard N. Lee, Jr., and Author and Speaker Tawana Williams.
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Somewhere in the Middle welcomes Business Strategist Alex Brueckmann
Alex Brueckmann is an entrepreneur, the author of three Wall Street Journal bestselling books, and a highly regarded speaker. His most notable book is The Strategy Legacy, which has made a significant impact in the business world.
Alex has built successful companies in Europe and Canada and led client projects worldwide. He is the founder and CEO of Brueckmann Strategy Consultants Ltd, where he helps CEOs and executive teams design and implement impactful business strategies and human-centric high-performance leadership.
More than 20 years ago, Alex transitioned from being a music journalist to studying General Management at prestigious institutions such as the European Business School in Germany, Universidad ORT in Uruguay, INSEAD in France, and Harvard Business School in the United States.
Over the years, Alex has developed a unique approach to make leadership and strategy accessible for all leaders and executives. His clients range from high-growth Inc 5000 businesses to Fortune 50 enterprises, including some of the biggest brands in automotive, healthcare, tech, logistics, industrial manufacturing, hospitality, and finance.
Alex is a firm believer that business strategy is not just a tool, but a powerful force that empowers and creates clarity about what matters to grow impact and profits. He tailors his approaches to help his clients make choices that position their businesses to win. His process reduces friction and overwhelm for leaders and their organizations, creating commitment and accountability to get results.
Connect with Alex Brueckmann
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderbrueckmann/
- Website: https://brueckmann.ca/
Friday Oct 18, 2024
Friday Oct 18, 2024
Somewhere in the Middle welcomes Business Consultant David Newby
David Newby is a Global Developer, End-Time Revivalist, and Life Strategist, as well as a trainer, speaker, author, business developer, and philanthropist.
David's journey began in high school with a focus on God, business excellence, and world-changing work. He attended the University of Maryland College Park and Morgan State University and graduated from the University of Phoenix with a BS in Business/Public Administration and an MBA in Global Management. An epiphany during college deepened his faith.
Over the past twenty years, David has become a sought-after Christian leader, business executive, and humanitarian. He founded Global Innovations and REVIVE Movement Inc., and he is known for his innovative thinking and motivational prowess.
David has learned from personal development legends like John Maxwell, Zig Ziglar, Les Brown, Tony Robbins, and Grant Cardone. He has appeared on TV, radio, and in various publications, including The Business Makers TV Show and Phoenix Focus Alumni Magazine. He has also written for CBS and Examiner and trained thousands globally.
David, recognized by many as a "leader of leaders," is deeply committed to serving God and others. He dedicates his time to growing his businesses, consulting leaders, traveling, writing, and enjoying family time.
David is a sought-after speaker and provides both group training and one-to-one coaching to diverse audiences. He is currently expanding the Revive Movement and assisting with business funding as a Funding Consultant.
Connect with David Newby
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DNvm2
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/davidgnewby
- Instagram: http://instagram.com/dnvm22
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgnewby/
- Website: http://revive-movement.com
- Buy State of the Kingdom Address on Amazon
Friday Sep 20, 2024
Friday Sep 20, 2024
Somewhere in the Middle welcomes Entrepreneur and Marketer John C. Morley
John C. Morley is a man of many talents. As a seasoned serial entrepreneur, John has a proven track record of founding and growing successful businesses. He blends his expertise in engineering and marketing to create innovative solutions and drive growth.
Beyond his business ventures, John is a recognized thought leader and talk show host, known for sharing his valuable insights and experiences with a broad audience. His knack for simplifying complex ideas and presenting them in an engaging way has made him a sought-after keynote speaker.
As a motivational speaker, John inspires others to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams, drawing from his own journey of resilience and determination. His career, marked by both triumphs and challenges, serves as a powerful testament to the strength of perseverance.
John's diverse career and his dedication to sharing his knowledge and experiences are what truly set him apart. His ability to motivate others makes him a valuable voice in the entrepreneurial community.
Connect with John Morley
- LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/company/john-c-morley-serial-entrepreneur/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7ESFQifbn4&list=PLQgeBMLATG-dW6NP3fvSsu8gSdyKZgdry
- Website: https://jmor.com/
- Podcast: https://podcastscj.podbean.com/
Friday Aug 16, 2024
Friday Aug 16, 2024
Somewhere in the Middle welcomes Mental Health Advocate and Author Randi-Lee Bowslaugh
Randi-Lee Bowslaugh is a mental health advocate, author, motivational speaker and YouTuber. She started writing at 14 years old as a coping strategy for her depression. Twenty years later she is a mom, grandma, and thriving creative individual.
Connect with Randi
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/rbwriting
- Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/randibwriting
- TikTok: www.tiktok.com/writeordieshow
- Website: http://www.rbwriting.ca
- Buy Randi-Lee's Books on Amazon
Friday Jul 19, 2024
Friday Jul 19, 2024
Somewhere in the Middle welcomes Entrepreneur and Marketing Expert Darrell Evans
Darrell Evans is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and co-founder of Yokel Local Internet Marketing. He and his team have helped entrepreneurs and companies generate over $300M in revenue online since 2011. He’s personally started and/or operated six businesses since the age of 20.
He’s also the host of “The MindShift Podcast,” which launched in 2019, and he is the founder of the MindShift Business Accelerator (MBA) and the MindShift Growth Mastermind (MGM).
Darrell is passionate about entrepreneurship. When he appears on podcasts, he loves sharing the lessons, mistakes, and breakthrough frameworks that have helped him and hundreds of other businesses market profitably, grow sales predictably, and build superstar teams.
His goal is to help entrepreneurial-minded people identify at least one “MindShift” that could catapult them to their next level of success.
Connect with Darrell Evans
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darrellevansfan
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrdarrellevans
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrdarrellevans/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrdarrellevans/
- Website: https://www.darrellevans.net/
Friday Jun 21, 2024
Friday Jun 21, 2024
Dr. Beverly A Browning, author of Grant Writing for Dummies, joins me on Somewhere in the Middle
Dr. Beverly A. Browning has been consulting in the areas of grant writing, RFP responses, technical writing, and organizational development for over four decades. Her clients have included Tribal nations, nonprofit organizations, small businesses, career, volunteer, and combination fire departments; chambers of commerce, faith-based organizations, and units of government including state and federal government agencies; school districts and colleges; charter schools, social and human service agencies, hospitals, service associations, and Fortune 500 corporations. Dr. Browning has assisted clients and workshop participants throughout the United States in receiving awards of more than $500 million.
Dr. Browning is the author of 43 grant-related publications, including six editions (over 1 million books sold) of Grant Writing for Dummies™ (Wiley.com). She is also an international trainer and keynote speaker. In 2015, she was selected by the Centers for Disease Control NICRD division to conduct a five-day Grant Writing Boot Camp in South Africa for ministers of health and other top-level health directors from 23 African countries.
Dr. Browning holds graduate and post-graduate degrees in Organizational Development, Public Administration, and Business Administration. She has been a grant writing course developer and online facilitator for Cengage Learning (www.ed2go.com) for 19 years. Her online courses (taught to thousands of students annually) are Advanced Proposal Writing, Becoming a Grant Writing Consultant, and A to Z Grant Writing: Part 2 – Beyond the Basics.
Dr. Browning is the Founder and Director of the Grant Writing Training Foundation and CEO of Bev Browning, LLC. She has been a member of the Grant Professionals Association (GPA) for 17 years and has presented training workshops and keynote presentations for multiple GPA chapters Nationwide. In 2017, she joined the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and was a workshop presenter at their 2018 International conference in New Orleans. She is an approved trainer for GPA and CFRE International.
Dr. Browning has been married to John for 54 years and has one daughter, Lara, a licensed therapist, and a special needs granddaughter, Aaliyah.
Friday May 17, 2024
Friday May 17, 2024
Peter Davidson shares his writing journey from typewriters to triumphs
Peter Davidson is the author or co-author of thirty books published by McGraw-Hill Book Company, Perigee/Putnam Publishers, Haworth Press, Sweet Memories Publishing, and Northwestern Publishing. His works include fiction, nonfiction, college textbooks, and children's picture books. For more than two decades, Davidson was one of America's most active writer's seminar presenters, having presented 637 one-day seminars in a 15-state area from Minnesota to Tennessee and Colorado to Illinois.
Davidson is also a songwriter and one of his songs was used in a television series in The Netherlands.
Davidson has owned several small businesses, including a professional recording studio. He was a real estate salesman and taught college business courses.
Whatever else Davidson was doing in his life, he always kept on writing.
Connect with Peter Davidson
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/PeterDavidson
- X (formerly Twitter): www.twitter.com/PeterDavidsonau
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/peterdavidson
- LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/peterdavidson
- Buy Making Your Mark | Leaving a Legacy on Amazon
Friday Apr 19, 2024
Friday Apr 19, 2024
Somewhere in the Middle Welcomes Author Teri M. Brown
Born in Athens, Greece as an Air Force brat, Teri M Brown graduated from UNC Greensboro with a multitude of degrees – majors in Elementary Education and Psychology and minors in Math and Sociology – she just couldn’t settle on one thing! While homeschooling her four children, she began her writing career by focusing on small businesses, writing articles, blog posts, and website content. She published five nonfiction self-help books dealing with real estate and finance, receiving First Runner Up in the Eric Hoffman Book Awards for 301 Simple Things You Can Do To Sell Your Home Now, finalist in the USA Best Books Awards for How To Open and Operate a Financially Successful Redesign, Redecorate, and Real Estate Staging Business and for 301 Simple Things You Can Do To Sell Your Home Now, and Honorable Mention in Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year Award for Private Mortgage Investing. In 2017, Teri began dabbling in fiction, a lifelong dream. Upon winning the First Annual Anita Bloom Ornoff Award for Inspirational Short Story for a piece about her grandfather, she began writing in earnest, and recently published Sunflowers Beneath the Snow. Teri is a wife, mother, grandmother, and author who loves word games, reading, bumming on the beach, taking photos, singing in the shower, hunting for bargains, ballroom dancing, playing bridge, and mentoring others – especially youth and women who are having trouble discovering their worth. Teri’s debut novel, Sunflowers Beneath the Snow, is a historical fiction set in Ukraine.
Connect with Teri M. Brown
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/terimbrownauthor
- X (formerly Twitter): http://www.twitter.com/terimbrown1
- Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/terimbrown_author
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/terimbrown
- Website: http://www.terimbrown.com
Buy Sunflowers Beneath the Snow on Amazon
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Somewhere in the Middle welcomes Leadership Coach and Author William Schirmer
William Schirmer is the author of both The Leadership Core and Fulfilled: Finding Joy and Prosperity in Life. He is a senior management professional in Human Resources, having been involved with HR, Talent Management, and Learning & Development functions for domestic and international firms for more than twenty years. His expertise includes the creation and deployment of leadership development programs for several organizations. William holds USA, UK, and Global Human Resource certifications. His undergraduate study in Political & Behavioral Sciences was completed via Minnesota State University-Mankato in the USA. William completed his Graduate Degrees in Human Resource Management at Fort Hays State University in the USA and Social Sciences at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. William grew up in Minnesota and is a lover of the outdoors, travel, motorcycling, and exercise. He’s a proud father of three grown children: Daniel, Richard, and Alyssa.
Connect with William
Friday Feb 16, 2024
Friday Feb 16, 2024
Somewhere in the Middle welcomes Transformational Coach and Author Mestanna Gay
Mestanna Gay is a renowned Transformational Coach, Author, Inspirational Speaker, and Entrepreneur, celebrated for her expertise in guiding individuals through personal transformations. Her journey, marked by overcoming traumatic experiences and adversity, began in 1991 when she turned to poetry and prayer as a therapeutic outlet. Mestanna's work embodies the essence of resilience, utilizing her intuitive empathy and deep understanding of universal truths and spiritual wisdom.
As a coach, Mestanna's mission is laser-focused: empowering others to shed the burdens of guilt and shame, unlocking their full potential. Her philosophy is grounded in the belief that understanding the multidimensional language of the Universe – spanning the physical, spiritual, and mental realms – is key to holistic healing and growth.
In 2019, Mestanna harnessed her life's lessons into her debut book, The Devil’s Bedroom – Breaking Free from The Chains of Guilt & Shame. This urban, inspirational fiction piece, rooted in her own experiences, is more than just a narrative. It serves as a transformative tool, using its characters, poetry, and prayers to guide readers on a journey of self-discovery, healing, and forgiveness, ultimately leading them to their true calling by introspecting their life experiences and choices. Mestanna's work is a beacon for those seeking to transform pain into passion and adversity into opportunity.