Inflection Point

Hey, Inflection Point listeners! If you’ve been tuning in, you may have noticed there’s one overarching theme the IP community has learned: we can pivot, move forward, and lean into our continued evolution at any given moment. We can live into our potential, activate choice, and take the road less traveled. It’s just a matter of shifting a few degrees that leads to massive impact in our life and work. And so, starting today, we’re doing just that – stepping into our own Inflection Point and creating a shift! After interviewing a string of successful and thought provoking guests, we were floored by the patterns and synergies inherent in every conversation.  The life lessons were clear: Learn to break the status quo. Take risks and don’t put your life on hold. Turn problems into adventure. Connect with others and have conscious conversations. Leverage meaning over money for lasting fulfillment and purpose. Practice daily rituals that will prime you for success.      These seemingly simple truths allowed our g

Meet Sue, your “Feel Good Guidess,” who shares the secrets to embracing your authentic self and never underestimating the power of feeling good.   Sue Urda is the co-founder of the Powerful You! Women’s Network, which connects women toward personal, professional, and spiritual growth. Urda has been honored twice on Inc. Magazine’s list of the 500 fastest growing private companies and is an Amazon #1 bestselling author. Under her Powerful You! Publishing network, she has also helped nearly 200 women achieve their dream of filling up their pages too.   Sue’s lifelong mission of personal discovery, and her sometimes messy journey, have led her to love the life she has designed. She now lives and teaches everyday practices that really work as a way of paying it forward. Today’s podcast is all about Sue’s mission: find the feel good and live in that space every day.   Key takeaways:   Saying your next “hello”! Does networking make your heart pulse and give you sweaty palms? Learn the one INSTRUMENTAL thing you ca

What does your dream life look like? Do you sometimes feel that it’s beyond your grasp and just that, a dream? Fear not! Get to know Chris Burkard, the bold and daring outdoor lifestyle photographer who has made a career out of living simply, while capturing and embracing the world along his journey. This self-taught photographer and artist humbly portrays human life in contrast to nature. Burkard’s celebrated work has been featured by National Geographic, Microsoft, Sony, American Airlines, Harley, Billabong, and many more diverse industries. Start seeing life through his lens – an existence that brings rich experiences, passion, and deeply satisfying meaning. From sand and surf to forest and safaris, here’s how to “play” into adventure, follow a new terrain, and unfurl your greatest purpose.           Key Takeaways: Click! Has the light bulb “clicked on” and you haven’t realized it? Finding your passion could be as simple as listening to your intuition. Or is it? Find out where to start looking. [4:38] Yes

Are you surrounded by good relationships? Those that help you evolve, give you a sense of security, and leave you feeling content? According to a recent 75-year-old Harvard study, good relationships can help you live longer and happier. Listen in as dynamic duo, Bryan Franklin and Jennifer Russell, share their sound advice in developing deeper relationships that’ll ultimately lead to a long and blissful life! Both Franklin and Russell share unique backgrounds with careers in music and organizational leadership improvement. Together they have designed and led more than 40 transformational development programs, but what defines these life partners is their passion to help others convert everyday relationships into extraordinary ones. There’s much more to explore in their free guide, 10 Ways To Go From Ordinary to Extraordinary Love, but here you’ll get a taste of what it takes to build a partnership from the ground up. Key Takeaways:   Tap into your inner child! It’s easy to bring in past pain, mistakes, like

Do you believe that you’re worthy of true happiness? Do you think juggling everything on your to-do list will make you feel more content and in control? Emma Seppala, health psychologist and leading expert on happiness, compassion, resilience, and mind-body practices for trauma and wellbeing, reveals the best-kept secret to discovering your bliss and how to hold onto it!  Seppala is the Science Director at Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education as well as the author behind The Happiness Track: How to Apply the Science of Happiness to Accelerate Your Success. Her expertise and sage advice has been shared nationwide via Psychology Today, Harvard Business Review, New York Times, ABC News, Forbes, the Huffington Post, Mind Body Green, and many more. Listen in as Seppala takes you on a transformational journey toward finding your state of sheer joy. Yes…it actually exists!  Key Takeaways: The big reveal! At just two minutes into the conversation, you won’t believe the cu

Entrepreneurs can learn so much from each other, which is why John Lee Dumas is on a mission to bring them all together. He started the daily podcast, EOFire (Entrepreneur on Fire), the award-winning show that features today’s most influential thought leaders in business. So influential, in fact, that his show has generated more than 1 million listens per month.    And you learn a thing or two after hosting 1300 high-powered interviews, which inevitably became the platform for the launch of The Freedom Journal. This leather-bound journal guides individuals to accomplish their #1 goal in 100 days. John raised more than $453,000 for the project in the span of just 33 days—it was the sixth most-funded publishing campaign ever. Key takeaways: Break out of the rat race by tuning in to the work of other visionaries. [0:02:14] Pinpoint how to realize exactly what you want out of life. Juggle regular work while devoting time to passion projects – and know when to cut the cord. [0:04:05 Cultivate a long-term “maratho

Remember when DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince took mainstream music by storm with their hit single entitled, “Parents Just Don’t Understand”? From toddler to teenager to young adult, kid’s lives do grow at a pretty rapid clip. And for the parent, the same goes…so it makes sense that they might lose themselves in the whirlwind of life, its milestones, and its unavoidable ups and downs.        Clinical psychologist, certified life coach, and bestselling author, Dr. John Duffy, looks to awaken your human connection to everyone, including yourself. Duffy shares his celebrated advice of breaking your pattern of availability and living your life more vulnerable, authentic, and accepting of yourself. A recurring parent and relationship expert featured on the Steve Harvey show, Duffy regularly contributes to various online publications such as The Today Show, Fox News, NPR, Huffington Post, Time, and more. Listen in to learn how to confidently embrace your unknown future by recognizing the power that’s already wit

Tapping into our true potential takes a lot of “heart”. As an author, speaker, and strategist, Howard Martin knows all too well that making positive changes in our lives means digging deep and coming to terms with what we find. When we do, though, we can live more purposefully. Now, as the Executive Vice President of Strategic Development at HeartMath, he helps people incorporate their hearts’ intelligence into everyday life situations. Specifically, he connects art, science, and technology to help people reduce stress and build resilience as evidenced in the book he co-authored: Heart Intelligence: Connecting with the Intuitive Guidance of the Heart. Howard is also a member of Deepak Chopra’s Evolutionary Leaders Organization. We’re delighted to have him join us on this pulsating episode of Inflection Point. Key Takeaways:  Leave a tumultuous life behind—even when the chaos gives you security. [0:05:36] Discover your ideal alignment and embrace adventure during life transitions. [0:09:03] Go beyond “feeling

Are you your BEST self? Visionary and brand strategy powerhouse Robin Fisher Roffer, founder and CEO of Big Fish Marketing, shares her humbling truth on the importance of looking within to discover your ultimate self-worth and potential. Roffer and her award-winning team have revolutionized world-renowned brands such as The A&E Network, Animal Planet, Discovery, Food Network, FX, Hallmark Channel, History, Lifetime, and many more. Yet her stellar advice transcends throughout industries beyond entertainment and zeroes in on an even bigger “household name” – that of, the human spirit.  Listen in as Roffer shares personal anecdotes to transform the life you’re living into one that’s rich with validation, success, and happiness. Start moving forward fearlessly and discover “Brand YOU” – right now. Key Takeaways: Appreciating and celebrating every moment of accomplishment. [3:51] Letting fear serve as a positive motivator for inner power and success. [6:20] Embracing faith in yourself when facing uncertainty.

As the founder and chief visionary officer of BNI, the world’s largest business networking organization, Dr. Ivan Misner is masterful when it comes to connecting. He is called the “Father of Modern Networking” by CNN and one of the “Top Networking Experts to Watch” by Forbes. His explosive organization has expanded to more than 7,000 chapters nestled in nearly every continent of the world.   His latest book, Avoiding the Networking Disconnect: The Three R’s to Reconnect, is just one of more than 20 publications under his repertoire. Add to his credit his featured columns sprawling across both FOX Business and Entrepreneur.com, and you might agree he knows a thing or two about stellar success strategies. In this insider interview, Dr. Misner reveals how he built a global empire, in addition to sharing his tips on productivity and the “VCP’s” of relationship building in today’s social economic climate.      Key takeaways: Work the room and automatically connect with people – one-on-one or within a group – by

Feeling stuck in your everyday life? This episode of Inflection Point features spiritual visionary and thought leader, Derek Rydall. He’s the author of Seven Steps for Radical Life Change, and is a leading expert on the revolutionary Law of Emergence. His podcast which is aptly titled, Emergence, highlights tips for how to realize financial freedom and abundance, be more productive and creative, and achieve true wealth and happiness. In sharing a bit of his personal trials, Rydall offers a motivating message for anyone who wants to improve their life. He uses analogies you can understand to explain exactly how the Law of Emergence works as well as how we can embrace it. It’s also an insightful message about how to appreciate the abundance all around us—right now—and better tune in to our inherent positivity. Key takeaways: Finding humor in everyday situations and using humor to stay upbeat. Recovering from addiction and leveraging it to live better and more fully. Overcoming the mind traps associated with fa

You may have heard of Jacqueline von Edelberg, the woman who overhauled an underperforming Chicago school and lived to tell about it. She has been featured on CNN, NPR and Oprah and Friends for her revitalization efforts behind the once fledgling Nettlehorst School. It was this experience that led Jacqueline to co-author the book, How to Walk to School: a Blue Print for a Neighborhood School Renaissance. Now, as the Director of Dabble Kids, an online platform that offers hyperlocal enrichment activities for families and their children, she continues a legacy in broadening opportunity, engagement, and person-to- person connection (in an otherwise web-based world). Jacqueline possesses an uncanny ability to bring others together for the common good. For this reason alone, Jacqueline is simply an awe-inspiring person with plenty of sage wisdom to share. It also makes her the perfect guest for this episode of Inflection Point. Key takeaways: Creating an infrastructure for an initiative to get results. [2:33] App

As a Curator of Confidence and Uniqueness, Rick encourages people to playfully and strategically dig into their life’s closets, bringing out their uniqueness as a means for building confidence, and owning their unique space on the planet. Rick came out as a gay man at age 38, with a wife and two kids. His work as a Life Strategist, Podcaster of The Coming Out Lounge, blogger for the Huffington Post, and Author of the book, Frankly My Dear I’m Gay: A Late Bloomers Guide To Coming Out, has proven his talent to guide people, out of hiding, and into their own brilliance.   His humor and kick-butt attitude is evident in today’s podcast where we explore the freedom for all people to truly be themselves and love themselves unconditionally.   Key Takeaways: Learn how mistrust, even toward yourself, fringes upon your sense of freedom. [2:12] Stand in your truth and draw a line in the sand…understand how having this mentality can help identify triggers and iron out any personal challenges – big or small – as a resu

Have you ever purchased a product advertised on an infomercial? Have you ever contemplated what kind of messaging influences consumers and turns them into raving fans?   Today’s conversation is with marketing tycoon, Alex Mandossian. In uncovering a Socratic and karmic marketing method, Alex has generated nearly $400 million in sales and products for his clients and strategic partners across five different continents since 1993. His all-in commitment – mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual – is why he serves as a “marketing therapist” for thought leaders such as Jack Canfield and Harvey MacKay. As the world’s leading master trainer to virtual trainers in the online marketplace, Alex is a veteran at growing “skill-sets, heart-sets, mind-sets, and balance sheets,” and his actionable advice has been shared everywhere from webinars to the stage, even presenting alongside His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. Key takeaways: Utilize the “ask methodology” to connect the dots within a niche market. Debunk the myth that

We all want that engaged, productive feeling when we go to work, yet so many of us are sometimes disengaged from what we’re doing. How can we create a better dynamic with coworkers as well as establish teams that truly thrive? As the CEO of the Gabriel Institute, Dr. Janice Presser has studied Teamability® — team interaction in clinical, academic, and business settings — for more than 40 years. She came up with technology methods to enhance collaborative cultures and make meaningful work and organizational health a top priority. She is the author of six books; her latest is Dr. Janice: Thoughts and Tweets On Leadership, Teamwork And Teamability. She sheds insight into group dynamics and inspires us to more mindfully lead and serve. Key takeaways: Reframe your concept of teamwork to view it as a living being. Recognizing strengths and weaknesses in team members as opportunities for  advancement and better synergy. Understanding team member roles. Making leadership a team sport. Motivating team members to pitc

Imagine being 21 years old and nearly bankrupt working for a company that’s going down like a sinking ship. Fears also compounded by the looming threat of someone suing you for a cool $1 million. How would you tranquilize these events and create opportunity?   Scott Gerber dug himself out from these trenches at the worst economic time possible. He realized early on that the 9-5 job route was never an option for someone with creativity and passion – someone who strived to play in the big pond. Now as CEO of CommunityCo, with an ever-growing customer base and as the founder of the exclusive, member-only Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) and Forbes Councils, Scott is helping others to focus on building relationships and communities. Also a syndicated columnist and author of the book, Never Get a “Real” Job, Scott certainly took the road less traveled. He dishes in today’s podcast on his bootstrapping ways.   Key takeaways: Burn your business plan. Prepare yourself for gut punches during those key developmental s

Growing up with a father who epitomized the advertising age’s “original madmen,” Bryan surely ate ideas for breakfast. It’s no wonder he claims he is “obsessed with creativity and the creative process.” Bryan is Cofounder and Chief Idea Guy of the Growth Engine Company, a sixteen-year-old firm which enables a variety of Fortune 500 clients, including Kraft and Ford, to generate new business concepts and innovations. His latest book, 21 Days to a Big Idea, unleashes powerful creative thinking techniques for individuals as well as small business enterprises. His inventive approach as the “new product guru” has been highlighted by the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Business Insider, Fast Company, and countless other entrepreneurial-driven publications. Key takeaways: Stop waiting for inspiration to hit. Simply draw a circle around yourself. What challenges or problems can you solve within this space? Remember when you wished upon a star every night? Return to that juvenile state and make impossible wishes…possibl

David Novak was recognized in 2012 as CEO of the Year by Chief Executive Magazine, one of the world’s best CEOs by Barrens, one of Fortune’s top people in business, and one of the 100 best performing CEOs in the world by Harvard Business Review. But, he’s not basking in the glow of these achievements like you might think. Novak is too busy recognizing the good work of others. In fact, the co-founder and former CEO of YUM! Brands, Inc., has a megaphone in one hand and the superlative knowledge to match…and today he’s shouting out a little known secret about the best way to build a culture – at work, at home, and at play.    Novak is the author of The Education of an Accidental CEO and Taking People With You. His latest book, O Great One, is the launch pad to his newest venture, OGO Enterprises, LLC. He talks to Inflection Point host, Luke Iorio, about personal and professional fulfillment and how we can all enhance our connections with others in the smallest, yet most profound ways. Key takeaways: Discover wh

If you had the choice to secure the path of a billionaire at age 20, would you? Meet the 76-year-old man who faced that decision, and chose the alternative—the one that would factor in family, children, friends, and other mentors and teachers.  The life of Alan Fox bounces from one extraordinary success to another in both his personal and professional endeavors. With every triumph—from starting his own commercial real estate company in 1968 that would amount to $1.5 billion, to becoming a New York Times bestselling author of People Tools, Alan takes us behind-the-scenes of his best pearls of wisdom. Simple, straightforward advice on happiness, success, and building positive connections, both in business and in life, that has amassed faithful readership and captured the attention of the Steve Harvey Show and the Meredith Vieira Show.   Key takeaways:  Recognize what will happen when you don’t tug on a problem from its roots.  Learn why kindness and philanthropy go hand-in-hand and why such opportunities

Have you ever thought about giving it all up? The house? The job? Day-to-day normalcy?   Meet a couple who is on the hunt to collect experiences and moments, not possessions. With a moniker of the “Wandering La Vignes,” Justin and Patrice La Vigne are tried and true modern-day nomads since 2011, living a very nontraditional life … and making it work! With more than 12,000 trail miles between them, it’s safe to say they spend more time hiking in the backcountry than trekking city streets. It’s what they learn about themselves, along the way, which points them toward their true north and purpose in life. Even though the Wandering La Vignes have some big goals (hint: 20,310 feet), their travels show us that even just taking smaller leaps of faith can lead to endless learning and play.    Key takeaways:  Score a panoramic view of best practices for disappearing from traditional norms in favor of a freer, more expansive existence.   Say hello and treat everyone like they are a CEO, never knowing what opport