A Climb to the Top features a diverse cast of achievers from all walks of life. Overcoming adversity, career challenges, and life’s unexpected obstacles, it tells inspirational stories of how each climbed their way to to happiness and success. These are tales of human transformation and relate to anyone striving to reach the top of their personal mountains. Hosted by bestselling author and executive coach Chuck Garcia.
A Climb to the Top
101. Cicely Simpson - Speaker, Author, Coach
“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring in a folding chair.” This quote by Shirley Chisholm resonated powerfully with Cicely Simpson, who knows that it’s just as important to pull up your own chair as it is to be ready to take a seat. Author of “Pull Up Your C.H.A.I.R.,” Cicel...
Read more100. Athin Cassiotis - Business Coach & Mentor
Athin Cassiotis knows that success is guaranteed if you have the right coaches and mentors, so he helps enhance and develop the businesses of others. Athin strives to use his knowledge and experience to make a difference in other people’s lives. This is Athin’s Story of Transformation.
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Read more099. AdaPia d'Errico - Entrepreneur & Author
Connecting to your heart is one of the most important assets in the process of actualizing your true self. AdaPia d’Errico, author of “Productive Intuition: Connecting to the Subtle,” went on a journey to understand who she is, and she learned that she is not her title, her abilities, her care...
Read more098. Jim Johnson - ContractorCoachPRO
There can be a big difference between making a living and making a life. Jim Johnson, the Contractor Coach, recognized that difference, and now spends his career inspiring contractors to work on their business instead of in it, creating more capacity to grow and find the personal and financial freed...
Read more097. Dr. Joe Galati & Tiana Wang
Dr. Joe Galati M.D, world renowned liver specialist, and Tiana Wang, CEO of SMART Foundation, wake up everyday in the service of someone else’s health and well-being. The kicker.. Tiana is currently a high school senior.
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Read more096. Richie Contartesi - Motivational Speaker & Author
Richie Contartesi, #1 best-selling author, motivational speaker, and former professional football player, takes the lessons he learned on and off the football field and wakes up every day in the service of someone else’s success. This is Richie’s Story of Transformation.
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Read more095. Brian Covey - Author | VP at Loan Depot
The things we end up succeeding at are not always the things we originally set out to do. Brian Covey, author of “Conversations With Covey” and Vice President of loanDepot, knows what it’s like to recalibrate, redefine, and refocus on what success really means to him. He provoked change in his...
Read more094. Matt Doherty - Author & Former College Basketball Coach
Sometimes the path we choose does not choose us back, no matter how much we want it to. Matt Doherty, author of “Rebound: From Pain to Passion,” knows exactly what it’s like to have your dream turn its back on you. He now strives to help others conquer their challenges and find their own succe...
Read more093. Suzanne Kingsbury - Author
For aspiring writers, it can sometimes feel like the gateway to success is hard to get through. Suzanne Kingsbury, award winning author, has made it her goal to help writers not only open their gates, but realize that there are no gates at all. She knows we are all born storytellers, and we have eve...
Read more092. Aishwarya Srinivasan - Illuminate AI
Artificial intelligence and machine learning develop more and more every day. Aishwarya Srinivasan, an AI and ML Innovation Leader at IBM, has created a global community connecting people to her work. She strives to illuminate a world of endless possibilities using artificial intelligence. This is A...
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