Brains Behind It with Dave Farrow

If you’re navigating uncertainty in your personal life or work/entrepreneurial life, this interview with author, consultant, and “now what?” expert, Brenda K. Reynolds, explores dealing with change and uncertainty. Dave and Brenda discuss how to navigate what she’s coined “transition fog.” After all, Brenda sees FOG as a Freaking Opportunity for Growth! 

Brenda K. Reynolds, Founder of BKR Consulting, Inc.  is a sought-after organization and change management consultant, speaker, coach, and facilitator who has worked with hundreds of major corporations, nonprofits and organizations including Special Olympics, McDonalds and many more

This inspiring change agent draws on her extensive consulting, leadership, and personal experiences to equip audiences with easy-to-apply strategies for managing complex transitions that have the power to bring us to a complete stop when the answer to the pressing question “now what?” is not readily available.

Brenda is a “now what?” expert, TEDx speaker on Navigating Transition Fog and author of the Amazon bestseller TBD-To Be Determined: Leading with Clarity and Confidence in Uncertain Times.  She is also a regular radio and podcast guest.

As a presenter, Brenda explores critical topics with tremendous insight, honesty, warmth, and humor, using her rare ability to inspire audiences and leave them with actionable change strategies for finding clarity in the workplace…and life space!

Brenda holds an MS in Organization Development and uses her background as a leader and consultant to bring practical, collaborative methods to complex issues.

See her TEDx talk here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JZMfUHuTo4

Learn more at BrendaKReynolds.com

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Robert Uttaro is currently in his 13th year as a rape crisis counselor and community educator. Inspired by his undergraduate studies in Criminal Justice, he continues to embrace a life-long commitment to activism and advocacy for survivors of sexual violence. Serving as a counselor, Uttaro supports rape survivors and their significant others through mental, emotional, spiritual, and legal issues. He also facilitates workshops that unpack the realities of sexual violence, and offers strategies for support and prevention with a focus on healing. Uttaro has been featured in magazine publications across the country and on international radio broadcasts. Through the grace of God, Uttaro’s work and To the Survivors continues to impact peoples’ minds and hearts globally. 

Website: http://www.robertuttaro.com/

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Nancy Willard is an internationally recognized expert in bullying prevention. She is director of Embrace Civility in the Digital Age, which provides research-based guidance to school leaders. Her latest books on bullying are “Engage Students to Embrace Civility” and “Be Positively Powerful: An Empowerment Plan for Teens Who Are Bullied and Harassed.” At this time, she is especially focused on strategies to better empower students who are being bullied or harassed and to assist these students, their parents, and parent advocates to better document what is happening and insist that the school engage in the actions necessary to correct the situation. Websites: http://embracecivility.org and http://donkeyeeaw.org. ‘

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Kristi Knoblich Palmer is a co-founder of Kiva Confections. Prior to a career in cannabis, Kristi worked in the fine dining/hospitality industry and co-founded a wedding photography business. Taking what she knows from the customer services industry, Kristi is the driving force behind Kiva’s customer service philosophy and has created and applied best practices in sales, distribution, and marketing to cannabis operations. Kiva serves the state of California with its high-quality edibles, as well as provides category leaders in other verticals through its distribution company, Kiva Sales and Service. Kristi is passionate about creating a healthy regulatory environment for the cannabis industry. She serves as the Board President for CCIA and is a founding board member of CCMA, two reputable California cannabis trade organizations. Website: www.kivaconfections.com

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Allen Mendenhall is Associate Dean and Grady Rosier Professor in the Sorrell College of Business at Troy University, policy advisor at The Heartland Institute, Associated Scholar at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, and the publisher and editor-in-chief of Southern Literary Review.

Visit his website at AllenMendenhall.com.

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Ken Keis, Ph.D. is an expert on leadership, purpose, wellness, and the foremost global authority on personality and behavioral assessments, that increase and multiply your success rate. Ken has cocreated CRG’s proprietary development models and written over 4 million words of content for 40 business training programs and 500+ articles. His passion is assisting individuals, families, teams, and organizations to realize their full potential and to live On Purpose!

An internationally known author, speaker, and consultant, in the past 32 years, Ken has conducted more than 3000 presentations and 10,000 hours of consulting and coaching. Dr. Keis is the author of Why Aren’t You More Like Me?, Deliberate Leadership, and The Quest For Purpose!

Best selling authors Kenneth Blanchard, Jim Kouzes, and Marshall Goldsmith have endorsed Ken’s work.

His experience covers all areas of development—career, business, sales, personal, professional, purpose, wellness, leadership, communications, team-building, HR and organizational. He has served clients from Cape Town, London, Tokyo, Sydney, Vienna, and Brussels, to LA, Miami, Vancouver, Toronto, and Mexico City.

He is President and CEO of Consulting Resource Group International, Inc., founded in 1979. Many professionals herald CRG as the Number One global resource center for Personal and Professional Development. Over 1 million people in 30 countries and 12 languages have engaged CRG processes to Enrich Their Lives. In fact, professionals are so impressed with CRG processes (assessments), that 80% switch to CRG resources—no matter what they have been using or how long they have been using them. In this industry, that is unparalleled success. Organizations such as the American Management Association, Justice Institute of BC, International Coaching Federation, and Adult and Career Development Network have embraced and endorsed CRG resources over others on the market.

CRG clients include Boeing, Chrysler, Honda, Ford, London Drugs, AT&T, PG&E, Manulife Financials, European Union Center for Leadership Development, universities, career centers, and thousands of HR professionals, coaches, individuals and small business owners around the globe.

Ken is host of the top-rated podcast Secrets of Success™ with Dr. Ken Keis now with over 300 episodes and a frequent podcast and media guest. His focus is sharing (via live, virtual or ecourses) CRG’s unique developmental models to assist individuals, families, teams, and organizations to realize their potential and purpose in the emotional, mental, psychological, intellectual, interpersonal, physical, financial, and spiritual areas of life.

Discover More at:

www.crgleader.com

www.kenkeis.com

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As a professor of Organizational Change and Development at the University of New Haven in Connecticut Wally received the highest ratings of all professors in 2012. Wally is a proud member of the C-Suite Advisors Network. Wally is married to his lovely wife Lori for more than 26 years. They have two daughters, one son, three grandchildren, two rescue dogs a very dysfunctional cat. Wally has passion for golf, family, politics, and good movies. Website: http://www.wallyhauck.com/

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Being a student and teacher of life for nearly twenty years has taught me one thing: The journey never ends. We are always learning. My journey began with a pilgrimage in my late twenties, which prompted me to return to school for a Master’s Degree in Counseling.

Today I enjoy a career as a writer, teacher, counselor and energy coach. In essence, I teach flow: The ability to harness one’s energy and use it to grow and promote goodness.

In my latest book, Modern Hippie: An Intuitive Journey Toward a Free-Spirited Life, I share my story of transformation and the many insights I’ve had along the way. Every life has a story. My story is about a young, neurotic woman who accidentally discovered the true meaning of life, which is flow and growth. Once I realized why we are all here, everything changed. Instead of chasing happiness, I stepped into my own flow and began expressing my truth and living my passion.

Website: http://kimberlykingsley.com/

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Born in Montreal, educated at McGill and Harvard Universities, Ronald M. Bazar has over 40 years of experience as a natural health insider both as an entrepreneur and business consultant. As an author, he provides a unique perspective and a road-map to healthy eating and sleeping. Years of research and his lifelong love of wellness have all made him an expert in natural health and sleep.

Ron is a firm believer that everyone is unique and, as such, no one approach can be perfect for everyone. His insights will both educate and inspire you. Resident of Vancouver, British Columbia for two decades, he currently lives on a remote island in British Columbia, Canada
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As an owner of AMC Media, Ron co-wrote and published the children’s books, I Love Not Smoking, over a million sold, From A to Z by Bike, over three million sold and the popular three book series Good Planets are Hard to Find.

He has been interested in sleep, health and healing for decades, and knows the industry both as a consumer and as a player in many roles.

Ron helped found The Trust for Sustainable Forestry which protects endangered forests. Website: http://www.sleepsecrets.net/

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Donna Chicone is an award-winning author, TEDx speaker and advocate for dogs. She is a former nurse, addictions counselor, 23-year corporate America professional, and host of Jazz and Jive’s TV Show. She is a devoted pet parent to her two Portuguese water dogs, Jazz and Jive, and is an advocate for the humane treatment of animals. When not writing or speaking about dogs, Donna is engaged in pet-assisted therapy work and K9 Nosework with her dogs. Website: https://superpetparent.com/

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