Heartbeat For Hire with Lyndsay Dowd

Lori Bush is a CEO, speaker and a woman committed to the science of skincare.  In 2007, Bush partnered with the founders of Rodan + Fields, to lead the company’s pivot out of department stores and into the direct selling channel.

As CEO, Lori took the company from re-stage to the largest independent premium skincare brand in the U.S. At the time of her retirement in 2016, the company was valued at $1.5 Billion with continuing high double-digit YoY revenue growth.

In May of 2020, Lori launched Solvasa, a new company and a new category in wellness she calls integrative beauty. The company, co-founded with leading Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Ritu Chopra, was inspired by her post-retirement experience with breast cancer and based on recognition of macro trends with unmet needs in the areas of beauty and wellbeing.

Bush is frequently asked to share her professional knowledge as a speaker and writer in the areas of beauty, wellness, women’s leadership and consumer commerce. She is co-author of the best-selling beauty and wellness book, Write Your Skin a Prescription for Change.

To learn more about Lori, you can follow her on Linkedin: ⁠

linkedin.com/in/lori-bush-1a5577a

Lori Bush is a CEO, speaker and a woman committed to the science of skincare.  In 2007, Bush partnered with the founders of Rodan + Fields, to lead the company’s pivot out of department stores and into the direct selling channel.

As CEO, Lori took the company from re-stage to the largest independent premium skincare brand in the U.S. At the time of her retirement in 2016, the company was valued at $1.5 Billion with continuing high double-digit YoY revenue growth.

In May of 2020, Lori launched Solvasa, a new company and a new category in wellness she calls integrative beauty. The company, co-founded with leading Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Ritu Chopra, was inspired by her post-retirement experience with breast cancer and based on recognition of macro trends with unmet needs in the areas of beauty and wellbeing.

Bush is frequently asked to share her professional knowledge as a speaker and writer in the areas of beauty, wellness, women’s leadership and consumer commerce. She is co-author of the best-selling beauty and wellness book, Write Your Skin a Prescription for Change.

To learn more about Lori, you can follow her on Linkedin: ⁠

linkedin.com/in/lori-bush-1a5577a

Lex Gillette is a globally recognized Paralympian who competes primarily in the long jump. He’s a five-time Paralympic medalist, four-time world champion, and the current world record holder in the long jump with a leap of 22 feet 1 inch.

Robbed of his sight during childhood, Lex Gillette, with the aid of his mother, was determined not to fall victim to a world consumed by darkness. His athletic talents have been featured by ESPN, Sports Illustrated, USA Today Sports, and People Magazine.

He is a 2015 inductee in the ADN Hall of Fame. As a keynote speaker, Lex’s message is There is no need for sight when you have a vision®. He empowers his audiences to see more than just the physical world in front of them.

Prepare to be inspired and motivated, to learn who you really are, and how to become the person you desire to be. It’s what Lex does. He … Teaches … People … To … See.

To learn more about Lex, you can follow him on Linkedin: ⁠

⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexgillette/

or on his website:

https://lexgillette.com

Andréa Albright is a seasoned entrepreneur, author of 28 books, a YouTube superstar and a woman with a track record of disruptive innovations who is on a mission to create the next movement for authors and evolve the publishing industry. Andrea is the Founder and CEO of Beverly Hills Publishing™.

She leverages her expertise in brand development to help thought leaders and innovators turn their message into a million-dollar brand. Because of this, she considers herself not just a publisher, but a Legacy Maker.

Her firm is the first in the industry to combine 7-star publishing, marketing, and PR services to ensure successful book launches that achieve both the tangible and intangible outcomes her authors are looking for.

To learn more about Andréa, you can go to her website: ⁠

⁠https://beverlyhillspublishing.com/

or on Facebook and Instagram:

@beverlyhillspublishing

Justin Janowski has helped hundreds of coaches build their dream businesses from the ground up. Driven by his faith, he founded Faith2Influence to help people learn what it takes to turn coaching into a profitable business venture.

Justin has guided Christian and non-Christian coaches alike through the rewarding process of optimizing business models, pricing, and sales strategies so that they can scale their income alongside their impact.

He has a passion for sharing this process with emerging Entrepreneurs to help them simplify and grow their businesses the right way.

To learn more about Justin, you can go to his website: ⁠

⁠https://goodsalespdf.com/

or on Linkedin:

@justinjanowski

Kimberly Brady is a Life and Business Coach, Speaker, and a 2 Time Best Selling Author.  She channels athletic excellence to elevate small businesses and enhance the lives of entrepreneurs.

Kim has recently published “Get Stuck In! – Lessons from the Pitch to Build Your Business” and is a co-author on a collaborative project titled “Forever Athlete” – a collection of stories from high-level performers in both sport and life.

Her areas of expertise include working small business owners and entrepreneurs with less than 50 employees, athletes in transition from sport, team building, leadership development, and LGBTQ+ advocacy.

To learn more about Kim, you can go to her website: ⁠

⁠https://kimbradybusinesscoaching.com/

or on Linkedin:

@kimbrady

Iris Zimmerman is a speaker, entrepreneur, business owner, podcast host, Hall of Fame Fencing Champion and former Olympian. She is a certified leadership and performance coach that owns Monarch Leadership Group.

Iris co-hosts the podcast Untrained with her colleague and friend, Whitney Otto. Her roster of clients include leaders from sales, healthcare, to startups and small business owners – all trying to find their own growth while simultaneously growing their businesses and teams.

Iris lives in Rochester, NY with her family and is dedicated to working with and impacting clients while being present to raise her two daughters to become badasses.

To learn more about Iris, you can go to her website: ⁠⁠https://monarch-leadership.com/

or

on Linkedin: @iriszimmerman

Culture has become a phenomenon in the last few years and we’ve seen an uptick in strategic investment to make it work well, but there is still so much room for improvement. We see this broad spectrum of what culture can be and COVID has just magnified what that means and how we can foster a strong culture in different environments. 

This week’s guest is Lisa Belanger, CEO and Founder of ConsciousWorks. Lisa joins Heartbeat For Hire for an engaging conversation on how can we create a space of belonging within your organization to get people leaning into their jobs from a productivity and performance perspective as well as a mental health and wellbeing perspective. The episode covers how to find commonalities and universal truths, tools for working with a team member who is struggling with burnout in silence, and low cost or no cost ways to help your people feel accommodated and seen.

Lisa is the CEO of ConsciousWorks, a consulting firm that helps leaders apply the findings from leading-edge scientific research to maximize their mental capacity and performance. Lisa has a Ph.D. in Behavioural Medicine, an Executive MBA, and is a Certified Exercise Physiologist and High Performance Specialist.

Running legend Dave McGillivray has increased the self-esteem of millions of people through his work as an entrepreneur, philanthropist, motivational speaker, author, and athlete.

Dave is best known for his athletic feats including his 80-day trek across the United States, running the 3,452 miles from Medford, Ore., to Medford, Mass. in the summer of 1978 to benefit the Jimmy Fund.

In addition, he’s received great acclaim for directing or consulting on more than 1,400 events throughout the world including the Boston Marathon, the Olympic Marathon trials, and the Olympic Games.

To learn more about Dave, you can go to his website: ⁠⁠https://dmsesports.com/

or

on Linkedin: @dave-mcgillivray

Samantha McKenna, CEO of #samsales Consulting, is an award-winning sales leader, brand ambassador for LinkedIn, LinkedIn Sales [In]sider, angel investor, board member, and highly sought-after speaker. With more than 65,000 LinkedIn followers, Sam has inspired sales professionals with her tangible sales tips and actionable advice used daily by executives and teams alike.

Sam has been named a Top 50 Woman in Revenue, Top 25 Women in Revenue, Top 20 Women in Sales Leadership, appears as one of the faces of LinkedIn Sales Navigator’s marketing campaigns, and has been named a Top Ten LinkedIn Sales Star several times over. Sam is dedicated to shining a light on her trademark Show Me You Know Me and #givefirst mantras – and together with her team, raised over $50,000 for charity in both 2021 and 2022 with the innovative #samsales ‘Show Me You Know Me’ Charity Event.

To learn more about Samantha, you can go to her website: ⁠⁠https://samsalesconsulting.com/

or

on Linkedin: @samsalesli