Scaling Up Services

Deirdre Breakenridge, Author, PR & Marketing Strategist, CEO, Pure Performance Communications

Deirdre K. Breakenridge is CEO at Pure Performance Communications. She’s a career-long storyteller and media expert, strategizing with brands and professionals to ignite engagement, lead pressing conversations and grow influence in the market. Deirdre has worked with senior leaders and organizations, including the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, JVC, Kraft, Nasdaq, NBA Events & Attractions and the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).

Deirdre is the author of seven business books sharing stories and advice to navigate changing consumer behavior and an evolving media landscape. Her most recent book, Answers for Ethical Marketers, will be released by Routledge in April 2021. Her book, Answers for Modern Communicators, was recognized among the Top 100 Storytelling Books of all-time by Book Authority in 2020.

For 15 years, Deirdre has taught PR and social media courses, online and in the classroom for NYU, UMASS, Rutgers, and Fairleigh Dickinson University. She took her passion for teaching to LinkedIn Learning, and as one of their instructors, she has developed eight video courses on PR and marketing.

Deirdre has been blogging at PR Strategies for over 10 years and she’s also the host of the podcast, Women Worldwide, which is nearing two million downloads.

Website: https://www.deirdrebreakenridge.com/​​​​

FEEL Academy: https://www.deirdrebreakenridge.com/d…​

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeirdreBreak​​​​…

Twitter: https://twitter.com/dbreakenridge​​​​

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deirdrebr…​

Email: deirdre@pureperformancecomm.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Verne Harnish, Founder, CEO, Scaling Up

Verne Harnish is founder of the world-renowned Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), with over 14,000 members worldwide, and chaired for fifteen years EO’s premiere CEO program, the “Birthing of Giants” held at MIT, a program in which he still teaches today.

Founder and CEO of Scaling Up, a global executive education and coaching company with over 190 partners on six continents, Verne has spent the past three decades helping companies scaleup.

He’s the author of the bestseller Mastering the Rockefeller Habits which is translated into 9 languages; and along with the editors of Fortune, authored The Greatest Business Decisions of All Times,” for which Jim Collins wrote the foreword. His latest book Scaling Up (Rockefeller Habits 2.0) has been translated into 19 languages and has won eight major international book awards including the prestigious International Book Award for Best General Business book.

Verne also chairs the annual ScaleUp Summits and serves on several boards including vice chair of The Riordan Clinic; co-founder and chair of Geoversity; and board member of the social venture Million Dollar Women. A private investor in many scaleups, Verne enjoys piano, tennis, and magic as a card-carrying member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians

https://scalingup.com/book/

https://scalingup.com/

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug C. Brown, CEO, Business Success Factors

Doug C. Brown is the CEO of Business Success Factors, international best-selling author of the book Win-Win Selling: Unlocking Your Power for Profitability by Resolving Objections, and a nationally recognized sales revenue growth expert and consultant. He has collected an impressive amount of experience throughout his life in different fields, especially sales, and has created over 35 companies. His mission is to help companies grow their sales revenue and to have better-performing sales teams.

https://www.facebook.com/dougcbrownbsf

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougbrown123/

https://twitter.com/dougcbrown123

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keziah Robinson, CEO Coach, Founder, Cassia Partners

Keziah Robinson, CFA is a business strategist, CEO coach, and investor. Described by her clients as a “shapeshifter” who “can coach business owners through any challenge at any stage of their business,” Keziah helps small business CEOs navigate the operational and existential challenges of scaling up, pivoting, and selling a business they’ve put their blood sweat and tears into. As the founder of the independent advisory firm Cassia Partners, she provides tailored solutions that incorporate elements of design thinking and behavioral science.

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

www.cassia-partners.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tina Dietz, Founder and CEO, Twin Flames Studios

Tina Dietz is an award-winning and internationally acclaimed speaker, audiobook publisher, podcast producer, influence and vocal leadership expert who has been featured on media outlets including ABC, Inc.com, Huffington Post, and Forbes. Tina’s podcast, The StartSomething Show, was named by INC magazine as one of the top 35 podcasts for entrepreneurs. Tina’s company, Twin Flames Studios, amplifies the influence of leaders, experts, and companies around the globe.

https://twinflamesstudios.com/

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

https://www.facebook.com/TwinFlamesStudiosLeadership/

https://www.instagram.com/thetinadietz/

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erin Fults, Founder & CEO, Acorn Studio

Erin Fults is a strategist, coach, implementer, and the founder of Acorn Studio, a business coaching and marketing consultancy. Erin passionately believes that healthy, sustainable small businesses can change the world, and she helps owners implement simple frameworks that maximize revenue and productivity so they can confidently grow the business they love.

Erin is a Storybrand Certified Guide and a Business Made Simple Certified Coach. The results for her clients are consistent leads, clear marketing strategies, and confident business owners. A right-and-left brainer, Erin’s background includes more than a decade of experience growing a professional photography studio and five years organizing and co-hosting an annual conference that attracted small business owners from around the world.

When she isn’t obsessing over her clients’ success, Erin and her husband, Jon, along with their three children, love hosting friends and family at their home in Mississippi. Most afternoons there are as many as 12 neighbor kids playing in her yard after school. When she can catch a few moments to herself, Erin enjoys cycling and reading. The verdict is still out on whether or not consuming stacks of marketing and business strategy books actually constitutes a hobby.

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

https://www.instagram.com/acornstudioms/

https://www.instagram.com/erinfults/

Skype: erinfults

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nick Tarascio, CEO, Ventura Air Services

Nick Tarascio is the dynamic CEO of Ventura Air Services, a fast-growing aviation company focused on aircraft sales, maintenance and private air charter services. Based at Republic Airport in Farmingdale, New York, Ventura is a family business that was founded by Nick’s father more than three decades ago. The company’s fleet of jets provides business and leisure travel services in North and South America and the Caribbean. Ventura is also a preferred “on-call” provider for rapid medical organ transplant teams that fly to hospitals in advance of life-saving surgeries.

A licensed pilot since the age of 13, Nick is rated to fly jet, turboprop and piston aircraft, including Learjets. In addition to being a jet pilot, he has extensive experience as a certified aircraft mechanic, avionics technician, and successful aircraft salesman. A leader in the private aviation industry, Nick’s been interviewed by Fortune, HuffPost, Business Insider, Newsday and Aviation Pros, and on BBC Television.

Nick is the author of “Own Your Own Plane: It Costs Less Than You Think,” which explains the significant benefits of private aircraft ownership. He is an astute entrepreneur with a deep understanding of finance, which he uses to assist clients in purchasing aircraft for personal use while helping them to develop financial strategies for using their aircraft as business and investment tools.

Nick believes that having a “pilot mindset”— which incorporates rigorous training, situational awareness, and rapid problem solving — gives him a unique advantage in business management and corporate leadership. He offers presentations to business groups and organizations on this subject. During his talks, he shares his experiences of flying, and of building a successful enterprise in a highly competitive sector.

At Ventura, Nick has built a culture centered around “operational excellence,” which is consistent among the company’s team of more than 45 employees, which includes pilots, maintenance personnel, and travel and customer service representatives.

As a pilot and an industry leader, he has been fortunate to have worked with and served influential leaders in the fields of politics, medicine, entertainment, the arts, and philanthropy, and finds great satisfaction in introducing people to the possibilities of a flying lifestyle.

Nick is also a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and performer, who has released three albums and continues to write new music.

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

https://www.linkedin.com/company/venturajet/

https://www.facebook.com/venturajet

https://venturajet.com/

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carlos Valdes-Dapena, Managing Principal, Corporate Collaboration Resources, LLC

Carlos is a keynote speaker, author, and organization development professional with over 30 years of experience supporting global corporations, including Mars, Inc., and IBM. He has written two books on teamwork: “Lessons from Mars: How One Global Company Cracked the Code on High Performance Collaboration and Teamwork” and “Virtual Teams: Holding the Center When You Can’t Meet Face-to-Face.” Both books are based on original research Carlos conducted during his 18 years as an internal consultant at Mars, where he worked with iconic brands such as M&M’s, Snickers, and Wrigley’s gum.

Carlos has presented and offered workshops at numerous conferences including the Midwest Technology Leaders Conference, the North American Organization Development Network, The Conference Board and the Organization Design Forum. He is also a guest lecturer at American University and George Mason University.

In addition to his speaking and writing, Carlos is the Managing Principal of Corporate Collaboration Resources, LLC, an organization and group effectiveness consulting firm specializing in creating and sustaining cultures of collaboration. His clients have included Maersk, J&J, Mars, Inc., and The World Cocoa Foundation.

carlos@corporatecollaboration.com}

https://www.carlosvdapena.com/

https://twitter.com/CarlosVDapena

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lisa Winneke, The Wholehearted Woman Mentor, Podcaster, Author and Speaker

Lisa is the embodiment of The Wholehearted Woman – a demonstration to women (and men!) all over the globe of what is possible when we are connected to our authentic selves and where we embrace ourselves and our humanity with love, understanding and compassion, cultivating the muscles to be vulnerable and courageous. So that we can live the life we have been uniquely gifted.

As a Mentor, Author, Connector, Podcaster & Speaker with qualifications in business and numerous energy modalities, she is passionate and committed to inspiring and supporting women and men to cross the bridge – from settling or what she calls ‘half-hearted’ living to embodying the wholehearted woman/man. Where women/men feel energised, inspired, connected, fulfilled and in joy – within their relationships, their life and purpose.

This deep desire to support women and men is fuelled by her own life experiences, having spent 15 years reconnecting to who she is at her core and loving herself back to wholeness, after suffering from decades of depression, an eating disorder and more recently, the end of her 20-year marriage.

Lisa has cultivated a deeply engaged audience and community as an authentic, vulnerable and courageous example of what wholehearted living is, in action.

Website www.lisawinneke.com

LinkedIn @lisawinneke

Facebook @lisawinneke

Instagram @lisawinneke

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brianna Carney, Co-Founder, CrewBloom

After leaving Amazon she spent a year traveling through Asia, which further motivated her to dive into the abundant resource of global human capital. She ended that trip in the Philippines, experiencing first hand the warmth of the people and culture. Upon coming back to the US, she started CrewBloom. 

With outsourcing and the call center industry being so well established she saw room for disruption and set out to connect better talent with roles they love. She met her cofounder Kate, initially brought on to oversee operations. Together they got to work implementing a more rigorous screening process for applicants and clients alike.

CrewBloom now has access to the top 2% remote professionals in the Philippines and clients supporting a human-centric workplace. With leadership built on confidence and empathy, Brianna guarantees client satisfaction by taking care of her people.

For her, preserving humanity in the workplace is crucial in a world that’s becoming more technology- focused by the minute, and that trust continues to be the recipe for her successful business. CrewBloom partnered with Time Doctor, a remote team tracking platform, that has helped them sustain a fully distributed team. In her spare time, Brianna loves scuba diving, she runs marathons, reads, cooks, and volunteers with Special Olympics. She has also been taking the time to learn to speak Tagalog.

Hire Remote Sales & Support Global Talent – CrewBloom

brianna@crewbloom.com

https://www.facebook.com/crewbloom/

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices