Pursuing Perfect

Latest Episodes:

EP 016 Doug Brown: Understanding the Pathway to Making Predictable Sales Jun 23, 2021

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Doug C. Brown is a highly acclaimed Sales Revenue Growth Expert and international bestselling author who has created over 35 companies. Doug knows how to create the systems and sales teams to create sales in a variety of businesses. He is a coach and consultant that has advised thousands of individual business owners and large corporations including Enterprise-Rent Car, Nationwide, Intuit, Proctor and Gamble, CBS television, and others.

Doug served as an independent President of Sales and Training for Tony Robbins, Chet Holmes, Russ Whitney, and others. He has generated over $500-million in sales and his last client made $3-million in five weeks.

In our conversation, Doug shares his insights into understanding the pathway to making predictable sales, including:

· Learning how to make sales is a skill set.

· Perfectionists and the fear of failure.

· The law of averages and sales.

· Leadership and letting go of poor habitual behaviors.

· What military life taught him.

· The self-assessment checklist.

Enjoy the show!

Connect with Doug:

Website: www.businesssuccessfactors.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dougcbrownbsf

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

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EP 015 Amberly Neese: The Freedom Found in Meaningful Relationships with God Jun 02, 2021

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Amberly Neese is a comedian, speaker and mother of two. She is a popular women’s retreat speaker for the Aspire Women’s Event and host for Marriage Date Night. Amberly’s purpose is to help people find meaningful relationships with God and each other.

Amberly’s Bible study and book, The Belonging Project: Finding Your Tribe and Learning to Thrive, was released last year. Her latest projects, Common Ground: Loving Others Despite Our Differences and her devotional, The Friendship Initiative: 31 Days of Loving and Connecting Like Jesus were recently released.

In our conversation, Amberly and I discuss the themes of her projects and how it relates to the times and stresses that we have all been experiencing this past year.

The topics and insights Amberly share include:

· The loneliness of Americans even before the pandemic.

· How did Jesus navigate the political and socioeconomic tumult of the day?

· What we can learn from how Jesus made friendships and connections.

· Getting along with those who have different viewpoints.

Enjoy the show!

Connect with Amberly:

Website: https://www.amberlyneese.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amberlycomedian

Instagram: @AmberlyNeese_comedian

Twitter: @AmberlyNeese

Book: The Belonging Project: Finding Your Tribe and Learning to Thrive

Connect with Marc:

Website: http://www.kaschke.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marc.kaschke?fref=ts

Twitter: @marckaschke

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EP 014 Nance Schick, Esq.: How to Have Productive Conversations, Even with Explosive Topics May 26, 2021

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Nance L. Schick is an employment attorney, ethno-religious mediator, conflict resolution coach, diversity trainer, and author. Her approach to working with clients is unique as she proactively helps managers and small business owners stay out of court by building their conflict resolution skills. The result leads to everyone in the workplace having a better work experience.

She created the Third Ear Conflict Resolution process to help participants have productive conversations about explosive topics such as gender, race, religion, and disability. She also facilitates discussions privately in mediation, negotiation, and coaching sessions.

In our conversation, we discussed:

· How working at UPS in HR inspired her to attend Law School.

· Being pro-active-keeping clients out of court and fixing issues before they arise.

· Ethno-religious mediation and working at the United Nations.

· Explaining how the DiSC assessment works.

· Helping the perfectionist.

· Her book, DIY Conflict Resolution.

Enjoy the show!

Connect with Nance:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nschicklaw

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/third-ear-conflict-resolution/

You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxWunT7i1SW7RlcK5mIzwaQ

Book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/DIY-Conflict-Resolution-Choices-Actions-ebook/dp/B00R8GVQ16

Connect with Marc:

Website: http://www.kaschke.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marc.kaschke?fref=ts

Twitter: @marckaschke

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EP 013 Rick Ornelas: Even Perfectionists Can Change! May 19, 2021

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Positive change expert and author, Rick Ornelas, knows what it’s like to overcome the challenges of perfectionism. It held him back for twenty years before he wrote his best-selling book, 12 Hours of Heaven; Time on Earth.

Rick started the I Spark Change online community during the pandemic. The purpose is to build a community of amazing souls to spread positivity, hope, and love while creating a ripple effect throughout the world. The I Spark Change community is growing rapidly around the world.

Rick is a regular contributor to Lifehack, The Good Men Project, Medium, Morning Laziness, and Thrive Global.

In our conversation, we discuss:

· The story behind the book, 12 Hours of Heaven.

· Perfectionism puts stress on the family.

· Small changes become huge over time.

· Take imperfect action.

· The I Spark Change movement.

Enjoy the show!

Connect with Rick:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/isparkchange

Twitter: https://twitter.com/isparkchange

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-ornelas-620956208/

You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVxszC0wtIG4XxUOiFrHUqQ?

Book on Amazon: 12 Hours of Heaven; Time on Earth

Connect with Marc:

Website: http://www.kaschke.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marc.kaschke?fref=ts

Twitter: @marckaschke

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EP 012 Eleanor Haglund: Failure-It’s Just a Learning Process! May 12, 2021

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Eleanor Haglund started her entrepreneurial journey while attending Carnegie Mellon University. She wanted to launch an enhanced ebook technology product. She was passionate about it, but the consumers who would buy the product were not. That disappointment showed how failure can be a great learning process.

In her continued business journey, she found other entrepreneurs go through the same failures and learning processes. Those experiences led Eleanor to start Aspire360, a network for startup CEOs. Through her company, Eleanor offers her network of contacts and resources to help other startup CEOs fundraise and find product-market fit.

Aspire360 has built a network of serial entrepreneur coaches that have raised more than half a billion dollars. Some of the venture capital partners include Greycroft, Cowboy, and Inspired Capital.

In our conversation, Eleanor shares her story and insights, including:

· Letting go of the enhanced ebook tech dream.

· Putting product out early and getting feedback.

· What people are saying about MBAs or not having degrees.

· The resources of Aspire360.

· How entrepreneurial cultures vary across the US.

Enjoy the show!

Connect with Eleanor:

Website: www.aspire360.io

Facebook: : @Aspire360CEO

Twitter: @Aspire360CEO

LinkedIn: @Aspire360CEO

Connect with Marc:

Website: http://www.kaschke.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marc.kaschke?fref=ts

Twitter: @marckaschke

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EP 011 Julia Brodska: Best Life-ing May 05, 2021

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Life was fine for Julia Brodska as a young child in her native Ukraine. Then the ’89 war with Russia broke out, her parents lost everything, and they tried to start a new life in Australia. By age 10 she lost her dad to a stroke, her mom struggled, and Julia’s life went down a slippery slope throughout her teens and early twenties.

Therapists and mentors helped Julia transform her life, shed pounds, credit card and car loan debt. She overcame limiting beliefs and self-doubt.

Today, Julia runs two successful businesses and helps adults and corporate clients overcome obstacles she shares in her Best Life-ing book and programs.

In our inspirational conversation, Julia shares:

· How overcoming weight problems led to a successful business.

· The transformational experience of writing her book.

· Perfectionism does not exist.

· The seven Best Life-ing principles to live your dream life.

· The weekly review and reflection time.

· Embrace challenges!

Enjoy the show!

Connect with Julia:

Website: www.bestlifeing.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/bestlifeing.selfhelp

Twitter: www.twitter.com/bestlifeing

Instagram: @bestlife.ing

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-brodska-ab0b47151/

Connect with Marc:

Website: http://www.kaschke.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marc.kaschke?fref=ts

Twitter: @marckaschke

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EP 010 Tom Marcoux: The Confidence Solution Apr 28, 2021

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We want all our talks and pitches to be “perfect.” Yet we’ve all had those moments while making presentations or pitches where we made a mistake, forgot what we were going to say, got thrown off by a question or interruption.

Tom Marcoux, the Spoken Word Strategist and Executive Coach teaches people specific tools so one can handle any speaking situation with ease and confidence.

Tom won a special award at the Emmy Awards. Tom produced and directed a feature film that went to the Cannes Film market. He is an international speaker and author of over 50 books, including two required textbooks for MBA students at Sofia University. The San Francisco Examiner has designated Tom as the Personal Branding Instructor, and he has taught effective pitch delivery to Stanford and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs.

In our conversation, Tom speaks about perfectionism and how to present yourself in a way that connects and engages your listeners.

We discussed:

· When perfectionism isn’t working-use recovery methods, criteria for excellence, and the shift from fear.

· Connected audiences are forgiving.

· Giving yourself space during your presentation.

· Techniques for introverts.

· Convincing investors to fund you.

· The power of stories.

Take notes and enjoy the show!

Connect with Tom:

Website: GetTheBigYES.com

Facebook Group: Leverage and Expand Your Success and Happiness with Tom Marcoux

Courses: udemy.com

Connect with Marc:

Website: http://www.kaschke.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marc.kaschke?fref=ts

Twitter: @marckaschke

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EP 009 Ben Pankonin: Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs Apr 21, 2021

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Ben Pankonin is Co-Founder and CEO of Social Assurance, a company providing services to the financial services industry, with software and storytelling tools, all to help them build their brand, their cultures and their communities.

Ben frequently shares thought leadership and insights with over 1,000 financial brands that use Social Assurance.

Ben’s story of how he and his partner Matt started the company is a great example of how being imperfect led to a successful company that is a technology disruptor.

In our conversation, Ben shared his insights on what it takes to be an entrepreneur including:

· Exercise the entrepreneurship muscle.

· Exercise the muscle in a safe environment.

· Focus on client needs and develop resiliency.

· Mentors-reach out to industries outside your own.

· Being vulnerable leads to innovation.

Enjoy the show!

Connect with Ben:

Twitter: twitter.com/benpankonin

Instagram: Instagram.com/benpankonin

Twitter: twitter.com/socialassurance

Facebook: http://facebook.com/socialassurance

Instagram: Instagram.com/socialassurance

Connect with Marc:

Website: http://www.kaschke.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marc.kaschke?fref=ts

Twitter: @marckaschke

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EP 008 Pat Quinn: Compelling Presentations Through Storytelling Apr 14, 2021

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Pat Quinn is a presentation coach who has helped everyone from astronauts and mountain climbers to business owners and church leaders. His secret in getting people to communicate effectively is through the power of storytelling.

Pat is also the founder of StoryLinq.com, a software tool that helps people capture and store their stories to create great presentations.

The number one reason people fear public speaking or can’t share their story is the struggle with perfectionism.

In our conversation, Pat shares valuable tips and insights to make you a better presenter, including:

· The flaws in your story are the strengths, the human connection.

· The story framework to apply to your speaking.

· Pick one call to action for more effective presentations.

· The measurement of success-when customers take the next step with you.

· StoryLinq software-a free 30-day trial.

Get ready to take notes. Enjoy the show!

Connect with Pat:

Website: storylinq.com

Facebook: facebook.com/groups/storylinq

Connect with Marc:

Website: http://www.kaschke.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marc.kaschke?fref=ts

Twitter: @marckaschke

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EP 007 Rachel Beider: Letting Go to Grow your Business Apr 07, 2021

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What happens when you create a five-year plan, and everything comes to fruition in six months, and then you need to pivot and close two retail locations because of Covid? That happened to Rachel Beider, business consultant, author, speaker and owner of PRESS Modern Massage, a group of award-winning massage studios in NYC.

Rachel has been published in Forbes, Huffington Post, and featured in Entrepreneur and the Wall St. Journal. Her two books, Press Here, a Beginner’s Guide to Massage and Massage MBA: Run Your Practice, Love Your Life, are written with the solo-preneur in mind. In her consulting practice, Rachel works with clients in the wellness field to help them grow their businesses strategically, and without fear of delegating.

Rachel definitely knows how to work in the realm of perfectionism. In our conversation, she shares the challenges of growing a company so quickly, while still supporting her staff and giving quality service to customers.

We discussed:

· The unique method of growing her customer list.

· Overcoming the severe anxiety of shyness.

· The steps to delegation and letting go.

· The importance of having mentors and coaches.

Enjoy the show and let me know your thoughts!

Connect with Rachel:

Website: www.wellnessbusinessconsulting.com

Instagram: @wellnessbusinessconsulting

Books:

Massage MBA: Run Your Practice, Love Your Life

Press Here, a Beginner’s Guide to Massage