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Christopher Diaz Discusses Autism Awareness For The First Responder Community And How To Develop Great Negotiating Skills Sep 21, 2026

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Christopher Diaz was this week’s guest on Success Profiles Radio. He is a retired DEA Special Agent, keynote speaker, and founder of Alpha Innovative Solutions (AIS), a training and consulting company dedicated to autism awareness for first responders, law enforcement mentorship, and professional development. We discussed the challenges that go with parenting a nonverbal autistic child, training first responders on autism awareness, and recognizing the signs when identifying autism with someone they are trying to rescue. In addition, we talked about protecting autistic children from stranger danger and the value of gratitude. Finally, we discussed how negotiation skills have been a big part of his career, what makes a great negotiator, how being observant can work in your favor during life and death situations, the importance of asking great questions, and how to break someone’s pattern when they are being unreasonable. You can listen and follow the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Audible, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and at https://toginet.com/shows/successprofilesradio/ Please leave a 5-star review on iTunes and 5 stars on Spotify. Learn more about Christopher’s work at www.ais101.com

Filip Pesek Discusses How Founders And CEOs Can Reclaim 60+ Hours Per Month With Top 1% Executive Assistants Sep 18, 2026

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Filip Pesek as this week’s guest on Success Profiles Radio. He is the Founder and CEO of DonnaPro, a company that helps founders and CEOs reclaim their time and focus with the support of top 1% executive assistants from the EU. His company helps leaders reclaim 60+ hours per month through smarter systems and deep-work culture. We discussed how his 15-year pro basketball career has helped him in business, the value of studying successful companies as a model for your own business, how CEOs protect their time, and the importance of having an executive assistant in your business. In addition, we talked about how knocking on 10,000 doors in a year in a prior career made him more successful, his extensive hiring process in hiring EAs, the cost of wanting to be liked, and what people get wrong about sales/marketing/funnels. Finally, we discussed tasks you can assign to EAs that can help your business grow and be more efficient, how to know what to say yes or no to, and next business goals. You can listen and follow the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Audible, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and at https://toginet.com/shows/successprofilesradio/ Please leave a 5-star review on iTunes and 5 stars on Spotify. Learn more about Filip’s work at www.donnapro.com

Dre Baldwin Discusses His Book, Work On Your Game, And Becoming a Top 2% Performer Sep 03, 2026

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Dre Baldwin played professional basketball for nine years after sitting on the end of the bench in high school. He built that career and his business career through disciplined execution, which he teaches to his audiences and his clients. He has also authored 43 books, delivered four TEDx talks, and produced over 3600 episodes of his daily MasterClass with more than 100 million pieces of content consumed worldwide. We talked about his book Work On Your Game and what that concept actually means, why high performers underperform relative to their potential, the connection between identity and performance, and the power of owning the room. In addition, we talked about why talented people plateau and how to break through that, building confidence without external validation, how to respond when performance drops, and building a bulletproof mindset. Finally, we discussed how to be in the top 2% of performers, how he built his speaking career, and how he discovered his pricing structure for his talks. You can listen and follow the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Audible, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and at https://toginet.com/shows/successprofilesradio/ Please leave a 5-star review on iTunes and 5 stars on Spotify.

Adam Lyons Discusses Maximizing Profits With AI, Its Role In The Sales Process, And How to Hire And Keep A-Players Sep 01, 2026

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Adam Lyons was this week’s guest on Success Profiles Radio. He is one of the leading consultants in the AI space and talks to companies and clients about how to maximize their profits and efficiency with AI. We talked about what sword fighting can teach us about business, the challenges of playing offense and defense at the same time in business, what a great AI consultant can do for your business, and how to know if taking equity in a deal is a good idea or not. In addition, we discussed his favorite uses for AI, the role of AI in the sales process, hiring and training salespeople, how to compensate A-players so that they will stay with you, and creating a culture that A-players will want to be part of. Finally, we discussed how to see opportunities that no one else sees and what has surprised him about his journey. You can listen and follow the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Audible, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and at https://toginet.com/shows/successprofilesradio/ Please leave a 5-star review on iTunes and 5 stars on Spotify.

Benjamin Olivares Discusses Succeeding In Luxury Retail Sales and Assisting Clients To Improve Profitability Through His Company, Elite Merchant Solutions Aug 28, 2026

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Benjamin Olivares was this week’s guest on Success Profiles Radio. His background is in luxury retail sales where trust, consistency, and client experience are essential. He currently leads Elite Merchant Solutions, helping businesses reduce processing costs and protect margins through compliant cash discount programs. We talked about what jiu-jitsu has taught him about business, his work in luxury retail sales, the differences he has seen working with high-income clients versus the masses, and what high-end clients expect. In addition, we discussed giving clients a memorable experience, how high achievers make decisions quickly, how elite salespeople operate at their peak, and how to navigate through difficult situations. Finally, we talked about what makes Elite Merchant Solutions different from other payment processing providers, how to know when it’s time to get a payment processing solution, building trust, and the value of being bilingual in business.

Sasha Giglio Discusses Her Upcoming Memoir About Hiding And Overcoming Addiction, Her Custody Battle, Succeeding In A Male-Dominated Industry, And More Aug 24, 2026

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Sasha Giglio was this week’s guest on Success Profiles Radio. She is a marketing executive in the investment management industry and storyteller writing about addiction, ambition, motherhood, and recovery. Her work explores the dangerous edge of a life built on fearlessness: how the same drive that helps a woman rise can also bring everything crashing down. We discussed her upcoming memoir, why she wrote it, how our strengths can become our liabilities, and how to handle someone who tries to weaponize our weaknesses against us. In addition, we talked about dealing with self-sabotage, how to read a room to the greatest advantage, how she hid her addiction from her workplace for as long as she did, and her custody battle to get her son back after he was taken away from her. Finally, we discussed how to stop romanticizing your chaos, what pressure can teach us about ourselves, the importance of gratitude, and much more. You can listen and follow the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Audible, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and at https://toginet.com/shows/successprofilesradio/ Please leave a 5-star review on iTunes and 5 stars on Spotify.

Mark Reynolds Discusses His Book, Make Every Day Great! And His Framework For Creating Your Best Day Every Day Aug 17, 2026

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Mark Reynolds was this week’s guest on Success Profiles Radio. He is a certified high-performance coach, owner of Reynolds Coaching, and author of the book, Make Every Day GREAT! He helps high achievers break through the cycle of “fix my mindset” and “just give me the tactics” which keeps them stuck for years. We discussed his G.R.E.A.T framework to build a genuinely great day on purpose, the 60-second daily habit that starts your day perfectly, and being good to the future version of yourself. Finally, we talked about what deserves excellence and what doesn’t, what surprised him most about his journey, and much more. You can listen and follow the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Audible, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and at https://toginet.com/shows/successprofilesradio/ Please leave a 5-star review on iTunes and 5 stars on Spotify.

Eric Lofholm Discusses How To Create Revenue Now In Your Business Aug 10, 2026

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Eric Lofholm was this week’s guest on Success Profiles Radio. He is a master sales trainer, author, coach, and speaker who has dedicated over two decades helping sales professionals and business owners by training them in the art and science of selling. His students have over $500 million in revenue, and he is the author of 15 books including his new one, CREATE REVENUE NOW: 10 Proven Strategies to Create More Revenue Starting Today. We discussed having a “create revenue now” mindset, finding your next client in your existing database, finding the low-hanging fruit opportunities, and breaking out of a sales slump. In addition, we talked about pipeline management, auditing your sales presentation to improve it, his favorite lead generation activities, and his $250,000 idea that improved his business dramatically. Finally, we discussed creative deal making, group selling, going for much larger deals, and much more. You can listen and follow the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Audible, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and at https://toginet.com/shows/successprofilesradio/ Please leave a 5-star review on iTunes and 5 stars on Spotify. To claim his free book, CREATE REVENUE NOW: 10 Proven Strategies to Create More Revenue Starting Today and to watch his Create Revenue Now masterclass, visit www.createrevenuenowbook.com

Jay Abbasi Discusses The Importance Of Adapting To Adversity And Lessons He Learned In Executive Leadership Aug 07, 2026

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Jay Abbasi was the guest on this episode of Success Profiles Radio. He is a global speaker, TEDx speaker, coach, and former Tesla leader who empowers leaders and teams to thrive under pressure while protecting their energy and well-being. He led national training programs for over 1,000 employees at Tesla and also worked with professionals at Google, Amazon, TikTok, Wells Fargo, and more. We discussed what it was like working at Tesla, how losing his dad changed the trajectory of his career, building culture and high performing teams, and his formula for managing your energy to avoid burnout. In addition, we talked about what pressure can teach us about ourselves, why resilience can be hard, how to navigate through difficult challenges, and the difference between pushing through adversity and adapting to it. Finally, we discussed how elite leaders operate at their peak, why being liked isn’t important to high-level leaders, creating our best day, his journey to the TEDx stage, and making decisions quickly. You can listen and follow the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Audible, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and at https://toginet.com/shows/successprofilesradio/ Please leave a 5-star review on iTunes and 5 stars on Spotify. To learn more about Jay, go to https://jayabbasi.me

Jon Sheldon Discusses His Blueprints & Battle Plans Framework For Four Key Metrics To Make Clients More Profitable And Effective Aug 03, 2026

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Jon Sheldon was this week’s guest on Success Profiles Radio. He is a former Marine combat squad leader and business executive who now runs BelleauWood Coaching. He works with leaders, founders, sales professionals, and small teams on leadership, performance, alignment, and execution. He helps great salespeople become CEOs, busy people find balance, and high performing teams stay that way. We discussed radical honesty, developing courage, his Blueprint & Battle Plans framework for client transformation, and his transition from military life to civilian life. In addition, we talked about how combat and executive leadership taught him about adversity, the best example of leadership he ever experienced, and how elite leaders operate at their peak. Finally, we discussed creating your perfect day, how the most effective leaders make decisions quickly, preparing yourself mentally for the day ahead, and much more. You can listen and follow the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Audible, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and at https://toginet.com/shows/successprofilesradio/ Please leave a 5-star review on iTunes and 5 stars on Spotify. Learn more about Jon at https://www.belleauwood.coach

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