Charge Podcast

Don’t be fooled by his age! Jared Curry, 18 years old, is already the CEO of Scope Marketing where he oversees a team of completely remote digital marketing geniuses. They are helping new companies double their ROAs within weeks. At 16, Jared Curry read Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki and it changed his life. Now, Jared is changing the face of eComm marketing.

Clint is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience as a project manager and leader. He is a published author, teacher and expert in team building and the art of conversation.  Clint is a ForbesBooks Featured Author, ForbesSpeakers Thought Leader and frequently speaks at conferences on the subject of project management and teamwork, including the Executive Education program in the Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he is an adjunct professor. 

Peter Winick is the founder and CEO of Thought Leadership Leverage. For the past two decades he has helped individuals and organizations build and grow revenue streams through designing and growing their thought leadership platforms as well as acting as a guide and advisor for increasing business to business sales of thought leadership products. His clients come from a diverse set of backgrounds and specialties. They include New York Times bestselling business book authors, members of the Speakers’ Hall of Fame, recipients of the Thinkers50 award, CEOs of public and privately held companies, and academics at prestigious institutions such as Yale, Wharton, Dartmouth, and London School of Business. Peter has built his career and Thought Leadership Leverage to serve the needs of these individuals and others like them. Specifically, he uses his entrepreneurial experience and spirit along with a passion for using relationships to leverage growth.  He uses a combination of art, science, logic, focus, passion, and c

Jennifer has developed her expertise in Talent Strategy & Leadership Professional Development over her exciting 20+ year career as an HR Professional. She’s led international teams across Greater China, Mexico, the U.K., and the U.S. to expand into new markets, managing franchise retailers, and developing key strategic partnerships - all while exceeding business objectives and financial results. The rapid growth of her consulting firm 304 Coaching has been largely due to Jennifer’s unconventional approach to building innovative workforce development solutions for companies who are facing breakthrough growth and accelerated hiring patterns. She is a sought-after business strategist, specializing in startups and large value-based organizations. She assists her clients in building talent strategies that complement their business strategies to ensure exponential growth. She lives in Texas with her family and rescues. In her free time, she enjoys reading, historic preservation, remodeling her lake home, and sp

Gary Wilbers has been a successful entrepreneur his entire life. He now uses the knowledge he’s gained through his experiences to help individuals & organizations ascend to their peak through coaching, training & speaking. He is also the author of three books, Positive Culture Wins, 21 Ways to Attract, Retain & Engage Millennials and The High Achiever Leadership Formula. Gary's fourth book, Cultivate Positive Culture: 10 Actions to Faithful Living, comes out October of 2020. Gary is involved in his community and gives his time and resources to several organizations. His passion is working with Special Olympics Missouri. He currently serves as Chair of the Special Olympics Missouri Board of Directors and also served as the Capital Campaign Chair for the Training for Life Campus fund drive which funded the building of a state-of-the-art facility for Missouri athletes. One of his greatest joys is playing unified golf with Keith Lueckenhoff, a SOMO athlete. Gary and his wife Dana have three children

Part CEO, part personal development wonk, and part biohacker info geek, Thom King is a self-confessed serial entrepreneur. While his favorite book list contains many success-oriented and personal-development classics, the traditional definition of achieving success (e.g. make a lot of money) is not what inspires or motivates King. He follows more of a “you aren’t doing well unless you’re also doing some good” line of thinking. King’s company has been built around the simple principle of “do the right thing.” In 1999, Thom’s personal passion for food and his concern over the explosion of metabolic disease led him to found Steviva Brands, now known as Icon Foods, with a mission to help food manufacturers replace unhealthy sugars in their products with natural options. With 20 years of R&D work, Thom has helped hundreds of manufacturers improve the quality of their products. In recent years, his passion for food and optimal health have intersected with his embrace of a ketogenic (low carb, high fat) diet.

Commander Dave Sears, USN (ret.) served 20 years of active military duty within the United States Special Operations Command as a U.S. Navy SEAL officer. Commander Sears served on multiple east coast SEAL Teams, Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Joint Commands, and Headquarters USSOCOM. Dave has participated in a number of conflicts and contingency operations in Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. He is a graduate of Boston University and the Naval Post Graduate School with an MS in Defense Analysis. He currently works as Keynote Speaker, Managing Partner at Xundis Global, Senior Consultant and Advisor to multiple clients in the Defense and Technology space, an Adjunct to the Joint Special Operations University, and is a regular guest commentator on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, and CBSN.

Here is the recap of the eleventh season of the CHARGE Podcast. Check out our show notes at CHARGEPODCAST.COM for more information. 

Jason’s success as a leader has spanned more than two decades throughout the private sector, nonprofit sector, and public sector. Building high-performance teams has been his silver bullet to propel multiple seven-figure businesses. His practical and systematic approach to building business through happy, healthy, loyal teams, is now wrapped up in the High Performance Team Effect. Jason is also the current Mayor of South Lake Tahoe, CA. His leadership experience, positivity, and collaborative mindset is serving a pivotal role in managing the COVID crisis.

Jennifer Longmore, Leading Authority on Soul Purpose, and Elite Business Coach to enlightened entrepreneurs, is a sought-after media personality, 3-time best selling author, is world-renowned for her laser like clarity in seeing into the depths of your soul and bridging your connection to universal consciousness. For more than 15 years, she has served clients in permanently shifting the limiting beliefs and patterns that prevent them from being who they really are so that they can live their most abundant, aligned and accelerated soul’s journey. With over 30,000 soul purpose sessions, including the who’s-who of actors, professional athletes, CEO’s of leading companies and other influential luminaries, Jennifer continues to offer these high-level sessions to souls who are really committed to shine their light.

Rick proudly serves as the CEO of CH&M. CH&M is a family of businesses with a focus on PEOPLE over PROFITS. All too often, companies have neglected to see the synergies of a healthy work-life balance. An overworked, unappreciated employee brings that home with him/her, putting stress on important personal relationships. However, employees that are treated with the decency and respect they deserve will become better husbands, fathers, wives, mothers, friends, and neighbors. Rick believes that if a company focuses on the well-being of its people, the profits needed to fund or grow the business will happen through the dedication and love of its employees. Therefore, he is proud to say that all the companies under the CH&M umbrella are faith-based, family-focused companies centered around compassion for others, leadership over management, and zeal to see all employees fulfill their personal, professional, and spiritual potential.

Tim is the founder of Angiepalooza and Red Slipper Warrior Project.  He is a 32 year veteran of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Tim founded Angiepalooza and Red Slipper Warrior Project after the death of his newlywed bride, Angie to colon cancer.  He continues the mission today, promoting the empowerment of women and young girls fighting cancer.

A native of St. Joseph, MO, Stephen Minnis received his Bachelor’s degree from Benedictine College in 1982. He obtained his Juris Doctorate degree from Washburn University in 1985 and Master’s of Business Administration degree in 1993 from Baker University. Minnis began his legal career in the county prosecutor’s office for Johnson County, Kansas. Then at Sprint Corporation, he held the position of director, state regulatory and general attorney for 14 years. He served as president of the Benedictine College Alumni Association from 1991 to 1995 and joined the Benedictine College Board of Directors in 1992, serving until October 2004 when he became president of the college. He was honored with Benedictine’s Kansas Monk Award as an outstanding alumnus in 2001 and co-chaired the college’s successful 2004 Scholarship Ball.

Grant founded OnlineDegree.com with a purpose-driven mission: make college more accessible and affordable for everyone. After graduating college with an overwhelming amount of debt, he was determined to change how students embark on their college education. Grant has spent his entire career working in startups with nearly 15 years of experience and 2 prior exits to a publicly traded company. He has been a board member and donor to a number of non-profits, an advisor to many publicly traded companies and a guest speaker at seminars and graduate school courses. He graduated with honors from University of California Irvine in Economics.

Dr. Larry Linthacum is the superintendent of Jefferson City Public Schools. Dr. Linthacum has been in education for 26 years, 12 of those as a superintendent, and the last 5 in the Jefferson City Public school district. This brings his education career full circle in that he began as a Business teacher and Coach at Jefferson City High School.  Dr. Linthacum received his BS from the University of Missouri Columbia where he was a four-year letterman on the football team.  His Masters Degree and Specialist Degree in Superintendency are from Northwest Missouri State University.  Dr. Linthacum received his Doctorate of Education from the University of Missouri Columbia in 2016.  He has been married to his wife Angie for 21 years and they have 4 children: Micah, Sarah, Hannah, and Thomas. 

Mitchell is COO of Discover Praxis – a startup bootcamp and job placement program for entrepreneurial young professionals who want more than college. He's the author of Don’t Do Stuff You Hate, and frequently writes about how to navigate life and careers. He's radical about creating a better future and helping others do the same.

Michele is an Executive Confidence Coach & Rapid Rewire Expert and Founder and CEO of Nectar Consulting Inc.  Michele uses brilliant techniques to shift mental blocks and enhance the capacity of leaders, helping them build high performing teams and exponentially increasing bottom-line results.

Bio:  Jeff Mains is an expert at turning ideas into enterprises. He has built five companies generating over $200 million in combined revenue. He is the founder and CEO of Intelligent Contacts, a software company which fixes one of the biggest problems in healthcare . . . billing. Helping healthcare providers extend the same great patient experience of care onward through a patient-friendly billing process. Fanatical about helping entrepreneurs build stellar companies Jeff leads a growth accelerator called Champion Leadership Group. Through it he coaches business leaders to navigate complex challenges and future-proof their business models to weather the inevitable storms of life. Combining his business experience with hobbies such as scuba diving, shark photography, flying, and boating Jeff brings fresh perspective linking business lessons to everyday life. He is the author of the new book Small Fish, Big Pond: Building a World Class Business That Swims Circles Around Competitors.

Wilhelmina lives to be outside; a dream to influence and educate led to Digital Marketing. Wilhelmina started her career working with equestrian entrepreneurs nationwide before moving home to Las Vegas. While in Las Vegas she began working with creatives, lawyers and medical device companies utilizing social media for sales acceleration, maximizing organic reach and earning up to $2.6 Million in sales within 90 days. After moving to St. Louis for love, Wilhelmina began working with coaches and small business owners who needed a market presence online and an increase in sales. She enjoys providing the all in one tech stack for operations, sales and marketing.

Here is the recap of the tenth season of the CHARGE Podcast. Check out our show notes at CHARGEPODCAST.COM for more information.