Networking Unleashed: The Podcast

Grace Gavin

grace@knowhonesty.com

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Grace Gavin is a three-time founder and open and honest expert, helping leaders simplify how they communicate and eliminate the divides that stall progress. As co-founder of Know Honesty, she helps organizations build cultures of real communication — and has impacted thousands through her book, workshops, and keynotes. With nearly seven years in the field and a background shaped by family business, Grace brings a heartfelt and straightforward approach to every interaction. Her work has been featured on stages, podcasts, and media outlets including Fo...

Mike Hayes

Mike@PodcastListening.com

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Two time Peabody award-winning documentary Director for NBC in New York longtime broadcaster longtime podcast, love local networking, and love training people to use ChatGPT at any age and learn how it can help them like the assistant they don't have in their life to improve their life, their love and their business.

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ChatGPT networking and local networking

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Antoniette Roze

antonietteroze@speakersglobal.com

Antoniette Roze, CEO of WPC Speakers Global and host of the SPEAKPact Podcast, transforms experts into sought-after speakers with her proven system for securing consistent, high-value engagements. With 30+ years of industry experience, Antoniette and her Agency ensures that her speakers exponentially increase their impact, income, and influence with her innovative 3.0 Agency model that moves speakers from the bench to the stage.

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1. Booked, Banked & In Demand: Treating speaking as a business model, not a side hustle. 2. Break...

Stephen Davies

steve@salesgeekcsg.com

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I'm a fractional sales leader and certified sales trainer. I've worked in sales ever since I pulled my first pint in the Woolpack Pub 30 years ago! I've managed and owned a number of businesses, from audio conferencing to pubs, and internet safety to disaster recovery telecoms. I moved to the US eight years ago, and love the Atlanta area. I became a US citizen earlier this year!

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The need...

  Welcome to Networking Unleashed, building Proper Connections. I'm Michael Forman, and today is episode 100. Yes, you heard me correctly. 100 Chances to Ruin a handshake and 100 Chances to fix them Instead. So I'm flying solo today. Which means no guests to blame and all the best shortcuts to share straight with you.

Each week, I give you tactical, no fluff strategies that turn small, talk into real revenue, and this one message or these messages gets you a lunch, a single question that turns conferences into conferences, chaos into meaningful connections. If you want fewer, awkward science silences an...

Marvin Booker

BookerFitnessAndPerformance56@gmail.com

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CEO and Performance Consultant of Booker Fitness And Performance, LLC is Marvin Booker Jr. Born and raised in New Jersey; Marvin has gained experience from being an All – State High School football player at Piscataway High School in Piscataway, NJ, a letter winner on the football team as a defensive end with Rutgers University and acquiring professional football experience in the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Marvin has also explored professional football in the CFL with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Calgary St...

Sid Mohasseb

Sid@mohasseb.com

Sid Mohasseb is known as the “Entrepreneur philosopher.” Sid is twice best-selling author (“You Are Not Them: The Authentic Entrepreneurs Way” and “The Caterpillar’s Edge: Evolve, Evolve Again and Thrive in Business”), a university professor at both engineering and Business School, a 2 time TED speaker, an advisor to fortune 500 leaders and an innovation thought leader who has built multiple companies and invested in many more. Sid is the founder of the Anabasis Academy, a global movement fusing mindfulness and entrepreneurship. He is a frequent contributor to Forbes, TIME, Newsweek, USAToday, Fox...

Ramsha Khan

ramsha.khan@northstarfinancial.com

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Ramsha helps business owners & professionals pursue their financial goals and priorities. Upon being empowered to help others establish healthy relationships with their money, Ramsha transitioned to a financial advising position with North Star’s Atlanta office. In this role, she leverages and financial planning skills to help clients gain a sense of trust and confidence in their finances. In her time away from the office, she enjoys spending time with her family and working as an independent EDM artist, writing and performing mu...

Henry L Kaplan

henrylkaplan@gmail.com

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Born and raised in New York in a loving family with three siblings, I discovered my entrepreneurial spirit at a young age. By eight years old, I knew I wanted to be in real estate, and 41 years later, I’m still pursuing the career I love. My success as both a sales manager and a realtor is rooted in building genuine interpersonal relationships. Few people can say they’re still close with half the kids from their kindergarten class—but I proudly can.<...

Paul B. Thornton

pbthornton74@gmail.com

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Paul B. Thornton has maintained a lifelong passion for leadership. He studied management, psychology, and political science at Ohio University. He continued his education, earning master’s degrees in business (MBA) and education (MEd). Throughout his corporate career, he served on various senior leadership teams, gaining firsthand experience in strategic planning, organizational change, succession planning, employee development, and performance management. He received a United Technologies Award for Extraordinary Management Effectiveness twice. His academic career spanned over 24 years, during which he taught management an...

Nathan Turner

nathan@earnestinvesting.com

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Nathan Turner is an experienced mortgage note investor and the founder of Earnest Investing, where he helps investors achieve passive income through the power of note investing. With years of experience in the real estate space, Nathan transitioned from real estate ownership to specializing in mortgage notes, using his expertise to help investors diversify their portfolios and earn steady cash flow. In addition to his work with Earnest Investing, Nathan runs the Diversified Mortgage Expo, an annual conference that brings together experts in...

Andy Semotiuk

Andy@myworkvisa.com

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Andy Semotiuk is an author who has published five books. He is a U.S. and Canadian immigration lawyer and practiced law in Los Angeles for 10 years, worked in New York for 5, and helped over 10,000 clients with various legal problems. Andy is a former United Nations correspondent, but for the last 10 years, he has written for Forbes, where his articles have been read by over one million readers. Previously, he served on the Tribunal Panel of the Canadian Human Rights Commission. A past...

Shauna Wekherlien – The Tax Goddess

shauna@taxgoddess.com

602-362-7939

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Shauna A. Wekherlien, CPA, MTax, CTC, CTP, CTS, Tax Goddess, is a highly sought-after Certified Public Accountant and founder of Tax Goddess Business Services, PC, established in 2004. Tax Goddess is a global team of 93+ specialists that uses plain language (not tax code) to help business owners, investors, and entrepreneurs create plans of action to increase the business owner’s bottom line, reduce costs, significantly reduce taxes, increase cash flow, and perf...

Dr. Kelly King

kelly@ask-drkelly.com

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Dr. Kelly Jackson King, a native of New York, is an OB/GYN now practicing in Georgia In her work, she witnessed the beauty, miracle, and at times, the fragility of life. These experiences deepened her belief in the importance of preparing for both life’s beginnings and its unpredictable end. Dr. Kelly believes that the desire to protect and empower our loved ones is universal, transcending race, culture, and economic status. Yet, for many families, the knowledge and financial resources to cr...

Ginger King

Maria@influencerpress.com

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Ginger King is an award-winning cosmetic chemist and the founder of Grace Kingdom Beauty a cosmetic product development firm in New Jersey specializing in creating beauty brand from concept to launch including formulation. Ginger holds multiple patents and awards in beauty and prides herself on being Allure magazine’s Beauty Judge for Breakthrough Products since 2017, Yahoo’s Diversity In Beauty Award Judge 2018, Beauty Packaging Award Judge 2019, and New Beauty Magazine Brain Trust since 2020 and Iconic Fragrance Judge for...

Ginger King

Maria@influencerpress.com

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Ginger King is an award-winning cosmetic chemist and the founder of Grace Kingdom Beauty a cosmetic product development firm in New Jersey specializing in creating beauty brand from concept to launch including formulation. Ginger holds multiple patents and awards in beauty and prides herself on being Allure magazine’s Beauty Judge for Breakthrough Products since 2017, Yahoo’s Diversity In Beauty Award Judge 2018, Beauty Packaging Award Judge 2019, and New Beauty Magazine Brain Trust since 2020 and Iconic Fragrance Judge for...

Ginger King

Maria@influencerpress.com

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Ginger King is an award-winning cosmetic chemist and the founder of Grace Kingdom Beauty a cosmetic product development firm in New Jersey specializing in creating beauty brand from concept to launch including formulation. Ginger holds multiple patents and awards in beauty and prides herself on being Allure magazine’s Beauty Judge for Breakthrough Products since 2017, Yahoo’s Diversity In Beauty Award Judge 2018, Beauty Packaging Award Judge 2019, and New Beauty Magazine Brain Trust since 2020 and Iconic Fragrance Judge for...

Ginger King

Maria@influencerpress.com

Please share a brief Bio to be read on the podcast.

Ginger King is an award-winning cosmetic chemist and the founder of Grace Kingdom Beauty a cosmetic product development firm in New Jersey specializing in creating beauty brand from concept to launch including formulation. Ginger holds multiple patents and awards in beauty and prides herself on being Allure magazine’s Beauty Judge for Breakthrough Products since 2017, Yahoo’s Diversity In Beauty Award Judge 2018, Beauty Packaging Award Judge 2019, and New Beauty Magazine Brain Trust since 2020 and Iconic Fragrance Judge for...

Dennis Meador

dennis@thelegalpodcastnetwork.com

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Dennis "DM" Meador is the founder of The Legal Podcast Network and a nationally recognized expert in legal marketing. With over 25 years of experience helping law firms grow with clarity and credibility, Dennis combines entrepreneurial vision with bold, creative strategy. Through his company, he helps attorneys build authority-driven podcasts that attract ideal clients and elevate their reputation.

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I’d love to talk about the real journey of building something fr...

Brandon Sherwood

brandon@gladlygood.com

Brandon Sherwood President at EcoSolutions & Gladly Network Brandon Sherwood is a relationship-driven leader who somehow ended up running two businesses despite a healthy skepticism of most “business advice.” He’s spent the last decade growing EcoSolutions, a national leader in dental scrap refining, and more recently launched Gladly Network, a platform helping small businesses and their people connect with brands that actually care about the world around them. He’s a straight-shooter who values honesty over polish, relationships over transactions, and getting things done over talking about it. His superpower is helpi...

Deana Lindo

deanasellsrealestate25@outlook.com

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I chose to become a Realtor because of my passion for showing others how to leverage Real Estate to:

· Invest Smart

· Build Wealth

· Leave a Legacy

· Accumulate Equity

· Diversify Their Investment Portfolio

· Enjoy Year Over Year Appreciation despite what is happening in the economy.

Real Estate is ever-changing. We offer concierge services and resources that are catered to your real estate goals and needs...

Jasz Joseph

jasz@jaszrae.com

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Jasz Rae Joseph is the founder of a marketing consultancy that specializes in helping B2B sales and marketing teams optimize their systems inside HubSpot. With a background working for top-tier HubSpot partner agencies and a passion for relationship-driven growth, Jasz helps clients build sustainable lead generation engines rooted in strategy, automation, and real human connection. Outside of client work, she leads workshops and strategy circles around mindful productivity and women’s leadership proving that business growth doesn’t have to come at the...

Jeff Blackman

jb@jeffblackman.com

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Jeff Blackman Delivers Results: In-Person and Virtually! Jeff is a speaker, author, success coach, broadcast personality and lawyer. He heads Blackman & Associates—a results-producing business-growth firm in the Chicagoland area. Jeff’s clients call him, a “business-growth specialist.” His customized Referrals: Your Road to Results learning-system, helped one financial services client—generate $230 million directly from referrals, in only 23 months! For over four decades, Jeff has shared his positive and profit-producing messages with numerous; Fortune 500 companies, closely-held businesses, entrepreneurial driven organizations, solo practitioners and associatio...

Chris Raimo

chris@happycatfranchising.com

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Chris has owned businesses for 17 years, across 2 concepts, the latter a franchise system but has been an entrepreneur all his life. As a once bootstrapped business founder, he knows all too well the challenges of getting into business for one's self and uses his experience to help young entrepreneurs find their way whether it be through franchising or his podcast “At The End Of The Day” w/ Chris Raimo.

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Brea...

Al Kushner

scrbooks@gmail.com

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Al Kushner is an award-winning author and sought-after LinkedIn Growth Strategist, renowned for his innovative approach to digital networking. His groundbreaking book, The A.I. LinkedIn Advantage, has transformed how professionals and businesses leverage artificial intelligence to optimize their LinkedIn presence, grow networks, and drive meaningful engagement. Al’s expertise in blending AI-driven strategies with actionable insights has made him a trusted advisor and thought leader, empowering countless individuals to achieve measurable results on the platform.

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Phil Masiello

Phil@crunchgrowth.com

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Phil Masiello is a 4x exit entrepreneur, 3x best-selling author, and host of the show and podcast, Crunching Growth on e360tv, bringing over two decades of proven experience in e-commerce, digital marketing, and disruptive brand building. As the founder of CrunchGrowth Revenue Acceleration Agency, Phil strategically guides consumer-focused startups and brands to achieve rapid and sustainable growth by harnessing innovative digital strategies, powerful storytelling, and deep consumer insights. His practical, real-world experience—illustrated through successful ventures like 800razors.com and Raw Essentials Sk...

Meike Bettscheider

mb@compass-setting.com

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Meike Bettscheider is a leadership strategist, transformation guide, and founder of Compass-Setting, a boutique coaching consultancy based in Greece. With an Executive MBA from Chicago Booth and a Master’s in Coaching & Consulting for Change from INSEAD, she brings a global lens to every conversation. Meike integrates face reading, epigenetic coaching, and crisis navigation into her work with high-level clients across continents. She has supported leaders through pivots, launches, and burnouts—always with deep authenticity, strategic calm, and what she calls “prosilience”: the art of t...

Debbie Longo

longo.debbie1@gmail.com

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I'm an Executive Behavioral Coach, author, and host of Behavioral Profit and The Six-Figure Shift Show. With over 24 years of experience, I help business owners and executives shift workplace behavior to improve leadership, sales, and overall performance. My coaching is rooted in behavioral psychology, emotional intelligence, and real-time business strategy—empowering clients to turn internal challenges into external growth.

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How behavior impacts profitability in business Strategies to overcome le...

Jeff Grippando

jeffg@gbscorp.com

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I am a positive, results-oriented Business Development, Sales and Marketing Manager with 34 plus years of experience finding a way to say ‘yes’ to customers. I feel that I am a highly skilled leader who partners with team members to assist and motivate them in achieving individual sales targets. I have a proven track record with the ability to achieve significant revenue goals, assist organizations in the development of their brand strategies and offer strong business development programs and...

Greg Weinger

gweinger@gmail.com

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Greg Weinger has spent over 20 years proving that introverts and unconventional thinkers can thrive in leadership. A seasoned product and technology executive, he has helped scale startups 10X to $70M+ in revenue, leading teams that build market-leading digital products and drive business growth. A Stanford graduate, he studied English literature, creative writing, and software engineering—giving him a unique ability to blend technical expertise, storytelling, and strategic thinking to make complex ideas accessible and actionable.

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How do you de...

Jeanne Omlor

jeanneomlor@gmail.com

+1 (513) 568-8770

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Jeanne Omlor is a Business Strategist, multi 7-Figure Online Business Coach, and Certified Servant Leadership Executive Coach. At 54 years old she was a solo parent in deep debt and got herself online and to $1M in 17 months, without ads, and has since scaled to multi-millions in 5 years. Her company has helped almost 500 businesses to thrive online. She is emotionally connected to helping others prosper, as she lived in lack for years and overcame that mindset. She is now helping as...

Dr Gary Wohlman, PhD

garywohlman@gmail.com

+61 433126019

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Dr Gary Wohlman, PhD The Presentation Coach & Speakers Mentor Dr Gary Wohlman is an internationally acclaimed master communication coach, renowned for transforming the way professionals present, connect, and lead. With decades of experience across continents, he specializes in presentation mastery, stagecraft, conflict resolution, team-building, and executive communication skills for leaders, directors, entrepreneurs, performers, and change agents. His dynamic coaching style—blending somatic techniques with expressive arts—enables clients to speak from the heart with renewed vitality, authenticity, and confidence. Thro...

larry.kaufman@jeffersonwells.com

Larry Kaufman

847-226-5398

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Allow me to introduce our Guest Speaker for today, Larry Kaufman, Larry is the Best-Selling Author of The NCG Factor – A Formula for Building Life-Changing Relationships from College to Retirement. He is a connector, giver, and rainmaker who lives his life to help others succeed. He is a Senior Level Sales & Operations Leader running the Midwest Region for Jefferson Wells. Larry has also been a globally-published speaker and trainer on LinkedIn for almost 20 years. He is an investor an...

Larry Kaufman

847-226-5398

larry.kaufman@jeffersonwells.com

Which best describes your current primary career?

I run sales and operations for a 17-state region at Jefferson Wells with 55 on my staff and 13 direct reports. We are a professional services firm providing solutions in risk & compliance, accounting and finance and tax.

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Allow me to introduce our Guest Speaker for today, Larry Kaufman, Larry is the Best-Selling Author of The NCG Factor – A Formula for Building Life-Changing Relationships fr...

Tim O'Hearn

timothy.joseph.ohearn@gmail.com

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Tim wrote Framed: A Villain's Perspective on Social Media. 🏆 #1 New Release and #1 Bestseller in "Social Aspects of the Internet" 💰 $500k earned in his social media growth side hustle 📈 8+ years spent as a software engineer in quant finance 👨🏻‍💻 Designed feed, push notifications, and recommendations at a social media startup 📖 200+ books read and reviewed 2016-2020, one of the top non-fiction reviewers on Goodreads 🏃🏻 Sports journalist and gonzo writer, published on FanSided, FloTrack, and LetsRun. Ran in NCAA meets through his late 20s

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Bruno Cignacco

cignaccoyasociados@yahoo.com

750-224-9708

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Dr Bruno Roque Cignacco (PhD) is an international business consultant, TEDx speaker, and researcher. For over 30 years, he has advised and trained hundreds of companies on international trade activities and international marketing. He also trains companies on topics related to compassionate business and human-oriented leadership. He is a university professor and a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA), in the UK. He is also the author of business and personal-development books published in various languages.

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Susie Bills

susie@thevirtualrxagency.com

‪(754) 227-9326

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Susie Bills: Leading the Modern Retirement Revolution for Gen X

Forget the outdated retirement plan!

Susie Bills is a Gen X entrepreneur who cracked the code to a fulfilling and financially secure life, retiring from the traditional 9-to-5 grind at 48. For the past 7 years, she's been living the dream: working from anywhere (14 countries and counting!) while building a thriving 7-figure online business.

Now, Susie is on a mission to help fellow Gen Xers escape th...

Sree Kaluva

skaluva@myworkbelt.com

248.210.8663

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Sree Kaluva is Born and raised in South India. His father was a small business owner. Moved to America in 1999 as a Software Developer. He designed and developed Software Systems to help Fortune 500 companies. He quit corporate job in 2008 and ever since dedicated his life in helping small businesses applying Information Technology on their business. MyWorkbelt is a Software him and his team created with an objective to make a single and simple to use software for running a service based...

Clinton Holmes

info@yourpropertymarketing.com

678-920-2542

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Clinton Holmes is the CEO and Brand Strategist of Your Property Marketing Solutions, where he leads innovative marketing initiatives tailored for startups, small businesses, and entrepreneurs. A dynamic solopreneur with a passion for brand elevation, Clinton combines strategic business development with high-impact design to deliver measurable marketing success. With a strong foundation in software support engineering and extensive experience in managed print services, computer networking, and multimedia design, Clinton brings a powerful fusion...

Rhiannon Franz

rhiannon_franz@rhivivemarketing.com

3104478256

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Rhiannon Franz is a marketing powerhouse with 20+ years of experience helping Fortune 500 brands and high-achievers build marketing machines that drive visibility, conversions, and scalable growth. As the founder of RhiVive Marketing™, she helps personal brands, founders, and service providers master branding, packaging, and advertising to attract high-value clients and opportunities—without wasted time or guesswork. If you’re ready to turn your expertise into demand, Rhiannon will show you how.

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