Category: Culture and Inspiration

His name is Jason Blank. And for Jason, you can fill in the blank with one word, the word he believes and knows will bring about success. That one word is work. For Jason, it’s all about hard work. Relentless effort. Unwavering passion. Focused desire. That’s what it takes to be the best-of-the-best. You must be … Continue reading “Work”

“You get that feeling about something and you get really passionate and you put everything into it, kind of like this business, you’ve got to be all in.” – Bobby Sparks Bobby Sparks knows from passion, perseverance and going all in – for years he poured his heart and soul into music. For most of his … Continue reading “The Band”

“You must have some kind of vision. You want to be in the driver’s seat of your own life because if you’re not, life will drive you.” – Oprah Winfrey For most of her life, April Clark was pretty good at taking the wheel and steering the course of her life. When there were speed bumps … Continue reading “Rise Above”

For Jim Schrader, it all adds up. Add value to people, do great work and look at the world with hope in your heart, where you can find a way to make it a better place. As a man with a degree in accounting, Jim can crunch the numbers with the best of them – … Continue reading “Lead With HOPE”

“Who you are, what your values are, what you stand for they are your anchor, your north star. You won’t find them in a book. You’ll find them in your soul.” – Anne M. Mulcahy Just ask Cathy Pope how she wants to be viewed and how she wants to be remembered and she’ll tell you … Continue reading “North Star”

For Michael Laughlin there’s plenty of reason to smile, he’s living full-out in the fourth of his five 20’s. Five 20’s? It will all make sense in a moment. “I had an aunt who lived to 103 and on her 90th birthday she told me 100 years goes pretty fast,” says Mike. “She said 100 … Continue reading “Just Smile”

“My life is my message.” – Mahatma Gandhi June 9th, 2018 -Mark Douglas Krull – a new life. For Doug Krull, it’s just another moment in a decade of changes – new lives, new loves, new businesses, new beginnings. Plenty of blessings in a torrent sea of upheaval. Baby Mark is the latest blessing in Doug’s world, … Continue reading “A New Life”

You’ve undoubtedly have heard the phrase – running hot and cold – meaning you are one thing in one moment and the opposite thing in the next. Well, imagine living your life that way. Dan Ashfield has done just that, in a way few have experienced. From one extreme to the other. Born in Phoenix, Dan lived the first … Continue reading “The First”

“The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bull**** story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.” ― Jordan Belfort Jordan Belfort may have said these words, but Jesse Fabricant is living the reality. He wants to be number one. He’s got a goal and he’s not letting anything get … Continue reading “Do The Right Thing”

It was never going to happen. It wasn’t going to work. Sal Spedale told himself and told others, there was no way he was going into sales. Sal and his wife Marianne were slowly climbing out of the toughest period of their lives – a period of significant loss. “It was my life’s greatest challenge,” … Continue reading “Suc-cess-ful”