Thriving in Business and Life

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Tune in for great interviews, conversations, and dialogue about the secrets and proven techniques for thriving in business and life. The hosts combine their two lifetimes of experience coaching and consulting successful individuals and organizations to share what it takes to be in the "zone" in your life and business.

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May 20, 2025Episode 31 hr 2 min

Life Lessons from the Road with Musical Guests, Gypsy Soul

Join hosts Will Wilkinson and Christopher Harding for a remarkable conversation with the musical duo, Gypsy Soul as they share powerful lessons they learned on the road and making their way in the music business. Highlighting skillsets like resilience, adaptability, tenacity, and more Roman Morykit and Cilette Swan demonstrate a level of authenticity that has become a hallmark of their tours (and the reason why the music community that has formed around them is so loyal). If you’re in the mood for engaging tales that inspire you and take you deeper, you have come to the right place.

May 7, 202550 min

Do Things Mean What You Think They Mean -- w Special Guest, Rick Lewis

Join hosts Will Wilkinson and Christopher Harding for a humorous, insightful, and disarmingly powerful conversation with keynote speaker, comedian, and writer Rick Lewis.

October 15, 2024Episode 252 min

Accessing Your Inner Genius with Special Guest Ben Hummell, LPC LMFT

Join Will T. Wilkinson and Christopher Harding as they converse with therapist, coach, and author, Ben Hummell LPC, LMFT about how he guides his clients to access their inner genius. Will and Chris also lead Ben through a novel FutureCasting process to increase the likelihood of his accomplishing his 6-month goals.

October 4, 2024Episode 159 min

FutureCasting and the Art of Being Fallow with Guest and Creative Executive, Pauline Ploquin

Join authors and coaches, Will T. Wilkinson and Christopher Harding as they interview the former President of Struck Agency, Pauline Ploquin, on the art of having a fallow season in life. Will and Christopher also introduce the process of FutureCasting and show how anyone can utilize this unique method to entrain their mind toward future goals and visions.

February 13, 2024Episode 21 hr 0 min

How to Work with and Lead People Not Like You, with Special Guest, Kelly McDonald

Join hosts, Will Wilkinson and Christopher Harding for a great conversation with Kelly McDonald the author of "How to Work with and People Not Like You." Kelly is also a popular speaker and global consultant to top companies around the world. Her practical, insights, humor, and wisdom are a rare, thoroughly enjoyable combination. For more on this and other leadership topics, visit ThrivingLeadershipAcademy.com

February 1, 2024Episode 146 min

Being "All-In" in Your Business, Your Life, and in Your Writing with Special Guest Ariel Curry

Join hosts Will Wilkinson and Christopher Harding as they engage in an enlightening conversation with writer, ghostwriter, and writer's coach Ariel Curry. Ariel's brilliant insights on life, expressing yourself clearly, and getting your real message across provide real value for anyone who has a message to share. Have a memoir to write, a business book, or an important business communication? Ariel's wisdom is clear, genuinely helpful, and wonderfully enjoyable.

December 1, 2023Episode 743 min

Creating a Heart-Centered Business with Special Guest Mark Silver

Join hosts Will T. Wilkinson and Christopher Harding for a great conversation with best-selling author, TED-X speaker, and small business consultant, Mark Silver, as they explore the topic of Mark's new book, Healing from Toxic Business Culture So Your Small Business Can Thrive.Mark is a fourth-generation entrepreneur who has run a distribution business, turned around a struggling non-profit magazine, and worked as a paramedic in the San Francisco Bay Area.As a coach, consultant, mentor, and spiritual healer, he has worked with over 4000 businesses since 1999, facilitating thousands of individual sessions with entrepreneurs and has led hundreds of classes, seminars, groups, and retreats.

October 3, 2023Episode 641 min

Leadership and Vulnerability with Special Guest, Jacob Morgan

Join hosts Will T. Wilkinson and Christopher Harding for a great conversation with international best-selling author and corporate futurist, Jacob Morgan, as they explore the topic of Jacob's new book, Leadership and Vulnerability.Jacob's passion and mission is to create great leaders, engaged employees, and future-ready organizations. Jacob's work is seen by millions of people around the world each year and his work has been endorsed by the CEOs of Audi, Cisco, Kaiser, Yum! Brands, Best Buy, MasterCard, Unilever, SAP, Ritz Carlton, and dozens of others. He is also frequently featured in media outlets such as Forbes, USA Today, Fast Company, NPR, the WSJ, and Inc Magazine.

July 28, 2023Episode 539 min

Secrets from a Top Leadership Coach with Guest Dan Rockwell

Join hosts Will T. Wilkinson and Christopher Harding for a great conversation with top leadership coach, author, TEDx Speaker, and prolific blogger Dan Rockwell who uses humor and insight to share helpful secrets top leaders use to stay sharp, avoid burnout, and engage their teams. Dan shares about his powerful new book Vagrant, available September 19th, and provides insights into steps each of us can take to be more self-aware and impactful in our lives.

June 27, 2023Episode 436 min

How a Touch of the Madness Heightens Creativity - w Filmmaker & Author Lawrence Kasanoff

Join hosts Will T. Wilkinson and Christopher Harding for a great conversation with filmmaker, Lawrence Kasanoff (Mortal Kombat, True Lies, Platoon, Dirty Dancing) and author (A Touch of the Madness -- out September 12, 2023) on his amazing creative journey and how a touch of the madness helped him generate success after success.