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One night changed everything for Miriam Smith Stevens. A masked intruder tightened his grip around her throat, and in that moment, she thought: “This is it. This is how I die.” But instead of giving in, she negotiated for her life—a decision that not only saved her but became the foundation for a global movement in resilience and transformation.Today, as the founder of The Thankful Revolution Legacy Group LLC, Stevens helps others pivot from crisis to clarity through gratitude, mindset mastery, and personal branding. She recently joined Dr. Tami Patzer on Business Innovators to share how she transformed tragedy into triumph—and how others can do the same.“I shouldn’t be here today. But in my darkest moment, I realized: Pain is inevitable. Suffering is a choice. That’s when I decided to pivot—because I knew there had to be something greater waiting for me,” said Stevens.Email: information@thethankfulrevolutionlegacygroupllc.comPersonal: miriamsmithstevens@yahoo.comWebsite: thethankfulrevolutionlegacygroup.comS

As the CEO and President of Compass Financial Solutions Inc., in Havertown, PA, I provide professional expertise in Long Term Care, Business Insurance, Life Insurance, and Personal Pension Fixed Annuities products. I’ve been helping families, individuals, and business owners secure financial peace of mind since 2013.At Compass Financial Solutions Inc., I currently service individuals, families, and businesses throughout the Greater Philadelphia Region, New Jersey, Delaware, North Carolina, Las Vegas, and Georgia.Learn more: http://www.mycfsi.com/Influential Entrepreneurs with Mike Saundershttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/influential-entrepreneurs-with-mike-saunders/Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/interview-with-brendon-murphy-ceo-and-president-of-compass-financial-solutions-discussing-personal-pensions

As the CEO and President of Compass Financial Solutions Inc., in Havertown, PA, I provide professional expertise in Long Term Care, Business Insurance, Life Insurance, and Personal Pension Fixed Annuities products. I’ve been helping families, individuals, and business owners secure financial peace of mind since 2013.At Compass Financial Solutions Inc., I currently service individuals, families, and businesses throughout the Greater Philadelphia Region, New Jersey, Delaware, North Carolina, Las Vegas, and Georgia.Learn more: http://www.mycfsi.com/ Influential Entrepreneurs with Mike Saundershttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/influential-entrepreneurs-with-mike-saunders/Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/interview-with-brendon-murphy-ceo-and-president-of-compass-financial-solutions-discussing-financial-teamwork

As the CEO and President of Compass Financial Solutions Inc., in Havertown, PA, I provide professional expertise in Long Term Care, Business Insurance, Life Insurance, and Personal Pension Fixed Annuities products. I’ve been helping families, individuals, and business owners secure financial peace of mind since 2013.At Compass Financial Solutions Inc., I currently service individuals, families, and businesses throughout the Greater Philadelphia Region, New Jersey, Delaware, North Carolina, Las Vegas, and Georgia.Learn more: http://www.mycfsi.com/Influential Entrepreneurs with Mike Saundershttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/influential-entrepreneurs-with-mike-saunders/Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/interview-with-brendon-murphy-ceo-and-president-of-compass-financial-solutions-discussing-long-term-care

Jeanette Reynolds is a passionate advocate for inclusivity and community empowerment. Miles 4 Madison is a non-profit organization dedicated to building inclusive parks in communities and providing recreational opportunities for everyone. As Executive Director, Jeanette has been instrumental in creating impactful initiatives in her own community.Miles 4 Madison has grown into a thriving organization. They host an annual 5k run in Sterling Ranch in the fall and provide recreational opportunities for families with children who may have a disability.When not working, Jeanette can be found watching Duke basketball or training for her next RunDisney event.Website: https://www.miles4madison.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miles_4_madisonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/miles-for-madison/*************************************************************Judy is the CEO & Founder of the Judy Carlson Financial Group. She helps her clients design, build, and implement fully integrated and coordinated f

In this episode, Nina Hershberger talks with Michelle Pippin, an entrepreneur who started with just $50 and bootstrapped her way to 7-figure success.Michelle Pippin is a marketing strategist and copywriter who built a thriving online business after humble beginnings. She started out with only $50 to her name, working as a virtual assistant and doing “anything for money” to make ends meet. Over the years, Michelle has grown her expertise in business strategy, positioning, and content marketing, eventually launching a successful membership community called Women Who Wow.During the interview, Michelle shares the details of her early entrepreneurial journey – from her “anything for money” days to building an HR consultancy and transitioning into coaching and copywriting. She discusses the mindset shifts that allowed her to go from feeling like an underperformer to realizing her true success. Michelle also reveals the strategies she used to grow her membership to over 630 active, long-time members who continue to

Bonnie Dannels is the Founder/President of Paul’s Mystery Ship to End ALS, a nonprofit foundation. Bonnie created this foundation because her husband Paul of 45 years was diagnosed with ALS. He lost his battle after a short 13-month journey fighting this horrific disease. ALS is a fatal disease with no cure. Once diagnosed, there is no turning back. Paul and Bonnie have a large family of 3 children (2 daughters and 1 son) and 11 grandchildren. Each member of her family was deeply affected by this disease. Bonnie is blessed to have a large circle of family and friends who support her; each one of them were also deeply affected as they supported Paul throughout his stages of ALS.Prior to Paul’s diagnosis, Bonnie had a career in management, sales, and service for independent insurance agencies. Her career was abruptly interrupted in January 2019 when Paul was diagnosed with ALS.Bonnie is a Colorado native, born and raised in Timnath, CO. She graduated from Colorado State University and lived in Ft. Collins until

Based in Phoenix, Arizona, Urban Adams is a seasoned financial advisor with over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. For the past 12 years, he has been running his own independent advisory practice, focusing on providing personalized, client-focused financial planning services to clients across the country.Urban Adams is an Investment Advisor Representative with Dynamic Wealth Advisors. All investment advisory services are offered through Dynamic Wealth Advisors. Urban Adams also offers insurance brokering services, this is considered an outside business activity from Dynamic Wealth Advisors and is separate and apart from Mr. Adams’s activities as an investment advisor representative of Dynamic Wealth Advisors.Learn more: https://www.urbanadams.com/Influential Entrepreneurs with Mike Saundershttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/influential-entrepreneurs-with-mike-saunders/Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/interview-with-financial-professional-urban-adams

Monique S. PearsonSoaring W/O Limits Enterprises Mindset Coach www.iammoniquepearson.comSource: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/monique-s-pearson-mindset-coach-mark-stephen-pooler-and-dr-rhonda-m-wood

Part of the Construction Executives Live SeriesDon’t Hire Losers: Building a Winning Team in RemodelingDiscover the secrets to creating a high-performing remodeling company by focusing on strategic hiring and employee development. Learn how prioritizing your team’s success leads to exceptional customer experiences, reduced turnover, and a thriving business culture. Transform your approach from simply filling positions to cultivating a powerful, motivated workforce that drives your company’s growth and reputation.In The Zonehttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/in-the-zone/Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/episode-39-dont-hire-losers-building-a-winning-team-in-remodeling-with-dylan-milroy

Vance helps business owners get, serve and keep clients for life through creating experiences and response required marketing. He is a Former Birth Control Factory Security Guard turned Disney Leader, turned Bankrupt Out of Work Executive, turned Carpet Cleaner, turned Successful Entrepreneur.Learn More: https://deliverservicenow.com/Influential Entrepreneurs with Mike Saundershttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/influential-entrepreneurs-with-mike-saunders/Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/interview-with-vance-morris-founder-of-deliver-service-now

We believe that every dollar has a purpose and a timeline. When and how your retirement assets will be used should be understood before making important financial decisions.The Triplett-Westendorf Purpose and Timeline 5 Step Planning Process (PT5) begins with Discovery.Understanding where you are now, and then defining where you want to go (Your Purpose) and when you want to get there (Your Timeline), programs your financial GPS. Our Purpose and Timeline 5-step process (PT5) programs your financial GPS.Learn more: http://triplett-westendorf.com/ | https://mypt5.com/The 15 Minute Financial Feast Podcasthttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/the-15-minute-financial-feast-podcast/Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/episode-75-ny-financial-resolutions-2025-the-15-minute-financial-feast-podcast-with-mark-triplett-troy-westendorf

Erin Botsford, CFP® is known as The Advisor Authority™ Erin spent 31 years in the financial services business and achieved the highest levels as Barron’s Top 100 in all categories – Independent, Advisor, and Women Advisor. She sold her business in 2017 in a very successful exit.Erin had a desire to give back to the industry to help advisors avoid the missteps she experienced. Today Erin is the creator of the Elite Advisor Success System™ – a system that teaches advisors how to quickly grow their businesses exponentially and build firms that have all the elements needed for a future succession or exit. Her program delivers the 5 keys to business success in easy-to-understand modules, enabling advisors to gain decades’ worth of insights in less than six months.During an African safari in 2009, Erin visited an orphanage where 40 babies lay silently in 20 cribs—none of them crying. It changed her life. Not only does Erin give back to her industry, she also donates a large portion of the profits from her training

Leigh Chandler was appointed as the Executive Director at the Lone Tree Arts Center (LTAC) in 2022, after serving as Artistic Director and Marketing Director. As Executive Director, Leigh oversees LTAC’s operations and guides the organization’s artistic vision, including Main Stage, Community Impact, and other specialized programming. Previously, Ms. Chandler served for eight years in a marketing director role at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington, Vermont. She grew up outside of New York City and graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations.https://www.lonetreeartscenter.org/https://www.facebook.com/Lonetreeartscenterhttps://www.instagram.com/ltartscenter*************************************************************Judy is the CEO & Founder of the Judy Carlson Financial Group. She helps her clients design, build, and implement fully integrated and coordinated financial plans from today through life expectancy and legacy.She is an Indepe

Dr. Vicki Wright HamiltonCEO and FounderDr. Vicki Wright Hamilton is a transformational keynote speaker, business acceleration coach, and media personality empowering leaders to thrive through resilience, innovation, and strategic growth.www.vickiwrighthamilton.comSource: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/dr-vicki-wright-hamilton-founder-mark-stephen-pooler-and-dr-rhonda-m-wood

Matt Raad has used a very unconventional method to create financial freedom in his lifetime, starting with nothing and building a high cash flow portfolio through buying and selling businesses.He and his wife Liz are website investors, which means they use digital assets to generate cashflow and build wealth. They were one of the first in the world to realise that they could buy websites, renovate them like real estate, and then sell or keep them for cashflow.Matt started out as a zoologist with his wife Liz, buying their first business, expanded into multi-million dollar mergers & acquisitions and then transitioned to investing in online businesses where the cashflow returns were so much better.These days they love teaching beginners how to reach 6 & 7 figure website portfolios using a similar strategy to buying & renovating traditional real estate.Learn more: http://www.ebusinessinstitute.com.au/Influential Entrepreneurs with Mike Saundershttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/influential-entrepren

Brad Englert is an experienced author, advisor, and technologist with over 40 years of experience in the private and public sectors: Accenture in Austin for 22 years, including 10 years as a partner, and then The University of Texas at Austin for eight years, including seven years as the Chief Information Officer. Brad is the founder of Brad Englert Advisory.Learn more: https://bradenglert.com/ie/Influential Entrepreneurs with Mike Saundershttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/influential-entrepreneurs-with-mike-saunders/Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/interview-with-brad-englert-founder-of-brad-englert-advisory-author-of-spheres-of-influence

Hello, my name is Tevia Reading, and I am the fourth oldest of 6 siblings. Fun fact, all our names begin with ‘T” – Tony, Tania, Tatum, Tabitha, Talia, Tevia, TJ and Tag.When I was eleven, I faced the unexpected loss of my father. This tragedy shook my world forcing me to adapt quickly to new realities. Losing a parent at a young age left a void that could never be filled, yet it forced me to develop emotional strength and a sense of responsibility. My inspirations come from my dad. As far back as I can remember, my dad put the needs of others before his own and served with love and genuine concern. I confidently and proudly can say I inherited his heart for service and deeply desire to continue his legacy.Throughout high school, I have dedicated myself to supporting and inspiring others. As a student leadership representative and now Student Body President, I work to create a sense of belonging and advocate for those who feel unheard. I volunteer as a teacher’s aide, mentor classmates, and organize student a

Olga Ayo is the visionary founder and CEO of Citizen Concierge, a global firm specializing in wealth management and immigration services across three cities on three different continents. With a mission to streamline global mobility and financial prosperity for clients worldwide, Olga has positioned Citizen Concierge as a leader in international consulting.Under Olga’s leadership, Citizen Concierge has garnered significant media attention, featuring in prominent outlets such as Ultima Hora Col in Colombia, Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, Outlook India, Livemint, and more. These accolades highlight the company’s innovative approach to navigating the complexities of global finance and immigration.A dynamic speaker and thought leader, Olga has taken the stage as a TEDx speaker, sharing insights on global entrepreneurship and the future of international business. Interviews with NBC Daily and features in Forbes India and the Top 100 Entrepreneurs Magazine further underscore Olga’s influence in the industry.Beyond leadi

Charles “Chuck” George is a seasoned financial expert with over two decades of experience in providing comprehensive financial solutions aimed at securing peace of mind for his clients. Since 1995, Chuck has been dedicated to assisting individuals and businesses in navigating the complex world of finance with confidence and clarity.As the Founder and Chief Operation Manager of the Charles George Group, Chuck leads a team of highly qualified advisors committed to delivering top-notch financial guidance and personalized strategies tailored to meet the unique needs and goals of each client. With Chuck at the helm, the Charles George Group has earned a reputation for excellence and integrity in the financial industry.Chuck’s expertise spans a wide range of financial areas, including investment planning, retirement strategies, wealth management, and risk mitigation. He believes in fostering long-term relationships built on trust, transparency, and a deep understanding of his clients’ aspirations.Learn More: https: