Joanna is a Business and Life Goals Coach and Property Investor.She uses her 20 years of business management experience to help business owners and professionals become crystal clear on achieving their professional, business, and life goals faster; without any doubt, technology overwhelms or sacrifices their family life. Her mission is to help 100 people in 2021 to achieve their #1 goal.She is a certified coach and has a degree in applied linguistics and certification in project management.She lived in Poland, Austria, France, and Angola and has traveled to her bucket list destinations like Easter Island and Machu Picchu. She speaks five languages.Today we chat about overcoming significant obstacles to grow and succeed, including her story of almost getting kidnapped and killed in Angola. So if you&apos;re ready, take out your pencils, and let&apos;s begin!Support the show (https://paypal.me/pencilleadership)

Pencil Leadership with Chris Anderson

Overcoming Challenges: A Kidnap Attempt Caused Her Life To Change Forever

Money doesn’t change men, it merely unmasks them. If a man is naturally selfish or arrogant or greedy, the money brings that out, that’s all.  – Henry FordIf we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed. -Edmund BurkeLuke Hohmann is the Founder and CEO of FirstRoot, a Benefit Corporation devoted to teaching financial literacy and civics through Participatory Budgeting in schools. Our BHAG is to get $1K into 1M schools globally and watch what happens when kids control $1B.  Luke is a serial entrepreneur and internationally recognized expert in Participatory Budgeting and Agile Software development industry. Luke&apos;s previous company was Conteneo, a software company that helped large companies administer more than $3B using Participatory Budgeting techniques. Scaled Agile, Inc. acquired it in 2019.The author of four books, numerous articles, and cited as an inventor of a dozen patents, Luke co-organized the first Agile conference in 2003. He has served on the Board of the Agile Alliance. In partnership with the Scrum Alliance, he produced the "Collaboration at Scale" webinar series, which focuses on helping organizations scale agility with ten or more Scrum teams in 2 or more locations.Luke is a highly sought-after speaker, keynoting such conferences as the Agile Alliance conference, Agile Australia, Lean-Agile Scotland, Agile New Zealand, the Austrian Innovation Forum, the CXPA, and the SAFe Summit.Luke is the co-founder of Every Voice Engaged Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit that helps citizens, governments, and nonprofit organizations collaboratively solve unsolvable problems without civic engagement. EVEF has been a leader in the Participatory Budgeting movement, helping citizens prioritize hundreds of millions of dollars through Budget Games.In partnership with The Kettering Foundation (www.kettering.org), Conteneo created Common Ground for Action, the first scalable platform for deliberative decision-making.Luke&apos;s an old-school Silicon Valley entrepreneur. Instead of building companies to flip, he builds companies that make the world better! A former United States National Junior Pairs Figure Skating Champion, Luke enjoys his family, his wife&apos;s cooking, and long runs in the Santa Cruz mountains.Today we discuss how to teach kids about finances.So if you&apos;re ready, take out your pencils, and let&apos;s begin. Follow Luke.Follow Chris.Support the show (https://paypal.me/pencilleadership)

Teaching Kids About Finances with Luke Hohmann

 Robert Raymond Riopel is an International Best-Selling author, App Designer, Entrepreneur, and Trainer who has spent the past 18+ years traveling worldwide, sharing his passion. He has also shared the stage with and trained many of the top trainers and thought leaders in the world today.With his high energy and heartfelt style, Robert draws on his journey from humble beginnings to financial freedom at 32 to inspire individuals to tap into their greatness. Realizing that he is not the only person that struggles, Robert’s “Clues” open individuals up to the possibilities that lie within them, and that is why he is a highly sought-after presenter.Today we learn how to be V.I.T.A.L.Support the show (https://paypal.me/pencilleadership)

Authority Master Key to being VITAL with Robert Riopel

Stefan Smulders discusses his journey to building a multi-million dollar start-up in less than 12 months.Support the show (https://paypal.me/pencilleadership)

How to Bootstrap with Mutli-Million Dollar Saas Founder, Stefan Smulders

“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.”– Robert Kennedy“Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.”– Lou HoltzLife is a mystery. Life is full of surprises, some of which make us happy and others turn our happiness into sorrow. The closer we get to understanding life the further it escapes from us. The more we live life the more secrets it reveals. At times we get stuck. We stop and standstill. We cannot see the next step to take on our journey. We are like a person standing on the corner waiting for someone to lead us across the streets of life.Israel tells you that you have the power to change your lifestyle. You have the power to change and discover how never to allow the challenges of life to drag you down. You have greatness within you. You have the power to keep moving forward and become unstoppable. You have the power to live the rest of your life in its fullness.Get "Keep Moving Forward" today:https://amzn.to/3l5gZ5gConnect with Israel.Connect with Chris.Support the show (https://paypal.me/pencilleadership)

Keep Moving Forward with Israel Hernandez

Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others. —Jack WelchA leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. —John Maxwell____________________________________________________________________Vice President/ COO of Global Core Strategies & Consulting LLC. Ron works with organizations and leadership teams to assist them with creating a winning culture, where people and productivity are a number one priority. As a result, his clients experience higher retention rates, business growth, increased profitability and distinguish themselves as the best place to work.Ron provides tangible results in real-time while giving you the freedom to focus on their businesses, be creative and impactful without losing sight of what is essential.People Always Matter.Today, Ron shares about his experience in the military and what that taught him about leadership, and the importance leadership plays in organizations.So if you&apos;re ready, take out your pencils, and let&apos;s begin!Connect with Ron.Connect with Chris.Support the show (https://paypal.me/pencilleadership)

Success rises and falls on the shoulders of Leaders with Ron Harvey

“Absorb what is useful, Discard what is not, Add what is uniquely your own.” — Bruce Lee“Don’t let the fear of striking out hold you back.” — Babe RuthIn just 5 years, Dre Baldwin went from his high school team&apos;s bench to a 9-year professional basketball career. At the same time, Dre built a content publishing empire. Blogging since 2005 and publishing videos to YouTube starting in 2006, Dre has published over 8,000 videos with his content being viewed over 73 million times. Dre&apos;s daily Work On Your Game Podcast has over 3 million listeners. He has also given 4 TEDxTalks and authored 27 books.Today, Dre shares about how we can &apos;Work on Our Game&apos; and succeed.So if you&apos;re ready, take out your pencils and let&apos;s begin.Connect with Dre.Connect with Chris.Support the show (https://paypal.me/pencilleadership)

Work on Your Game with Dre Baldwin

“You must either modify your dreams or magnify your skills.” – Jim Rohn“Live daringly, boldly, fearlessly. Taste the relish to be found in competition – in having put forth the best within you”. – Henry J. Kaiser________________________________________________________Matthew Turner is a British author who lives in a small town in Yorkshire, England. Having previously published three novels and a non-fiction business book, he wrote ‘Beyond The Pale’ on the back of interviewing hundreds of successful entrepreneurs, authors, investors, and thought-leaders. Gaining a unique insight into areas such as mindset, flow, and personal development, and a gaining reputation for crafting compelling stories out of other peoples’ lives, Matthew builds relatable fables for those looking to live a meaningful and purpose-driven life. As well as writing for himself, Matthew ghostwrites both articles and books for other successful entrepreneurs and thought-leaders, in-between spending time with his two children.Today, he shares about the anti-hustle and how to succeed without burning out.So if you&apos;re ready, take out your pencils, and let&apos;s begin!Connect with Matthew.Connect with Chris.Support the show (https://paypal.me/pencilleadership)

The Anti-Hustle with Matthew Turner

“Income seldom exceeds personal development.” ―Jim Rohn“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” ―Ralph Waldo EmersonNoel Bagwell is the founder of ExecutiveLP® and creator of Profit from Legal™, a business development program designed to help small-to-medium businesses use legal support to improve profitability.He is a preventative lawyer who serves small businesses and startups. I am the author of How to Structure your Business for Success and will soon be publishing Profit from Legal.Finally, I host the Profit from Legal Podcast, which you can find on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Today he shares the importance of implementing legal structures in business.So if you&apos;re ready, take out your pencils, and let&apos;s begin.Connect with Noel.Connect with Chris.Support the show (https://paypal.me/pencilleadership)

Legal Services to Improve Profitability with Noel Bagwell

Do you want to make more of a difference in your circle of influence? Then be like a pencil! Pencil Leadership stems from a parable about being humble, staying sharp, rolling with mistakes, being ourselves, and not giving up. Join Chris Anderson as he navigates the world of leading from a pencil perspective by learning and growing from interactions with fascinating individuals all over our wonderful planet. If you're ready; take out your pencils, and let's begin!

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Pencil Leadership with Chris Anderson

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