Vivá La Visionary™ Podcast

Vivá La Visionary™ is about celebrating and elevating the Visionary entrepreneur. This podcast is for and about Visionaries to share experience and wisdom. Being a Visionary can be exhilarating but also challenging. Diving into the pitfalls, as well as the successes, can really help those on the same journey feel seen and understood. Ultimately we create a platform for Visionaries to unleash themselves and others. Hosted by Coach Bob Shenefelt, who has been coaching Visionaries for nearly 30 years. He is the founder of The Visionary Forum™, iMatter™ and Author of Unscatter the Chatter™.

Vivá La Visionary™ Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Coach Bob Shenefelt, with 65 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Coach Bob Shenefelt hosts Vivá La Visionary™ Podcast, a business show with 65 episodes published.

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  Episode #16

  Her Identity Was Her Business | Carrie Schochet

  Aug 21, 202643 min

  Carrie Schochet has spent almost 20 years finding perfect fit hires for companies. But because of Purple Squirrel Advisors rapid success, Carrie found her personal identity tethered to her business. Only when life threw new challenges at her did she realize this. But with new pursuits, Carrie untangled her identity and grew into an entrepreneur rooted in a deeper passion for solving problems. On this episode of Vivá La Visionary, we covered: How Purple Squirrel Advisors got its name Starting a gluten-free cookie company after her celiac diagnosis Turning a housing crisis into a business that helps displaced families Letting go of the idea that her business was her identity What she learned about herself on a mountain retreat Thank you to Carrie for making time to sit down with me - I'm grateful you shared with our audience! *Chapters*00:00 - Intro 01:32 - Why Carrie named her company Purple Squirrel Advisors 03:39 - The day a stranger told her the name was a mistake 05:41 - The biggest mistake visionaries make when hiring 10:14 - The maternity leave moment that changed her career 14:41 - The celiac diagnosis that turned into a cookie company 17:39 - How she does it all, and learning to say no 20:49 - Why she's on this planet 25:19 - Letting go of the idea that her business is her identity 30:02 - What the mountain retreat taught her *Connect with Carrie* https://www.linkedin.com/in/carrieschochetrecruiter/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/purple-squirrel-advisors/ https://www.instagram.com/schochet/ https://www.facebook.com/purplesquirreladvisors/ ~~~ *Connect with Coach Bob* https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-shenefelt https://www.instagram.com/imatterrevolution https://www.facebook.com/iMatterRevolutionhttps://x.com/iMatterCoachBob Subscribe for weekly conversations with visionaries, founders, and thought leaders! *Prefer to listen?* Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/4iCo6LWV5VJO15Tz9PTIVo Apple → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1896824840 Want to connect with entrepreneurial Visionaries who share your passion for making a real impact? https://www.imatter.com

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  The Power of Losing Control | Joe Caruso

  Aug 14, 20261h 14m

  Joe Caruso has spent his life studying one question: “Why do we believe what we believe about ourselves, and what does that belief cost us?” At 18 he was diagnosed with cancer doctors said had no cure. But when a nurse heard him talking about his death, she told him he'd already decided it couldn't be him, a comment that changed Joe’s life. That moment became the seed of a career. Joe went on to write The Power of Losing Control, advise CEOs and Admirals, and build Caruso Leadership around one idea… The stories we tell ourselves are the ones that shape us. IN this episode, we covered: → The three questions that tell you if an idea is a business, a lifestyle, or a cause → Why Joe asks every client "how's your mind today" → What allegorical listening means and why it matters more than the words someone says → The liminal state between sleep and waking, and how to stay in it longer → Why home is a mindset, not a location Thank you Joe for your time - appreciate you coming to this podcast episode with me! *Chapters* 00:00 Intro 01:00 How Joe met Bob and Cheryl 26 years ago 02:52 The three questions: business, lifestyle, or cause 07:16 Allegorical listening and the story underneath the story 20:26 Cancer at 18 and the nurse who changed everything 30:16 Narrative wins, myth, and Homer's Odyssey 35:47 The liminal state between sleep and waking 44:16 What home actually means 57:45 The stroke and the phrase "stroke of genius" 1:00:58 Perspicacity, cup of Joe, and what Viva la Visionary means *Connect with Joe Caruso* https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephacaruso/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/carusoleadership/ ~~~ *Connect with Coach Bob* https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-shenefelt https://www.instagram.com/imatterrevolution https://www.facebook.com/iMatterRevolution https://x.com/iMatterCoachBob Subscribe for weekly conversations with visionaries, founders, and thought leaders! *Prefer to listen?* Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/4iCo6LWV5VJO15Tz9PTIVo Apple → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1896824840 Want to connect with entrepreneurial Visionaries who share your passion for making a real impact? https://www.imatter.com

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  Scaling Without Losing Your Soul | Kelly Knight

  Aug 7, 202648 min

  Kelly Knight is the President and Integrator of EOS Worldwide, but her path there didn't look like a plan. On a trip to Vancouver she had dislocated her shoulder, but on the flight home (still on narcotics) she took a call from a recruiter about becoming the Integrator of EOS Worldwide. At the time, she barely knew what that meant. Years later, she'd watch the company grow so fast it nearly lost itself, taking on mergers, software, and marketing that pulled it away from the one thing it did best: helping entrepreneurs run amazing businesses. In this episode of Vivá La Visionary, we covered: The difference between having vision and being a visionary How EOS drifted from its core, and what it took to come back Building trust with a business partner during the hardest year of the company's history Why Kelly protects several clarity breaks a week Thank you Kelly, for making time for this. Ten years of friendship and you still teach me something new every time we sit down. Glad to feature you! *Chapters* 00:00 – Intro 02:18 – From financial services to EOS: Kelly's origin story 05:12 – What vision means, and why it can be taught 11:35 – EOS's identity crisis: growing away from the core 17:03 – Evolution over revolution: why patience beats speed 19:52 – Asking someone three times 23:11 – Same page meetings and the power of clarity breaks 27:48 – AI as a thinking partner, not a replacement 34:53 – Letting go of the vine: why visionaries need a thinking partner 41:53 – Trusting your instincts, and what Viva La Visionary really means *Connect with Kelly* https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellypknight/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/eos-worldwide-llc/ https://www.instagram.com/entrepreneurialoperatingsystem/ https://www.facebook.com/eosworldwide/ ~~~ *Connect with Coach Bob* https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-shenefelt https://www.instagram.com/imatterrevolution https://www.facebook.com/iMatterRevolution https://x.com/iMatterCoachBob Subscribe for weekly conversations with visionaries, founders, and thought leaders! *Prefer to listen?* Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/4iCo6LWV5VJO15Tz9PTIVo Apple → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1896824840 Want to connect with entrepreneurial Visionaries who share your passion for making a real impact? https://www.imatter.com

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  Why Visionaries Don't Trust Other People | Bill Green

  Jul 31, 202643 min

  Bill Green built Vibe Optimizer to help leaders close the gap between the business they say they want and the truth they've been avoiding. Bill remembers sitting in a room the night before a meeting with headquarters, rehearsing what he was allowed to say. The irony: though he was smart enough to lead the team, he wasn’t trusted enough to speak openly in front of it. He built his whole practice around that one idea: trust without truth is just compliance. In this episode of Vivá La Visionary we covered: Why uncertainty is the price of possibility The difference between tension and chaos What happened when an employee froze up answering honestly Why trust without truth is just compliance How to measure trust the same way you'd measure any other number The biggest takeaway: you can build every system in the world and still be running on compliance instead of truth. Grateful to Bill for making time for this episode of our podcast. Thanks man! *Chapters* 00:00 Intro 01:25 From corporate sales leadership to coaching visionaries 03:22 Vibe Optimizer and the gap between reality and the bigger future 04:38 Uncertainty is the price of possibility 07:03 Tension, chaos, and the trust map 16:08 Say the thing that changes everything 18:37 Trust without truth is just compliance 21:35 The employee who was afraid to tell the truth 27:42 Measuring trust as a KPI 40:14 Humans connecting with humans in the age of AI *Connect with Bill* https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-green-detroit/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/vibe-optimizer/ ~~~ *Connect with Coach Bob* https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-shenefelt https://www.instagram.com/imatterrevolution https://www.facebook.com/iMatterRevolution https://x.com/iMatterCoachBob Subscribe for weekly conversations with visionaries, founders, and thought leaders! *Prefer to listen?* Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/4iCo6LWV5VJO15Tz9PTIVo Apple → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1896824840 Want to connect with entrepreneurial Visionaries who share your passion for making a real impact? https://www.imatter.com

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  She Built Her Own Company After Being Unseen For 18 Years | Carla Walker-Miller

  Jul 24, 202642 min

  Carla Walker-Miller spent eighteen years as a sales engineer, working hard for a company that never once made her feel like the obvious choice for a promotion. She calls it being undervalued and overmanaged. Most people would have stayed. She didn't. She built Walker-Miller Energy Services from nothing into one of the country's leading clean energy companies. Her company runs energy efficiency programs across seven states and is building a virtual power plant in midtown Detroit. She still owns 100% of it. No board to answer to. Just the freedom to give her team a bonus when times are good, and the conviction to keep every single person paid through tough times. In this episode, we covered: How Carla built a career on being a "gap finder" who sees what everyone else misses Why keeping full ownership of her company changed every decision she makes The Covid story that proved her core values were real The virtual power plant she's building in Detroit right now The people who build the most extraordinary companies are usually the ones who never stopped being extraordinarily human. Thank you to my friend, Carla! For giving your time to hop to this conversation. So grateful to have you here! *Chapters* 0:00 Intro 1:00 Meeting Carla: from sales engineer to entrepreneur 6:15 Learning to celebrate success 11:08 Why core values run the company 14:33 Keeping every employee paid through Covid 19:46 What Walker-Miller Energy Services actually does 24:08 Building a virtual power plant in Detroit 31:36 Letting go of the spotlight and building other leaders 34:18 Falling in love with Detroit and owning her company outright 40:50 Courage is a renewable resource *Connect with Carla* linkedin.com/in/carla-walker-miller-27537b6 https://www.instagram.com/carlawmes/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/walker-miller-energy-services-llc/ https://www.instagram.com/wmenergyservices/ https://www.facebook.com/WalkerMillerEnergyServices/ ~~~ *Connect with Coach Bob* https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-shenefelt https://www.instagram.com/imatterrevolution https://www.facebook.com/iMatterRevolution https://x.com/iMatterCoachBob Subscribe for weekly conversations with visionaries, founders, and thought leaders! *Prefer to listen?* Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/4iCo6LWV5VJO15Tz9PTIVo Apple → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1896824840 Want to connect with entrepreneurial Visionaries who share your passion for making a real impact? https://www.imatter.com

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