Today on Executives After Hours Bridgette Mayer stops by for a chat... Bridgette and I have a heart to heart conversation. She shares the heartbreak of growing up in a drug infested neighborhood and the biggest lesson learned. Intuition!!! Having been scooped up and placed in a foster home, eventually adopted by the same family, Bridgette succeed against the odds. Attending Bucknell University, Bridgette was on her way to taking on the art world. In addition, Bridgette recently released the book The Art Cure and founded one of Philadelphia’s preeminent contemporary galleries, Bridgette Mayer Gallery in 2001. The Gallery has earned a national reputation for finding and cultivating American ab

Today on Executives After Hours the legendary triathlon coach Joe Friel (and guest host my wife Mary Kelley). This episode has some minor audio snafus, but overall it is full on great content. Joe Friel has trained endurance athletes since 1980. His clients are elite amateur and professional road cyclists, mountain bikers, triathletes, and duathletes. They come from all corners of the globe and include American and foreign national champions, world championship competitors, and an Olympian. He is the author of ten books on training for endurance athletes including the popular and best-selling Training Bible book series. He holds a masters degree in exercise science, is a USA Triathlon and US

Today on Executives After Hours Doug Sandler. Doug is the Director of Content for C-Suite Radio and co-host of Nice Guys on Business. I start the podcast by forgetting Doug's last name and end the podcast by telling Doug to go fuck himself. So yeah, it is that type of interview. Doug has over 30 years of business experience as an entrepreneur, business owner, manager and staff member. His book, Nice Guys Finish First is a #1 ranked Amazon Best Seller. He specializes in making connections, building relationships and strengthening bonds both inside and outside organizations. Don’t let the “Mr. Nice Guy” tag fool you, Doug has entered into many high-level negotiations and is anything but a pus

Today on Executives After Hours, Paul Turner – Regional Director MENA – Havas People. Paul and I chat about what life was like growing up in England, cricket and the role teachers played in pushing him to University. We also discuss his love of advertising and how the industry kept pulling him back in. Paul has over 30 years’ experience in strategic recruitment communications working with a wide range of organizations to deliver corporate objectives. He believes passionately in the importance of human capital for competitive advantage and the role effective employer branding can play in attracting and retaining the right talent for an organization. He has worked with clients such as Shell, B

Today on Executives After Hours, Joe De Sena, CEO of Spartan Races. We chat about Spartan, where it came from, his vision and the challenges he has with growing the sport. Growing up in Howard Beach, Queens, a territory that was controlled by the infamous Mafia Don, John Gotti. De Sena's mother quickly looked to move him and his sister upstate to Ithaca, NY. At around age 13, Joe created a swimming pool and construction company that expanded from the Howard Beach neighborhood all the way through the Boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn. At the age of 25, Joe sold his companies and started a journey in finance on Wall Street. On Wall Street, De Sena worked as an equities and derivatives trader and

Today on Executives After Hours, Tommaso Gecchelin, Founder & CEO of NEXT Future Transportation. NEXT is a module based mass transit people mover.....Tommaso is much better at explaining it. Tommaso and I also discuss his need to help people better enjoy their time. He is a Physicist and Industrial Designer, by trade as well as the only redhead in all of Italy. Not really! You can find out more about NEXT by going to the following website: www.next-future-mobility.com/