Change Your Mindset

Would you believe that improv is used in the medical world? Margot Escott is a clinical social worker, licensed therapist, and professional speaker who has presented workshops and seminars on the therapeutic value of humor and play for over 30 years. She has studied and performed improv and was trained by some very well-known improvisers such as Gary Schwartz and friend-of-the-show Jay Sukow. In her practice, she uses improvisational theater exercises combined with cognitive behavior education to assist people suffering from anxiety disorders, Parkinson’s, and those recovering from addictions. Margot explains how this works, shares the story of how improv was never developed as a form of comedy, and much more. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: Learn more: margotescott.com Listen: margotescott.com/podcast Facebook: facebook.com/MEscottLCSW Twitter: twitter.com/escott_margot LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/margot-escott-lcsw-40a733b1 Read: "Improv for S

Can artificial intelligence enhance your accounting practice? It absolutely can. Jody Padar is the VP of Strategy with Botkeeper, a company that combines artificial intelligence and machine learning technology with high-quality skilled accountants to deliver a full suite of bookkeeping and pre-accounting solutions to accounting firms and their clients. She’s also the author of “The Radical CPA: New Rules for the Future-Ready Firm,” a book that sparked a movement within the accounting profession focused on four tenets: cloud technology, social business, value pricing, and process. We talk about what the future of accounting is going to look like when bots enter the mix, why that’s a good thing, and how you can prepare yourself for the future of the industry. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: Learn more: https://theradicalcpa.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jody-padar-18a9711 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theradicalcpa Twitter: https://

Brian Walter is the co-founder of Extreme Meetings Inc, and for over 25 years, he has specialized in transforming meetings from boring to exciting. Brian is also the past president of the National Speakers Association Board of Directors from 2017 to 2018. Brian brings his approach, knowledge, and leadership style into this discussion about leadership during a pandemic, and he has some great advice for keeping a positive attitude even in the face of a crisis. As we hopefully begin the slow process of opening up our economy, anxiety and stress will still be amongst us until proven therapies and a vaccine have been developed. As a leader dealing with a crisis of any form. we can't get locked into today — we need to start looking ahead at how our business will change. What do we look like right now in this environment? To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: https://extrememeetings.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/brianswalter Change Your Mindset is a product

Kay Francis is a professional keynote speaker and the author of the book The Funny Thing About Stress: a Seriously Humorous Guide to a Happier Life. Laughter is one of the best coping mechanisms in dealing with stress. According to an article published by the Mayo Clinic in April 2019 titled "Stress relief from laughter? It's no joke" when it comes to relieving stress, more giggles are just what the doctor ordered. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: Learn more: kayfrances.com Read: The Funny Thing About Stress: a Seriously Humorous Guide to a Happier Life Facebook: facebook.com/FunnyLadyKay YouTube: Youtube.com/channel/UCXmDtSVVsCV9NdkdJ2wuX6w LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/KayFrances Twitter: twitter.com/KayFrancesMBA Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In times of heightened stress, one way of coping is to reach out to the experts that know how to deal with disasters effectively. One such expert is Jennifer Elder, the self-proclaimed “Diva of Disaster” and author of Faster Disaster Recovery: A Business Owner's Guide to Developing a Business Continuity Plan. She talks about what we can do to change our mindset, change our approach, and change our attitude in dealing with this global pandemic. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: Learn more: www.jenniferelder.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/sustainablecfo Twitter: www.twitter.com/sustainablecfo LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferhelder Faster Disaster Recovery: A Business Owner's Guide to Developing a Business Continuity Plan Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are all dealing with the stress of the unknown circumstances regarding the coronavirus pandemic. Improv has always been an incredibly impactful way to deal with the daily stressors of life and — in the midst of this global situation — is more useful than ever in helping to cope with overwhelming levels of stress. Jay Sukow joins us today to talk about how we can use the principles of improv to help make a difficult situation more bearable. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: Learn more about Today Improv Listen: ImprovCast with Jay and Landon Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christopher Jones speaks, coaches and advises leaders to become the type of leader others want to follow — as he calls them, authentic leaders. The very first time Christopher was put into a leadership position he failed miserably. He had thought before getting that position, “How hard can this leadership thing be?” He had worked with great leaders and terrible leaders beforehand, and those that were great made it look so easy. But once he got into that role, he realized it’s just so much more complicated than it looks on the surface. The very best leaders are those leaders who you would do anything for. So how do you become an authentic leader, the kind that people love to follow? That’s what we’re here to discuss. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: Learn more: https://christopherrjones.com Listen: https://christopherrjones.com/podcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamchristopherjones Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christopherrjones

Peter Frampton has found a way to make accounting come alive. Peter is a financial literacy advocate. He's a Co-Founder of Color Accounting International, which teaches finance to non-financial people using a breakthrough graphical system. What lights Peter up is awakening people to a life of abundance. A better understanding of accounting will only help you and your employees become better stewards of your organization. The more that you and your employees have a basic understanding of accounting will only help the organization thrive because everyone can see the financial impact that they're having on the organization. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: Learn more: https://www.coloraccounting.com Watch: https://www.coloraccounting.com/offer-haw LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterframpton Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dino Tripodis spent twenty-four years as the morning co-host on WSNY 94.7 FM, nicknamed Sunny 95 in Columbus, Ohio. He is also a headlining comedian, podcaster, actor, producer, writer, published author, professional speaker, and philanthropist. Dino is the co-writer, co-producer, and actor in the 2017 movie, The Street Where We Live. Dino shares how he has stumbled through his various careers in life, how our experiences in life shape us, and how we can use that to find common ground and relate to one another. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: Whiskey Business Podcast: soundcloud.com/whiskeybusinessshow Instagram: instagram.com/whiskeybusinesspodcast Watch: thestreetwherewelive.com Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Comerford and Nick Lozano are co-hosts of the Lead.exe podcast, which covers topics ranging from leadership, emotional intelligence, design thinking, and many more. Brian is a digital leader and serial entrepreneur, notable as co-founder of Radiovalve.com, an I-radio station among the first generation of web casters. Nick is a technologist and entrepreneur. He has experience in working in technology and leading teams at Accenture, CornerStack, and a major trade association. They discuss how their show came to be, what they talk about on it, and why they think emotional intelligence and empathy are the keys to a successful culture. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: Podcast: leadexe.com Brian’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/briancomerford Nick’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nick-lozano-97356621 Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy New Year! 2019 was a very good year for this podcast. The show was originally titled Improv is No Joke and on April 30, 2018, the name was changed to Change Your Mindset with Peter Margaritis, CPA. The overarching theme of this podcast is leadership, with a heavy emphasis on improv as a leadership enhancer. We are currently lining up guests for the upcoming season and need your help. What topics would you like to hear more about, and what guests would you like to see interviewed on the show? We would also love to share your good and bad leadership stories on the podcast. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: Warren Buffett: This is your 1 greatest measure of success in life (and if you don’t have it, ‘your life is a disaster’) Share your stories: tina@petermargaritas.com Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do we keep our best and brightest employees? What is the true cost when an employee leaves the company? Are we at risk of losing some of our most talented, tenured, and loyal employees? Is a quarterly financial reporting model having an effect on our retention strategy? Those questions and more will be answered by Cara Silletto, the Chief Retention Officer in her consulting firm. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: Learn more at: wereduceturnover.com Book: Staying Power: Why Your Employees Leave and How to Keep Them Longer LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/carasilletto Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roxanne Kaufman-Elliott is the founder of Roxanne Leadership. Roxanne is a warm, down to earth, authentic person who is dedicated to helping others become the best of themselves. She is passionate about unleashing the leader in others. She's dedicated to helping people and organizations create cultures, lives, and legacies of genuine and authentic leadership and success. She talks about what it takes to become a strong leader, what leadership means today, and how to enact the change in your life to become a better leader yourself. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: Learn more at: prolaureate.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/roxanne-kaufman-elliott-4909571 Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darren LaCroix is the only speaker in the world who is a Certified Speaking Professional, an Accredited Speaker, and a world champion of public speaking. He's also the co-host of Unforgettable Presentations podcast. Darren always stresses, "Don't go for the designations to get the letters after your name. Do it for the professional you will become in the process." Darren’s story of failed entrepreneur to budding comedian and eventually world renowned public speaker is an incredible journey, full of lessons to absorb. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: Schedule a workshop: stagetimeworkshops.com Learn more at: darrenlacroix.com Free webinar: storytellingwebinar.com Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ken "Mr. Biz" Wentworth is the host of a successful radio show, B2B Radio, which focuses on helping business owners. He’s developed expertise during 20 plus years in leadership positions while rising to the top 3% at a Fortune 15 company, and is the bestselling author of two business books. Ken works with small to medium-sized businesses that are really good at what they provide, but need some help on the financial side to run their business a little more profitably. He’s an on-demand CFO. People hire him to help them run their business more profitably and more efficiently, and that comes in a lot of different forms. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: Learn more at: mrbizsolutions.com B2B Radio: mrbizsolutions.com/mr-biz-radio Facebook: facebook.com/MrBizSolutions Instagram: instagram.com/mrbizsolutions Twitter: twitter.com/mrbiztweets LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ken-mr-biz-wentworth Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media Learn mor

Dr. Mihaela Jekic is a money coach, author and TedX Speaker. Mihaela helps professionals and entrepreneurs transform their money mindset, help them get unstuck financially, and build a business and life they love. Her story of how she went from war-torn Bosnia, attending a school where she didn’t speak the language, and discover improv as a way to get her over her fear of public speaking and shatter the negative beliefs she had about herself is truly fascinating. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: Learn more at: moneyformeaning.com TedX Talk: https://youtu.be/7gDUe96hTdI Money for Meaning: Philosophy for a Life of Extraordinary Freedom: amazon.com/Money-Meaning-Philosophy-Extraordinary-Freedom/dp/0997963905 Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tara Clancy is a speaker, author, and sleep expert. Tara is also a member of the National Speakers Association and currently serves as the President of the Connecticut Chapter. Tara has a lot of great tips and advice for us to think about during our day as it relates to our daytime and our nighttime breathing in order to get a good night's sleep. She discusses the long-term ramifications of nighttime breathing issues and the effect it has on our bodies and on our brains. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: Learn more at: o2tara.org Resources: o2tara.org/talk Instagram: instagram.com/o2taraclancy Facebook: facebook.com/o2Tara Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eileen Kahana is the Founder and CEO of a Chicago nonprofit, Room to Improv, a non-profit dedicated to raising the self-esteem of students, veterans, and seniors, and, ultimately, empowering them to enrich their lives. Improv had always been a part of Eileen, but it was only recently that she discovered its name and process. After retiring from an accomplished career as a teacher and mentor from the Chicago Public School System, Eileen challenged herself to take an improv class at the Second City. That one class turned into a two-year, life-changing experience, and inspired her to create Room2Improv. The more she took, the more she realized that everyone needed an improv class. And she realized that this is what Chicago Public School children need. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources:Learn more at: room2improv.comFacebook: facebook.com/Room2ImprovYouTube: youtube.com/user/room2improv Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media Learn more about your ad ch

Ralph Picano is the CFO and a member of the board of directors for Wade Trim, an almost 100 year old engineering firm. As a CFO, the thoughts that keep Ralph up at night are the ones related to his company’s largest expense: It’s employees. The engineering industry bills hourly. They provide talented people to perform services for clients, and they charge their clients to create value and give them a reason to pay them. The fact that their largest expense in the company itself is payroll means that that expense category is going to be the main focus of any CFO.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.comResources:Learn more at https://www.wadetrim.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralph-picano-8a65b410/Twitter: https://twitter.com/PicanoRalphChange Your Mindset is a production of Crate MediaLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices