Coaches / Trainers to interview

Roger Knecht is president of Universal Accounting Center, a post-secondary school for accounting professionals. With over 20 years of marketing, sales, HR & operations experience, Roger Knecht has helped thousands of business owners work ON their businesses to increase revenue, improve profits and build value. His strong work ethic and collaborative style delivers reliable, high-quality results for business owners. Roger hosts, Building the Premier Accounting Firm, a podcast that keeps accounting professionals on the cutting edge of the industry offering quality bookkeeping, accounting and tax services. He hosts discussions with some of the accounting world’s best minds and shares actionable insights for firms. Roger is the author of “Your Strategic Accountant” and “Your Profit & Growth Expert”, each written to help business owners understand what they can expect from the accounting profession. Universal Accounting provides accounting professionals with the training, certifications, coaching, and support they need to become Profit and Growth Experts for their clients. If you want to have the premier accounting firm in your area contact Roger and his team at 801-265-3777 or visit them online at www.universalaccounting.com

Jill Salzman turns the mundane into inspiration and transforms the impossible into the achievable. Through defying expectations and breaking the rules, she succeeds in inspiring entrepreneurs to figure out what works for them by using meaningful action to create positive results. Jill is the author of The Best Business Book In The World* (*According To My Mom) and the Amazon best-seller, Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs. She’s shared the speaker stage with Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg, Daymond John, Marilu Henner, and Desmond Tutu among others, and professed her love of Eddie Vedder in her TEDx talk on 11/11/11. She hosts the top-rated entertaining business podcast, Why Are We Shouting?, a question she asks herself daily. CNNMoney calls her a “mommy mogul.” MSN Live says she’s a “Cool Mom Entrepreneur We Love.” Forbes rated her a Top 100 Champion Small Business Influencer and voted The Founding Moms one of the Top 10 Websites For Entrepreneurs. When she's not speaking to audiences in patterned leggings or podcasting from her basement, she fruitlessly tries to convince her daughters that cassette tapes actually existed.

Thanks for your interest in me. I hope we get to connect and that, when we do, I can add value to you in some way. My work life is a wonderful juxtaposition between an incredible career as CFO of a billion-dollar company, and an even higher calling as an author, success coach and speaker. I’m lucky enough to be able to live a great life, and to empower and inspire others to do the same. In my latest book, “Life Lessons: A Guide to Creating and Living Your Best Life,” I reveal the proven principles that cause people to reach the pinnacle of their professions, and create success in every area of life. Whether you’re looking for the keys to success for yourself or as a gift for others, Life Lessons is a wonderful instruction manual for creating and living a great life. My coaching program is designed to do one thing: Help you accomplish and realize your potential faster, easier and with greater predictability than you would on your own. Imagine being challenged and motivated to be your best in every area of your life. Receiving insight, guidance, encouragement and momentum to move forward. Discovering and capitalizing on new opportunities, both personally and professionally. Creating a “bridge” that takes you from where you are now to where you want to be. Think about how much more successful you could be if you had this kind of support. My personal philosophy is LifeExcellence – constant and never-ending improvement in every area of life. I live that philosophy myself, and help others to do the same. My methods are action-oriented and results-driven. They are based on time-tested, proven strategies that help me, and can help YOU, get more of the things you really want in life! Specialties: success coaching | personal coaching | business coaching | business growth | personal development | speaking | management | business | entrepreneurship | leadership | writing

Dr. Darian Parker earned his Ph.D in Sports Education Leadership with an emphasis in Behavior Modification from UNLV. He earned his Master and Bachelor degrees from James Madison University in Kinesiology. Dr. Parker is a certified personal trainer through the NSCA. Dr. Parker has been in the fitness and wellness business for 20 years. Throughout the course of Dr. Parker's career he has served several roles in the fitness and wellness industry. He has worked extensively in both the academic and private club sector as a Director of Education for a Career College, General Manager of a high end luxury residential fitness club and National Director of Fitness for a global leisure management company. Currently, Dr. Parker is the Co-Owner of Epic Leisure Management LLC., the Owner of Parker Personal Training LLC. and the co-founder of a podcast host and guest connector platform, F.EM. Dr. Parker is a featured writer and presenter for national fitness organizations. Dr. Parker is also the host/creator of Dr. D's Social Network, a podcast devoted to genuine, open and honest conversations with people from all over the world.

Cortney McDermott is a bestselling author, TEDx speaker, and mind-body expert, with a Master of Science from the London School of Economics. Her work in the field of self-development and business strategy has been featured in Inc., Women’s Health, SUCCESS, The Huffington Post, FOX News, and many other mainstream business and lifestyle media.

 Cort's career highlights include her time as an executive at Vanity Fair Corporation, Vice President at Sustainability Partners Inc., and then running her own businesses, with clients and audiences at Universal Music Group, Google, Nike, and Virgin Unite.

 Cortney speaks four languages and lives between Italy and the US.

Jerry knows from firsthand experience that the difference between success and struggle is almost always an issue of mindset. In 2006, after suffering devastating loss on every side, he fell into a thick depression in which he intended to take his own life. Thankfully, he survived that dark time and spent the next five years of his life on a journey of self-discovery and introspection that caused him to understand one very important thing--mindset was the most powerful tool he had. Having experienced deep pain and hardship, Jerry can channel that empathy into connecting with audiences at the soul level. Professionally, Jerry has been a successful entrepreneur, having built his network marketing business from the ground up over the course of 13 years. He has been coaching, speaking, and training entrepreneurs, salespeople, network marketing and business professionals for over 10 years. His Champions Summit Event entitled "The Mindset of Leadership" has been attended across the United States and Internationally to large crowds of people excited to change their mindsets and change their lives. Jerry brings humor, fun, and interaction so that every participant feels personally engaged. Energetic and dynamic, he's a John Maxwell certified Coach, Speaker, and Trainer and a best selling author of his new book, "Don't Let Doubt Take You Out."

Wes Schaeffer is the creator of "Diary of a Wimpy Salesman," author of "The Sales Whisperer® Way," host of The Sales Podcast, and developer of IDSS Training, which stands for Internal Dialogue Selling System, which came about as a direct result of his 30 years of seeking the answer to what makes people do what they do. Wes is also a reassuringly-expensive copywriter, international speaker, Air Force veteran, a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and father of seven.

Writes stories that let readers feel while making them think. She is an award-winning novelist and multidisciplinary writer (journalist, speechwriter, playwright, essayist). As a nonfiction book coach, Amy helps guide other writers on their publishing journey. She is a frequent guest on podcasts to discuss writing, publishing, and creativity. Her nonfiction book, Wrangling the Doubt Monster: Fighting Fears, Finding Inspiration will be published in 2025 and is on pre-sale on Amazon now. Watch her podcast pitch reel here: https://vimeo.com/854789557?share=copy