🎙️ Guest: Jose Pereira – Business Coach, Speaker, and Resilience Expert

📢 Hosted by: Belmont City Press | Tell Us A Story Podcast

Jose Pereira returns to Tell Us A Story for a powerful discussion on Unbreakable Leadership, his leadership coaching program designed for C-suite executives and business leaders. Having survived 1,775 days as an international hostage, Jose has transformed his experience into a resilience-based coaching methodology that helps leaders navigate business challenges while maintaining personal fulfillment and balance.

In this episode, Jose delves into:

✅ The Unbreakable Leadership coaching program – a three-month transformative experience for executives who want to lead with confidence, purpose, and resilience.

✅ Why understanding your leadership style matters – and how taking the Leadership Style Quiz can help you maximize your strengths and overcome obstacles.

✅ His book and journey – how resilience was the foundation for his survival and how he now helps others connect professional success with personal fulfillment.

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, business leader, or executive, this episode will empower you to lead with purpose, overcome challenges, and build an unbreakable mindset.

📌 What is Unbreakable Leadership? – Jose’s three-month leadership coaching program for C-suite executives and business leaders.

📌 Why Resilience is Essential for Leadership – How adversity builds strong, adaptable leaders.

📌 Taking the Leadership Style Quiz – Discover your leadership strengths and how to leverage them for success.

📌 Personal Fulfillment Meets Professional Success – The secret to balancing work and life without sacrificing either.

📌 How Jose’s Story Shapes His Coaching – Lessons from surviving 1,775 days as an international hostage and how resilience translates into leadership success.

Jose Pereira is a seasoned executive, resilience coach, and speaker with over 35 years of experience in the global oil industry, including his role as CEO of Citgo Petroleum. His life changed dramatically when he was unjustly detained in Venezuela for nearly five years due to his American nationality. Since his release, Jose has become a dedicated advocate for resilience, leadership, and personal growth, offering actionable insights for C-suite executives, entrepreneurs, and business leaders.

Jose’s Unbreakable Leadership coaching program equips leaders with real-world strategies to thrive in business while maintaining balance and fulfillment. He believes that true leadership is about connection—aligning purpose, personal values, and professional success.

His Leadership Style Quiz helps individuals identify their unique leadership strengths, allowing them to make better decisions, build stronger teams, and lead with confidence.

📖 His Book: From Hero to Villain: My true Story of the Citgo6. Jose Pereira’s Journey of Leadership, Resilience, and Advocacy explores how resilience shaped his survival and...

In this episode, we welcome Anne Soares, a dedicated real estate expert with a unique mission—helping pets and their humans find the perfect home. As a Lifetime Real Estate Advisor at Revolv Real Estate, Anne combines her background in corporate auditing, small business ownership, and animal rescue advocacy to provide expert guidance for pet owners navigating the housing market. Whether you're upgrading to accommodate your growing fur family or planning for a future furry friend, Anne ensures every home is pet-approved.

Listen in as Anne shares her insights on real estate trends, her top tips for Gen Z and Millennial homebuyers, and how she integrates her passion for animal rescue into her real estate practice.

🐾 Finding a Home That’s Pet-Approved – What to look for when buying a home with pets in mind.

🏡 Expert Tips for Gen Z and Millennial Buyers – How younger generations can navigate the real estate market successfully.

📑 From Corporate Auditor to Pet-Friendly Realtor – How Anne’s background in risk management and business ownership gives her a unique edge in real estate.

🐶 Giving Back to Animal Rescue – Anne’s commitment to donating a portion of every commission check to support animals in need.

Anne Soares is a real estate professional with a diverse background in corporate auditing, small business ownership, and animal rescue advocacy. Before entering real estate, she spent eight years in corporate auditing, honing her analytical skills and attention to detail—key traits that now help her clients navigate complex real estate transactions.

Since 2010, Anne has successfully operated a small business with her husband, demonstrating resilience and adaptability, especially through challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic. Her entrepreneurial experience provides her with a deep understanding of market dynamics, customer service excellence, and the importance of long-term relationships.

Anne’s love for animals goes beyond just being a pet owner—she actively supports animal rescue efforts, proudly sharing her home with two rescued Labrador Retrievers. She donates a portion of every commission to animal rescue organizations, ensuring that each transaction makes a positive impact on the pet community.

Outside of real estate, Anne holds a brown belt in martial arts, a skill that has taught her perseverance and resilience—values she applies to every real estate transaction. She is also passionate about sustainability and ethical living, leaning toward a vegan lifestyle and supporting wellness-conscious homebuyers.

Whether you're buying, selling, or investing, Anne is committed to providing expert guidance, unwavering dedication, and a personalized approach to help you find a home that truly suits your lifestyle and your pets.

🌐 Website: AnneSoares.com

📘 Facebook: Realtor Who Loves Pets

📸 Instagram: @RealtorWhoLovesPets

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In this episode, we’re joined by Sophie Zollmann, founder and CEO of SophieZo Next Level Business Support. Sophie has spent 20 years helping coaches, CEOs, wellness practitioners, thought leaders, and course creators transform their businesses through strategic, customized digital marketing. Her full-service digital marketing team specializes in creating measurable, repeatable marketing success with a Done-For-You approach, helping clients avoid the pitfalls of "spaghetti-at-the-wall" marketing. Sophie shares the insights that have propelled countless businesses to new heights, her three biggest marketing mistakes to avoid, and how intuition plays a vital role in her life and business.

Key Topics:

• Strategic Marketing vs. Trial and Error: Why you need a focused, data-driven marketing plan instead of random tactics.
• Building Your Business After Loss: Sophie’s journey of losing it all, starting over, and achieving even greater success.
• The Role of Intuition in Decision-Making: How Sophie combines intuition with data for better outcomes.
• Customized Marketing Approaches: Learn why cookie-cutter strategies don’t work and how Sophie’s team tailors marketing plans to each client’s unique needs.

Guest Bio:

Sophie Zollmann is a digital marketing expert and the CEO of SophieZo Next Level Business Support. Known for her innovative, strategic approach, Sophie leads a team that provides full-service digital marketing, focusing on health and wellness practitioners, coaches, and consultants. With a passion for helping businesses avoid the trial-and-error approach, Sophie’s team delivers powerful, bespoke marketing solutions that help clients grow, thrive, and reach new levels of success. A lifelong learner, Sophie’s career has been fueled by her dedication to helping others succeed, and her work has empowered countless entrepreneurs to achieve their dreams.

Links:

• Website: SophieZo.com
• Facebook: SophieZo https://facebook.com/sophiezo
• Instagram: @thesophiezo https://instagram.com/thesophiezo
• Twitter: @sophiezo https://twitter.com/sophiezo
• LinkedIn: Sophie Zollmann https://linkedin.com/in/sophiazollmann
• YouTube: SophieZo Channel https://www.youtube.com/@PlugandPlayTeam
• Women Gone Wild Book: Amazon Link https://www.amazon.com/Intuition-Feminine-Guide-Fearless-Living/dp/1612546382/

Hashtags:

#DigitalMarketing #BusinessGrowth #MarketingStrategy #SophieZo #TellUsAStoryPodcast #ProsperWithMarketing #SophieZoNextLevel

Signature Talk:

Sophie’s signature talk, The 3 Biggest Mistakes Business Owners Make with Their Marketing, provides practical insights into avoiding common pitfalls, focusing on strategy, metrics, and developing a sustainable marketing approach.

Discover the power of strategic, tailored digital marketing with SophieZo and elevate your business to the next level.

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