🎙️ 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.

The 10-Step Marketing Strategy...

In this episode of Tell Us a Story, we sit down with Dr. Brad Shepherd, founder of Simply Chiropractic and a dedicated chiropractor and certified functional medicine practitioner. Dr. Brad specializes in helping women in their 40s and 50s who struggle with chronic pain tied to hormone and nutrient imbalances. With over 16 years of experience, he uses lab testing and whole food nutrition to help clients reduce pain, improve hormone balance, and decrease inflammation. Tune in as Dr. Brad shares insights into how food, hormones, and inflammation intersect to impact our health and explores practical, natural solutions for a pain-free life.

Key Topics:

• Understanding the Link Between Pain and Nutrition: Dr. Brad discusses the role of whole foods in reducing inflammation and balancing hormones, which can lead to substantial pain relief.
• Targeted Solutions for Women with Chronic Pain: Learn how Dr. Brad uses lab testing to identify specific imbalances and create tailored nutrition plans.
• Functional Medicine Approach: How Dr. Brad’s evidence-based, natural methods help clients achieve a life with less pain and more vitality.
• Empowering Clients: Strategies to reduce flare-ups, improve sleep, increase energy, and regain mental clarity.

Guest Bio:

Bradley Shepherd, known as Dr. Brad, is a chiropractor and certified functional medicine practitioner with a focus on natural pain relief and hormone balance. With over 16 years of experience, Dr. Brad has dedicated his career to helping clients, particularly women in their 40s and 50s, who suffer from chronic pain often linked to hormone and nutrient imbalances. By combining lab testing and whole food nutrition, he empowers clients to achieve relief, improve their health, and regain quality of life. Dr. Brad is passionate about educating people on the powerful connections between nutrition, pain, and hormones, and has built a loyal following from clients who praise his life-changing impact.

Links:

• Website: SimplyChiropracticLC.com
• Facebook: DrBrad https://www.facebook.com/DrBrad
• LinkedIn: Dr. Bradley Shepherd https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-bradley-shepherd-64b226236/
• TikTok: Simply Chiropractic LC https://www.tiktok.com/@simplychirorpracticlc
• YouTube: Natural Pain Relief Channel https://www.youtube.com/@naturalpainrelief

Hashtags:

#NaturalPainRelief #ChronicPainSupport #FunctionalMedicine #WholeFoodNutrition #SimplyChiropractic #TellUsAStoryPodcast #DrBradShepherd #MindBodyHealth

Contact Information:

• Website: SimplyChiropracticLC.com
• Facebook: DrBrad https://www.facebook.com/DrBrad

Signature Talk:

Dr. Brad offers a webinar titled, "Natural Pain Relief Solutions: Hormones, Nutrition, and Chronic Pain," where he shares his approach to addressing chronic pain with whole food nutrition and functional medicine.

Discover your natural path to pain relief and start living the life you...

In this episode of Tell Us a Story, we speak with Jenn Fredericks, a two-time kidney transplant recipient, caregiver, and founder of Jenn Fredericks | Prosilience Coach. Jenn is a Personal Resilience Practitioner who has transformed her own experiences with chronic illness into a powerful framework for guiding others through adversity. With over 30 podcast appearances, Jenn shares insights on moving from fear and uncertainty to a place of confidence, calm, and proactive resilience, or “Prosilience.” She introduces her framework, particularly helpful for caregivers and patients, and offers tools to “Power Up Your Caregiving Energy” and navigate life’s challenges with resilience before they hit. Join us to learn how Jenn’s unique approach can support you or your organization in building resilience before you need it most.

Key Topics:

• What is Prosilience? Discover Jenn’s proactive approach to resilience and why it’s different from traditional “bounce-back” resilience.
• Empowering Caregivers: Learn about Jenn’s framework designed to support caregivers in navigating chronic illness and burnout with more energy and confidence.
• Managing Personal Energy: A critical building block of the Prosilience framework to help caregivers and patients “Power Up” their caregiving journey.
• Building Resilience Before You Need It: Jenn’s insights on preparing for life’s challenges and responding rather than reacting.

Guest Bio:

Jenn Fredericks is a coach, speaker, and two-time kidney transplant recipient with three decades of experience managing chronic illness. As the founder of Jenn Fredericks | Prosilience Coach, she combines her expertise as a Personal Resilience Practitioner with her own experiences as a caregiver and patient. Through her innovative framework, Jenn empowers caregivers and patients to face life’s challenges with confidence, calm, and proactive resilience. Jenn’s signature talks include “Power Up Your Caregiving Energy,” “Flex Your Confidence Muscle,” and “Don’t Wait Until Things are Better to Live Better: Building Resilience Before You Need It.” With a heart-centered approach, Jenn has become a trusted speaker and guest on numerous podcasts, sharing her journey and transformative insights with audiences worldwide.

Links:

• Website: ProsilienceCoach.com
• Instagram: @jfredwi
• Facebook: Jenn Fredericks | Prosilience Coach https://www.facebook.com/JennFredericksProsilienceCoach
• LinkedIn: Jenn Fredericks https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennfredericks/
• TikTok: @jenntlecoaching

Hashtags:

#Prosilience #CaregiverSupport #ChronicIllnessJourney #ResilienceCoaching #TellUsAStoryPodcast #JennFredericks #ProactiveResilience

Contact Information:

• Website: ProsilienceCoach.com

Signature Talks:

Jenn’s signature talks focus on resilience and empowering caregivers, including:

• “Power Up Your Caregiving Energy”
• “Flex Your Confidence Muscle”
• “Don’t Wait Until Things are Better to Live...

In this episode, we’re joined by Amelia Ellenstein, a renowned CEO coach, author, and brand strategist, who has spent over 20 years guiding leaders and entrepreneurs in aligning their beliefs, actions, and business practices for powerful growth. Amelia shares insights from her transformative book, The Sacred Effort: Break the Cycle of Relentless Doing and Reclaim Your Creative Power, and dives into her flagship 1:1 program, The Brand Plan. Listen in as Amelia explains how her personalized coaching approach helps business leaders clarify their brand values, build a thriving business, and achieve the growth and fulfillment they envision.

Key Topics:

• The Brand Plan 1:1 Program: An 8-session, one-on-one coaching experience that equips leaders with the tools to build a brand that aligns with their values and supports their goals.
• The Power of Values-Driven Brand Strategy: How aligning what you believe, what you do, and how you do it can transform a business.
• Breaking the Cycle of Relentless Doing: Practical strategies from The Sacred Effort for creating sustainable growth and reclaiming creative power.
• From Clarity to Confidence: Building a brand that’s clear, compelling, and 100% authentic.

Guest Bio:

Amelia Ellenstein is a CEO coach, bestselling author, and brand strategist with over two decades of experience guiding leaders from billion-dollar companies, nonprofits, and startups in creating brands that truly resonate with their purpose. As the former youngest vice president of a 50-year-old company, Amelia helped lead her team to double their sales, launching new stores and initiatives that resulted in record-breaking success. Her coaching program, The Brand Plan 1:1, and her book, The Sacred Effort, are both dedicated to helping leaders design their businesses and lives around meaningful values and goals.

Links:

• Website: www.ameliaellenstein.com
• Instagram: @ameliaeverwhere https://instagram.com/ameliaeverwhere
• Facebook: Amelia Ellenstein https://www.facebook.com/ameliaellenstein

Signature Talks:

1. It's Not Only What You Do, It's How You Do It: A discussion on defining your brand through values and practices that set you apart.
2. Break the Cycle of Relentless Doing & Reclaim Your Creative Power: Based on The Sacred Effort, this talk is designed to help goal-oriented leaders reclaim ambition and pursue meaningful goals in sustainable ways.

Align your brand with your purpose and achieve the growth you’ve envisioned with Amelia Ellenstein’s Brand Plan 1:1 program.

#BrandStrategy #TheSacredEffort #CEOcoach #ValuesDrivenBusiness #BusinessGrowth #BrandPlan #TellUsAStoryPodcast

Join us as Amelia shares her wisdom on building brands rooted in purpose, aligning values, and achieving success on your own terms. Discover how her Brand Plan 1:1 can help transform your business and your life.

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Welcome to 'Tell Us a Story,' the podcast by Belmont City Press where business owners, entrepreneurs, and sales professionals share their journeys, insights, and strategies for success.

What to Expect

In each episode, our guests reveal how they've overcome

In this episode, we welcome Topher Keene, a renowned vocal coach whose expertise has helped singers, actors, public speakers, influencers, and voice actors elevate their performance and build powerful, expressive voices. With a diverse background spanning musical performances, keynote speaking, acting, and voice work, Topher has become the go-to coach for performers and professionals alike who want to connect more deeply with their audiences. From vocal anatomy and health to advanced performance techniques, Topher shares insights that can help anyone unlock the full potential of their voice.

Key Topics:

• The Power of the Human Voice: Why it matters and how to maximize its potential.
• Vocal Health and Anatomy: Understanding the fundamentals to improve and maintain a healthy voice.
• Unlocking the Power of Your Voice: Practical exercises and techniques to boost vocal power, stamina, and emotional expression.
• Helping “Tone Deaf” Singers Find Their Voice: Tips for aspiring singers who struggle with pitch and confidence.
• Connecting with Audiences: Using vocal expression to enhance engagement in performance and everyday interactions.

Guest Bio:

Topher Keene is a Grammy-Award Nominated Vocal Coach and Educator helping performers of all ages and experience levels develop more powerful and beautiful voices and increase their impact. He has appeared as a featured soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has his Silver Play Button from YouTube, has appeared on MTV and other major networks, and his students include successful touring musicians, Actors on Netflix, CBS & NBC, Voice Actors in AAA Video Games, Keynote Speakers, Professional Comedians, and a variety of Authors, Podcasters, TikTokers, YouTubers, and other Influencers. He's also a member of MENSA (Top 2% IQ) and the Triple 9 Society (Top 0.01% IQ). You can learn more about his work and book your first coaching session at: www.TopherKeene.com

Links:

• Website: topherkeene.com
• YouTube: Topher Keene https://www.youtube.com/topherkeene
• Facebook: Vocal Coach Topher https://facebook.com/vocalcoachtopher
• Instagram: @vocalcoachtopher https://instagram.com/vocalcoachtopher

Signature Talks:

1. Unlocking the Power of Your Voice: A comprehensive talk for anyone interested in understanding the mechanics of the voice and how to improve it.
2. Raise Every Voice: Aimed at music teachers, this talk provides tools and insights for teaching pitch and confidence to “tone-deaf” singers.

Build a better voice with Topher Keene and achieve the performance impact you’ve always dreamed of.

#VocalCoaching #TopherKeene #VoiceTraining #PerformanceTips #PublicSpeaking #TellUsAStoryPodcast

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Welcome to 'Tell Us a Story,' the podcast by Belmont City Press where business owners, entrepreneurs, and sales professionals share their journeys, insights, and strategies for success.

What to Expect

In each episode, our guests reveal how they've overcome challenges, established their brands, and leveraged their stories to promote their businesses. Whether you're an aspiring author, a...

In this episode of Tell Us a Story, we sit down with Jeanelle Classen, founder of Nursing the Nurse and a registered nurse who is passionate about helping fellow nurses beat and prevent burnout. Jeanelle shares her personal journey of experiencing burnout early in her career and how she developed sustainable habits and tools that allow nurses to thrive in an industry filled with challenges. Tune in to hear practical tips on achieving work-life balance, getting better sleep, managing shift work, and learning how to prioritize self-care to sustain a fulfilling nursing career.

Key Topics:

• Preventing Burnout for Nurses: Understanding the critical steps to avoid burnout and thrive in a demanding profession.
• Building Sustainable Self-Care Habits: How to implement self-care routines despite the stress and demands of shift work.
• Mindset and Work-Life Balance: Practical tips on managing guilt, creating balance, and finding fulfillment in nursing.
• Meal Planning and Sleep Management: Strategies to stay healthy while working unpredictable hours.

Guest Bio:

Jeanelle Classen is a registered nurse, FIFO wife, mom of two, and founder of Nursing the Nurse. After experiencing burnout just six months into her nursing career, Jeanelle set out to find the tools and systems needed to build a sustainable career in nursing. Her wide-ranging experience—from general practice to ICU and ED—gives her unique insights into the challenges nurses face. She now dedicates herself to helping nurses achieve work-life balance, prioritize self-care, and stay in a profession they love. Jeanelle's passion is to help nurses go from merely surviving to thriving, using strategies that promote health and prevent burnout.

Links:

• Website: NursingTheNurse.com
• Instagram: @mindfulnessforhealthau
• Facebook: Mindfulness for Health https://www.facebook.com/groups/nursingthenurse/

Hashtags:

#NurseBurnout #NurseWellness #PreventBurnout #SelfCareForNurses #TellUsAStoryPodcast #JeanelleClassen #NursingTheNurse

Signature Talk:

Jeanelle’s signature talk focuses on helping nurses prevent and recover from burnout. She provides actionable insights into managing the demands of the job, balancing self-care, and creating sustainable habits for a long-lasting nursing career. Jeanelle has delivered several talks and created content and courses on these topics, making her a leading voice in the nursing wellness space.

Walk with Jeanelle on this journey to prevent burnout, prioritize self-care, and build a sustainable nursing career.

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Welcome to 'Tell Us a Story,' the podcast by Belmont City Press where business owners, entrepreneurs, and sales professionals share their journeys, insights, and strategies for success.

What to Expect

In each episode, our guests reveal how they've overcome challenges, established their brands, and leveraged their stories to promote their businesses. Whether you're an aspiring author, a seasoned business owner, or looking to elevate your personal brand, this podcast offers valuable lessons and inspiration.

Join Us!

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