Denise Griffitts - Your Partner In Success™ Radio!
Your Partner In Success™ Radio, ranked in the top 1.5% of podcasts globally, is where real entrepreneurs tell the stories they don't usually get asked for — the messy middle, not just the highlight reel. Host Denise Griffitts AKA as a Nerd In Stilettos, sits down with founders, innovators, authors, and business builders, digging past the polished pitch to find out what actually worked, what didn't, and what they'd tell themselves at the start. It's a show built on the idea that the best business education comes from people who've actually lived it — recorded, fittingly, from a home office assisted by a pair of famously opinionated giant ginger cats.
Episodes
What does it really take to lead with clarity, build credibility, and turn purpose into performance?
In this episode of Your Partner In Success Radio, I’m welcoming back Mitchell Levy, a Global Credibility Expert, executive coach, two-time TEDx speaker, and author of more than 60 books.
Mitchell is the creator of the Executive Abundance™ leadership framework and has spent decades helping leaders and organizations build trust, c...
Finding the Real Decision-Maker — It’s Not Always Who They Say It Is
One of the most expensive mistakes a salesperson can make is assuming that the person sitting across the table is the person who can actually say yes.
Sometimes they are.
Sometimes they aren't.
And sometimes they have influence, but not authority.
The real skill is learning how to identify who actually makes the decision, who influences it, who controls the...
The Divided Brain: Understanding Human Behavior in Branding and Business with Paul Larche
My guest today is Paul Larche, author of The Divided Brain and a behavioral brand strategist.
Paul spent more than four decades building media brands, including founding Larche Communications, which grew into a five-station radio group. He’s also a member of the Ontario Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
Today, Paul focuses on what h...
The Goo Is the Grow: What Every Leader Needs to Know About Real Transformation with Rachel Burr
Forget the highlight reel — real leadership transformation is messy, uncomfortable, and the best thing that will ever happen to you.
Rachel Burr is an executive coach, author, speaker, leadership consultant, and people expert — and what I enjoy about her is that she brings this unique blend of insight, action, and humor to ever...
Sales Infiltration: The Final Lesson From San Quentin and Lompoc on Getting Inside the System
What happens when a legendary sales trainer spends years inside San Quentin and Lompoc? Ben Gay III learned that some of his most valuable lessons about sales, relationships, influence, and human behavior would come from behind prison walls.
In this final conversation about his prison experiences, Ben shares how he used what he calls &...
This week on Your Partner In Success Radio, I sit down with Mitch Matthews — keynote speaker, coach, and host of the top-ranked DREAM THINK DO podcast to talk about why you're not starting over, you're just getting started on the next thing. We dig into the difference between being burned out and bored out, why accomplished people feel stuck even when everything "looks fine" from the outside, and how to build something real w...
Dr. Gleb Tsipursky is a behavioral scientist, bestselling author, and CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts. Known as the “Disaster Avoidance Expert,” Gleb helps leaders and organizations make better decisions, avoid costly cognitive biases, and navigate the human side of workplace change.
He is the author of several acclaimed books, including Never Go With Your Gut, and his newest release, The Psychology of AI Adoption at ...
The Closers Inner Circle Podcast Episode: Sales Infiltration Behind Bars — From San Quentin to Lompoc
Ben Gay III spent 11 and a half years in and around prisons — five years teaching at California's infamous San Quentin State Prison, and more than six years as an inmate at Lompoc Federal Penitentiary. In both environments, he learned how to read the system, identify the people who mattered, establish trust, and ultimat...
Welcome back to Your Partner in Success Radio. I’m Denise Griffitts, and today we’re talking about something that happened more than two decades ago, but whose lessons are still very much with us.
August 29th marks the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, a catastrophe that changed New Orleans and the Gulf Coast forever. My guest today knows that story from a very personal perspective.
Sandy Rosenthal is the founder of Lev...
Sales Infiltration: What San Quentin and Lompoc Taught Ben Gay III About Getting Inside the System
Last week on The Closers Inner Circle Podcast, Ben introduced us to a concept that I think deserves a much closer look: sales infiltration.
And if you thought that was simply a colorful phrase from Ben's extraordinary experiences, you were wrong.
Ben spent 11½ years in and around prisons, including five years at San Quentin State Pris...
Build a Career or a Life? Taking Ownership of Your Future in the Age of AI with Rick Yvanovich
What if we’ve been asking the wrong question?
For generations, we’ve been taught to build a career: get the education, find the job, climb the ladder, earn more, achieve more, and keep moving forward.
But what if building a successful career and building a fulfilling life are two very different things?
In this conversation, we...
Walking With My Angels: Finding Meaning, Guidance, and Purpose in Life’s Unexpected Moments with Keith Leon S.
Keith Leon S. is a bestselling author, speaker, publisher, and filmmaker whose journey from profound adversity to helping others find purpose has shaped a career at the intersection of personal transformation and powerful storytelling.
He is a nine-time award-winning, twelve-time international bestselling author and ...
Today’s returning guest is Steve Cockram, leadership expert, bestselling author, and creator of the 5 Voices communication framework. As AI reshapes how we work, lead, parent, and build businesses, Steve helps people return to the human capabilities technology cannot replace: self-awareness, connection, courageous communication, and the ability to bring out the best in others.
In this conversation, we’ll explore how lea...
Every salesperson loses a sale from time to time. The real question is: what do you do next? Instead of simply moving on, the best sales professionals take time to learn from the experience.
We'll discuss how to professionally ask a prospect why they chose another direction, what to listen for beyond the obvious answers, and why honest feedback is one of the best sales training tools you'll ever have. We'll also talk about conducti...
Human First: Building Real Relationships in an AI-Powered Business World with Brandon Hudson
Artificial intelligence is transforming the way we work, communicate, and grow our businesses. But as technology becomes more powerful, one truth remains unchanged: people still do business with people they know, like, and trust.
In this episode of Your Partner In Success Radio, I welcome Brandon Hudson, Director of Growth at Project LeanNa...
The Sales Pre-Call Playbook: How Top Closers Prepare to Win Before the Conversation Begins with Ben Gay III and Denise Griffitts
Today's conversation is about one of the biggest differences between average salespeople and elite closers. Great salespeople don't wing it. They don't hope the conversation goes well. They prepare before they ever pick up the phone.
We're talking about creating your own personal pre-call playbook—a...
Values-Based Leadership in the AI Era with Laura Thompson
Transforming leaders and organizations around the world, my guest today on Your Partner In Success Radio, Laura Thompson is a Fortune 500 advisory coach, executive advisor, and author dedicated to helping leaders thrive in today's rapidly evolving business environment.
Her work centers on values-based leadership, organizational transformation, human-centered decision-making,...
Bradley Rausch - Why Growth Get's Heavier as You Scale. How leadership personality directly influences customer experience and retention.
Bradley Rausch helps founder-led businesses grow by improving what happens after the sale. While many companies focus on getting new customers, Bradley focuses on keeping them engaged, successful, and eager to return.
Drawing on his background in high-ticket sales, he helps businesses create bett...
The Four Types of No — And Why Only One of Them Is Final... Continued
Last week on The Closers Inner Circle Podcast, Ben Gay III and I broke down objections. This week we go one step further — into what happens when the objection becomes a "no."
Because here's what most salespeople never learn: there isn't one "no." There are four. 1) Not now. 2) Not this version. 3) Not this price. 4) Not ever. Each one demands a compl...
I am Denise Griffitts, and this is Your Partner In Success Radio.
Today I'm joined by Dr. Tom DuFore, founder and CEO of Big Sky Franchise Team, an award-winning consulting firm that has helped more than 600 businesses grow through franchising. Tom is an entrepreneur, franchise expert, author of Virtuous Business: A Model Approach, and host of the Multiply Your Success podcast.
Throughout his career, Tom has advised well-known bran...
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